Even with New Variants, Experts Say We May Not Need COVID-19 Booster Shots
The coronavirus has already gone through many mutations and will continue to evolve over time.Growing evidence suggests the vaccines will provide long lasting immunity, even against new variants.But experts are watching the variants closely to see whether a booster shot will be needed to...
Zomato Delivers IPO Feeding Frenzy, 3 More Unicorns Line Up
The market for initial public offerings (IPOs) in India is turning into a feeding frenzy.
The amount of money raised in IPOs this year has reached $8.8 billion, already surpassing the totals of the past three years though it's only August. At the current pace,...
Dollar Edges Higher; Central Bank Meetings in Focus
The dollar edged higher Tuesday, but remained near recent lows after last week’s frail jobs report, while attention turns to a number of central bank meetings during the week.
At 2:55 AM ET (0755 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket...
Japan Foreign Reserves Fall For Third Month After Intervention
Japan's foreign reserves extended declines in October, following the previous month's record drop, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday, reflecting the largest ever amount of yen-buying, dollar-selling interventionThe data comes alongside separate figures that confirmed Japan did not conduct stealth intervention in September...
European Stock Futures Higher; PMI Data in Spotlight
European stock markets are expected to open higher Monday helped by some bargain hunting after last week’s sharp selloff, but confidence remains brittle with a raft of manufacturing surveys likely to point to a slowing global economic recovery in the face of the new...
Google, Microsoft beat Street with $110-billion revenue haul
Big Tech’s earnings boom stretched into the third quarter, with the pandemic surge in cloud computing, and a strong rebound in digital advertising, all but confirming 2021 will be a banner year for the sector.
Quarterly revenues of the technology giants Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet soared beyond Wall...
Heart ‘Calculators’ Overlook Increased Risk for People of South Asian Ancestry
Researchers say current heart health calculation tools may be underestimating the risk of heart attack and stroke for people of South Asian descent.They say these heart “calculators” should be adjusted to account for this higher risk.Researchers also note that more studies should be done...
Flu, Colds Increasing as COVID-19 Restrictions Are Eased: Here Are the Symptoms for Each Illness
Many health officials expect influenza and cold cases to increase this fall and winter as COVID-19 safety protocols are eased.Experts note many symptoms for the flu and COVID-19 are similar, including fever and body aches. However, breathing difficulty is more common with COVID-19.Health officials...