COVID-19 Updates: Officials Investigate Potential Side Effects of Vaccine Booster Shots
More than 4 million people have died from COVID-19 globally.More than half of U.S. adults are now fully vaccinated.COVID-19 cases remain high in some parts of the world, like India, where few people have been vaccinated.
Update on COVID-19 numbers
Globally, there have been more than...
Asia FX Turns Cautious Ahead of U.S. Payrolls, Dollar Hits 3-Mth Low
Most Asian currencies moved little on Friday as caution kicked in ahead of U.S. payrolls data that is likely to affect monetary policy, although dovish signals from the Federal Reserve pushed the dollar to a three-month low. Regional currencies were also set for strong...
How long do I have to wait until I’m protected by the vaccine?
More than 4 million people have died from COVID-19 globally.More than half of U.S. adults are now fully vaccinated.COVID-19 cases remain high in some parts of the world, like India, where few people have been vaccinated.
Update on COVID-19 numbers
Globally, there have been more than...
Promising Treatments and Clinical Trials for Relapsing-Remitting MS
elapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) is the most common form of MS. About 85 percent of people with MS are first diagnosed with RRMS.
RRMS is one type of MS, which is a chronic and progressive condition of the central nervous system that interrupts the transfer of information...
Oil Treads Water Ahead of OPEC+ Panel Meeting, PCE Inflation Data
Oil prices moved little on Friday and were set to end the week flat amid caution over an upcoming OPEC+ panel meeting, as well as more cues on the U.S. economy from a reading on the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge. Ministers from Algeria,...
Will biometric cards change the way benefits are dispensed?
Humanity’s evolving nature has propelled it up the food chain, from prey to planetary predator. Just 60,000 years ago, homo sapiens roamed the earth, insignificant and insecure, their existence of little consequence. Life, as Thomas Hobbes put it, was ‘nasty, brutish, and short’. Fast...
Gold Steadies Despite Rate Hike Headwinds, Set For Flat Week
Gold prices steadied on Friday, and were set to end the week largely unchanged as selling pressure from a hawkish Federal Reserve appeared to have eased.
Bullion prices showed surprising resilience this week after the Fed hiked rates and struck a more hawkish tone than...
Chinese Stocks Surge After Week-Long Holiday
Chinese stock markets rose sharply on Monday as they resumed trade after the Lunar New Year holiday, while a commitment from the government to boost spending and support economic growth also aided sentiment. The Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 index rose 1.3%, while the Shanghai...
UBS has No Desire to Buy Credit Suisse, Chairman Tells Newspaper
UBS has no interest in buying fellow Swiss lender Credit Suisse, the bank's Chairman Colm Kelleher said in a interview published on Saturday. The former Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) president said he was focused on organic growth rather than acquisitions and expanding its business in...
China Manufacturing PMI Shrinks for 5th Straight Month in Dec – Caixin
Chinese manufacturing activity shrank for a fifth straight month in December, a private survey showed on Tuesday, as the country grappled with an unprecedented spike in COVID-19 cases after it relaxed some restrictions intended to prevent the spread of the virus. The Caixin Manufacturing...