Pandemic

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has intensified his criticism of the Canadian government for its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, saying that the so-called “fringe minority” seemed to actually be the government. What Happened: Last week, Musk had expressed his support for Canadian...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has seemingly equated government measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic as “the path to tyranny” and said that governments imposing too much restrictions must be voted out of power. What Happened: Musk in an earlier exchange called U.S....

Key takeaways: Full Truck Alliance said its fourth quarter fulfilled orders rose 41.6%, slowing from 78.4% growth in the previous quarter Growth comes as other major companies report business contractions in China due to Covid-control disruptions By Doug Young There are quite a few ways to look...

Antibody treatments made by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: REGN) and Eli Lilly And Co (NYSE: LLY) are not likely to work against the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and their emergency use authorization has been rescinded by the U.S. Food And Drug Administration. What Happened: The regulator...

Novavax Inc (NASDAQ: NVAX) said Wednesday that Australia’s national drugs regulator has granted approval for its COVID-19 vaccine. What Happened: The Maryland-based biotechnology company said that Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration or TGA granted approval for provisional...

Four doses of Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE’s (NASDAQ: BNTX) vaccine were not sufficient to prevent infection with the Omicron variant of COVID-19. What Happened: A trial by the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv, Israel showed, while the vaccine was successful in raising antibody...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates answered questions related to COVID-19 on Twitter Tuesday. What Happened: The questions to Gates were routed through Devi Sridhar, director of Global Health Governance and a professor at the University of Edinburgh Medical School. Gates...

Shares of U.S.-listed companies rose in Singapore on Monday after government data showed that Singapore’s economy grew 7.2% in 2021, rebounding from a pandemic-induced 5.4% contraction in the previous year. What’s Moving: Singapore’s Straits Times Index rose 0.2% on Monday...

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) on Thursday called out the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for what it suggested was the singling out of the cruise industry with a new travel advisory over COVID-19 fears due to the fast-spreading omicron coronavirus variant....

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has shuttered another seven retail stores in the United States and Canada due to increasing cases of COVID-19 among employees. What Happened: The list of temporary closures include locations in Dadeland, Florida; The Gardens Mall in Palm Beach, Florida; Lenox Square in...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has closed three stores in the United States and Canada on a temporary basis after a reported escalation in COVID-19 exposures among its employees. What Happened: The Tim Cook-led company shut outlets in Miami, Annapolis, and Ottawa amid a rise in employee infections and...

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (NYSE: RCL) soared more than 10% higher at one point on Friday after Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) said its experimental antiviral COVID-19 pill, PAXLOVID™, reduced the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% and it plans to submit the data to the FDA for Emergency...

Moderna Inc (NASDAQ: MRNA) shares are trading lower Thursday after the company announced its COVID-19 sales came in short of Wall Street analysts estimates by more than $1 billion. The company reported $5 billion in revenue for the third quarter of the year, missing the analyst...

MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) saw a sharp increase in its share price after analysts at Credit Suisse boosted its rating for the hospitality brand this week. MGM is a hospitality giant in the United States and, since its inception in 1986, has established a presence across...

Shares of biopharmaceutical company Ocugen Inc. (NASDAQ: OCGN) surged almost 18.5% in Tuesday’s regular trading session, extending gains to a second straight day. What Happened: Ocugen’s shares extended their rally on Tuesday after it was reported that an expert panel of India’s...