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COVID-19 vaccine recipients can carry proof in Apple Wallet; could be used to gain access to concert venues or airline flights
COVID-19 vaccine recipients in Los Angeles County will be offered proof in the form of a digital record that could be used to gain access to…
Dow Jones down 150 points as Vice President Pence gets COVID-19 vaccine
The first COVID-19 vaccine continued to roll out on Friday, with Vice President Mike Pence publicly receiving the vaccine. The Dow…
Apple stock hits buy point on big iPhone production boost
Apple stock hit a new buy point on plans to significantly boost iPhone production as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied more 200 pts…
Wall Street slips as COVID-19 stimulus delay weighs on sentiment
Wall Street’s main indexes slipped on Friday, heading for weekly losses as doubts over more COVID-19 stimulus weigh on sentiment.…
Market gains confidence as Trump admin sees U.S. end to COVID-19 crisis in Q2
The Trump admin’s chief of vaccine development, Dr. Moncef Slaoui, has said he believes the entire U.S. population could be inoculated by June
Dow futures rocket over 1,700 points on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine news
On Monday, U.S. stock-index futures rocketed after Pfizer and BioNTech SE said their COVID-19 vaccine candidate achieved “success” in…
Dow futures gain on COVID-19 vaccine news; Apple up on stock split
Dow futures rallied more than 150 points late Sunday before turning flat early Monday. Apple’s 4-for-1 stock split goes into effect Monday…
Tech stocks power S&P 500’s rally; on track for best August in 34 years
The S&P 500, which rallied for the seventh straight session on Friday, is on track for its best August in 34 years, partly powered by…
Stocks soar to record highs as President Trump hails ‘major breakthrough’ in COVID-19 fight
U.S. stocks rallied to record highs after a report said a COVID-19 vaccine could come before the November 3rd election and President Trump …
Bill Gates: We’re lucky COVID-19 wasn’t a more fatal disease
Bill Gates says he’s optimistic about the chances of seeing through the wilder theories from anti-vaxxers and others and of beating COVID-19…
S&P 500, Nasdaq rise on promising COVID-19 vaccine hopes, tech boost
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose as promising early data on multiple COVID-19 vaccine candidates countered fears in some quarters over increasing cases…
Stocks surge on positive COVID-19 vaccine news
Stocks are surging Wednesday on positive COVID-19 vaccine news from Moderna which said its coronavirus vaccine produced a “robust” immune response…
First COVID-19 vaccine shows promise ahead of large U.S. trial
A COVID-19 vaccine tested on 45 healthy adults in March by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna found a promising immune system boost response…
U.S. economy adds record-breaking 4.8M jobs in June, smashing expectations; unemployment rate falls
A new U.S. Labor Department report shows U.S. employers added 4.8 million jobs in June. The biggest increase on record. Unemployment dropped more than…
Doctor testing Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine says it’s ‘mind-boggling’ that it may be ready this year
Emory University medicine professor Dr. Carlos del Rio told CNBC on Friday, “I am cautiously optimistic” that a COVID-19 vaccine could be ready this year…
President Trump: We won’t close America when second COVID-19 wave hits
President Donald Trump said “we are not closing our country” if the U.S. is hit by a second wave of COVID-19 infections. “People say that’s a very…
Stock futures rise sharply on COVID-19 vaccine hope, Fed chief comments
Major U.S. stock indexes rose sharply Monday as news from a Moderna trial stoked optimism about a potential COVID-19 vaccine …
President Trump launches ‘Operation Warp Speed’ to find COVID-19 vaccine
President Trump announced “Operation Warp Speed” — a new initiative that is aimed at developing an effective COVID-19 vaccine …
Bill Gates: Getting a COVID-19 vaccine by 2H21 would be ‘history-making achievement’
Getting a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine by second half 2021 would be “history-making achievement,” Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says…
