Pandemic

After a marathon overnight session and lots of political maneuvering, the U.S. Senate on Saturday passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan in a party-line vote. What Happened: The Senate voted 50-49, with no Republicans' support. Republicans had called for a...

The U.S. Senate this week will begin considering the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill passed by the House over the weekend. What Happened: The House of Representatives voted early Saturday morning to approve President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion Coronavirus relief package. It was the first...

On Wednesday BlackBerry Inc (NYSE: BB) released its annual 2021 cyber-security threat report detailing increased cybercrime activity. What Happened: BlackBerry’s report shows that since the onset of COVID-19 attackers have tailored attacks to the new work-from-home reality and have increased...

Johnson & Johnson's (NYSE: JNJ) single-shot coronavirus vaccine candidate has been cleared as the third vaccine in the U.S. for emergency use, a day after it received the unanimous backing of an independent Food and Drug Administration expert panel. What Happened: J&J's vaccine has...

Pandemic-hit airlines have been among the few sectors that have been left out of the bull market. But their time may be coming, as pent-up demand meets a reopening economy. To prepare, companies have been using the downtime to develop technology and expand their customer bases. Rundown On The...

Every week, Benzinga conducts a survey to collect sentiment on what traders are most excited about, interested in or thinking about as they manage and build their personal portfolios. This week we posed the following question related to cruise line stocks: Over the next year, which cruise...

Every week, Benzinga conducts a survey to collect sentiment on what traders are most excited about, interested in or thinking about when they are managing and building their personal portfolios. This week we posed the following question related to how traders and investors plan to use...

Some 300 million people in India are set to get the vaccine made by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. What Happened: India, which has a population of 1.35 billion people, has approved its first COVID-19 vaccine and has three more in the works. India has the second-highest number of infections...

Outgoing President Donald Trump has signed the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill, which was passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate with an overwhelming majority last week. What Happened: “As President, I have told Congress that I want far less wasteful spending and...

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has called for a separate vote to take place on Monday to settle the political dispute over the size of direct checks to Americans. Politicians in the U.S. still have not finalized the second major stimulus measure that's been in the...

Online sales grew a whopping 49% in this year's holiday shopping season. E-commerce Boom: A report from Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA) today said holiday spending in general increased 3% from last year in the U.S. As expected amid the pandemic, the e-commerce side of things grew at a much faster...

Every week, Benzinga conducts a sentiment survey to find out what traders are most excited about, interested in or thinking about as they manage and build their personal portfolios. We surveyed a group of over 500 investors on whether shares of American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ: AAL) will reach $...

Senator Angus King (I-Maine) is reaching out to leading streaming video-on-demand platforms with a plan he hopes would encourage Americans to stay indoors during the festive season. King has written letters asking the platforms to offer their content for free, albeit for a limited period...