Stocks rose on Wall Street on Monday, building on last week’s strong performance, as investors looked past continued coronavirus cases increases…
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Apple set to break out in coronavirus market rally as Dow futures jump on vaccine hopes
Dow futures jumped Tuesday morning, along with S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures, amid continued coronavirus vaccine hopes. The coronavirus stock market rally …
Stock futures jump on Memorial Day as coronavirus stock market rally rolls on
On Monday morning, Dow Jones stock futures rose solidly, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures, with U.S. markets closed for Memorial Day…
With Apple stock, Wall Street is already thinking post-coronavirus
The COVID-19 pandemic hurt Apple’s fiscal Q2 sales and earnings but Wall Street analysts already are thinking post-coronavirus when it comes to Apple stock…
Apple COO Jeff Williams ‘optimistic’ about post-coronavirus US economy
Apple Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams is “optimistic” about a U.S. economy recovery from the COVID-19 reaction as businesses begin to reopen…
Loose European coalition forms on coronavirus contact tracing
A loose European coalition is forming around an approach to using smartphone technology for coronavirus contact tracing. Supporters of the decentralized…
Cellebrite pitches governments iPhone spy tools for coronavirus contact tracing
Makers of smartphone hacking tools are pitching, and in some cases already working with, governments on iPhone spy tools for coronavirus contact tracing …
U.S. Senator demands Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai be personally accountable for coronavirus contact tracing privacy
A U.S. Senator is calling for Apple CEO Tim Cook and Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai to be held personally accountable for any contact tracing privacy …
When all U.S. coronavirus stimulus payments should arrive
More than 80 million Americans were slated to receive their coronavirus stimulus payments via direct deposit this week, but with a total of 171 million Americans…
Dow rockets on hope for coronavirus treatment touted by President Trump
Giving investors some hope there could be a coronavirus treatment solution that helps the country, and world, reopen faster from the widespread shutdowns…
UK’s NHS in standoff with Apple and Google over coronavirus tracing
The NHS is in a standoff with Apple and Google after the two tech firms refused to support the UK’s plans to build an app that alerts users when they…
Apple registers AppleCoronavirus.com domain name
Apple has recently registered the domain name AppleCoronavirus.com, according to a WHOIS record which indicates that Apple took possession of the domain…
China hid data showing severity of COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak
According to three U.S. officials, China hid data showing severity of COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, under-reporting both the total cases and deaths…
US government using cellphones to track Americans’ movements during coronavirus pandemic
US government officials are using location data from cellphones to track American’s movements during the coronavirus pandemic and how they may be…
House passes $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill, sends to President Trump for signature
The $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill, which includes one-time payments to individuals, strengthened unemployment insurance, additional health-care…
Apple releases new COVID-19 app and website in partnership with White House Coronavirus Task Force, CDC, and FEMA
Apple today released a new screening tool and set of resources, including a new COVID-19 app and website, to help people stay informed…
Coronavirus speeds Apple assemblers’ plans to move beyond China
COVID-19 is expediting Apple assemblers’ move out of China that has been underway since the President Trump began deploying U.S. import tariffs on China…
Surging traffic from coronavirus lockdown is causing an internet slowdown
Due to coronavirus lockdown, surging traffic is slowing down the internet. As China locked down some provinces to contain the spread of the coronavirus…
Coronavirus could be seasonal, slowed by warm weather, new research finds
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic may be may be slowed by warm weather from the upcoming changing of the seasons, several preliminary studies suggest…
US Senate approves $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill
The US Senate passed an historic $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill Wednesday night, as it tries to stem the destruction the pandemic has wrought…
