Contract drug maker Catalent Inc. is expanding its US production of Moderna Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine, a development that could ensure the US has ample supply as vaccines ramp up. Catalent has reached …
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US equity futures rose on Monday after a strong employment report and before new data expected to show a recovery in the US services sector. Futures linked to the S&P 500 rose …
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Federal firearms regulators met with arms industry representatives Friday to discuss weapons that can be made from parts purchased online, a sign that the Biden administration may address the proliferation of weapons …
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General Motors Co. has appointed two new directors, including tech industry veteran Meg Whitman, its first high-profile move since the collapse last year of its media startup Quibi Holdings LLC. GM said …
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Fidelity Investments unveiled plans on Wednesday to launch an exchange-traded fund that tracks the price of bitcoin, fueling the money manager’s push to bring cryptocurrencies into mainstream finance. The ETF, called the …
Read More »KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut to begin receiving text message orders
KFC owner Yum Brands Inc. is buying an Israel-based startup that helps customers order food to text, a strategy executives hope will boost sales as people leave the store. fast food and …
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AstraZeneca’s vaccine data flap is unlikely to cost the company much, at least in the short term. Wall Street should pay close attention anyway. US officials said they were told that AstraZeneca …
Read More »Elon Musk: Tesla would be ‘shut down’ if its cars spied on China
Tesla isn’t looking at you any more than TikTok, or that’s what Elon Musk tried to assure China and other countries over the weekend. The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that …
Read More »AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine is safe and 79% effective in late-stage trials in the US.
AstraZeneca AZN -0.24% PLC’s Covid-19 vaccine was shown to be safe and 79% effective in preventing symptomatic diseases in US clinical trials involving more than 32,000 people, the British pharmacist said Monday. …
Read More »US COVID-19 Vaccine Production Dramatically Accelerates
Manufacturers of the COVID-19 vaccine are ramping up production, churning out far more doses a week than at the beginning of the year, progress that is accelerating mass vaccination campaigns in the …
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