Smartphone sales fell 14% in February amid coronavirus pandemic
In February, global smartphone sales plummeted 14% as the coronavirus spread in China and overseas, Counterpoint Research said on Thursday…
Bernie Sanders threatens to hold up emergency coronavirus relief bill
The prospect of a planned Senate vote on a $2 trillion stimulus package in response to the coronavirus pandemic dimmed Wednesday as Senator Bernie Sanders …
Coronavirus to add 5% to streaming service subscriptions in 2020
Although the longer term impact of the coronavirus remains uncertain, early evidence suggests that a boost to streaming service subscriptions usage…
Deal reached on $2 trillion U.S. coronavirus stimulus
World stocks surged 11% on Wednesday as coronavirus-battered markets leapt on news of a $2 trillion U.S. fiscal stimulus package. News of the deal …
Coronavirus model shows vast majority of infected suffer little or no illness
A new epidemiological COVID-19 coronavirus model from Oxford’s Evolutionary Ecology of Infectious Disease group suggests the vast majority of people…
2020 Tokyo Olympics to be postponed due to coronavirus pandemic
Veteran International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick Pound told USA Today Sports today that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are going to be postponed …
U.S. FDA approves first rapid coronavirus test; results in 45 minutes
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first rapid coronavirus diagnostic test, with a detection…
Irish prime minister: Ireland cannot tap Apple tax fund to fight coronavirus
Irish PM Leo Varadkar said on Monday that Ireland cannot use the more than 14 billion euros (US$15.1 billion) in disputed taxes it has collected from Apple
Nobel laureate predicts quick coronavirus recovery: ‘We’re going to be fine’
Nobel laureate and Stanford biophysicist Michael Levitt predicts a quick coronavirus recovery. Levitt began analyzing the number of SARS-CoV-2 cases…
Apple updates Siri with coronavirus responses
Users of Apple’s Macs, iPhone, iPads, etc. can now ask Siri about COVID-19 coronavirus as Apple has updated Siri to provide coronavirus responses …
Apple limits bulk online purchases of iPhones and iPads due to coronavirus supply constraints
Due to coronavirus supply constraints, Apple has limited bulk online purchases, including the number of iPhones one customer can buy from its online store…
Google exploring using location tracking to slow coronavirus spread
Alphabet Inc’s Google is exploring ways to use location information to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Senator Ed Markey, who has long championed…
How long will this coronavirus crisis last?
In a matter of days, life changed abruptly for many around the world. One question on everyone’s minds: How long will this coronavirus crisis last?
Apple may be the best of all coronavirus ‘losers’
Apple stock may be the best of all of the coronavirus ‘losers,” showing relative out-performance vs. the S&P 500. That’s important…
Trump Administration aims to send $2,000 to many Americans in coronavirus stimulus
Trump administration officials are working with congressional Republicans on an emergency stimulus package that could send a total of $2,000…
EU shuts external borders for 30 days over coronavirus pandemic
Leaders of European Union countries have agreed to shut the EU’s external borders to most people from other countries for 30 days in a new effort to…
Dow rebounds by 1,000 points as President Trump reportedly seeks $1 trillion coronavirus stimulus package
Stocks surged in volatile trading Tuesday as Wall Street cheered reports of White House coronavirus stimulus plans and new actions by the Fed…
Moody’s: Apple demand will bounce back after coronavirus crisis ends
Moody’s credit analyst Raj Joshi agrees, writing that demand for Apple products will bounce back after coronavirus crisis ends…
Roche to ship more than 400,000 coronavirus tests in U.S. this week
The FDA issued emergency authorization last week for U.S. coronavirus tests made by Roche, which will rollout with over 400,000 tests this week…
Apple takes leadership role in coronavirus response
In response to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, Apple recently announced further steps. Loup Ventures’s gene Munster applauds the leadership role…
Federal Reserve slashes rates to zero, restarts QE in historic move to combat coronavirus slowdown
Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump accused the Federal Reserve on Saturday of not being “aggressive” enough, the Fed slashed rates and…
Countries worldwide close borders, restrict travel to contain coronavirus spread
Countries worldwide this weekend continued to close borders, impose strict entry and quarantine requirements, and restrict large gatherings…
