Pandemic

The U.S. has become the fifth nation behind the U.K., Bahrain, Canada and Saudi Arabia to approve a coronavirus vaccine candidate for emergency use. The verdict from the drug regulator came even swifter than many expected amid the accelerated timeline. What Happened: The U.S. Food and Drug...

Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ: BNTX) have got the green light on their COVID-19 vaccine from an external panel of experts that advise the United States Food and Drug Administration. What Happened: The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC)...

One-third of the population has no plan for retirement. That’s according to famed investor and businessman Kevin O’Leary, who spoke with Benzinga about his experiences during the coronavirus pandemic — and financial literacy initiatives for 2021. In March...

The benefits of reopening post-pandemic have not yet been factored in for these four stocks relative to their earnings, according to UBS analysts. TripAdvisor Inc (NASDAQ: TRIP): The travel company’s shares have risen marginally by 1.84% on a year-to-date basis, but underperformed the S&P...

Moderna Inc (NASDAQ: MRNA) expects to make 100 million to 125 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine available worldwide in the first quarter of 2021. What Happened: The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company affirmed Thursday in a statement that out of the doses slated for Q1, 85-100 million...

Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) is offering free coffee to front-line responders and healthcare workers at participating stores in the United States through December as a part of showing its appreciation. What Happened: The free coffee would be available beginning Dec. 1 through Dec. 31 to any...

In an exclusive to Benzinga, Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc (OTC: MMEDF), a leading medicine biotech company in psychedelics, on Tuesday revealed the introduction of a division known as Albert, to help research and develop an integrated platform for delivering psychedelic medicines, experiential...

Pinterest Inc (NYSE: PINS) is experimenting with a new feature that explores virtual events including online classrooms, TechCrunch reports. The upgrade to the image sharing and social media app was first brought to light in a tweet by reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong. What Happened:...

The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: After the abrupt rotation into value and small-cap stocks on the procurement COVID-19 coronavirus vaccines and news of further lockdowns, broad-market indices ended flat-to-down. Remember This: “Historically the overall retail investor sentiment or...

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a flock of new users join commission-free trading platform Robinhood. Data from UNSW Sydney shows what industries were most popular among Robinhood users from March 13 to July 31, the first months of widespread shutdowns in the U.S. Airlines: Two of the most...

Commission-free investing app Robinhood has gained a large number of new users during the coronvirus pandemic. A new study from Australian university UNSW Sydney reveals what the largest stock holdings are among Robinhood users during the global crisis.  The study tracked the movement and...

Simon Property Group, Inc. (NYSE: SPG) and real estate investment trust Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO) have agreed to follow through on their merger deal at a revised price. What Happened: Simon Group will pay $43 per share to acquire an 80% stake in Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership...

A weekend feature from Bloomberg looks at the success of newbie traders in this unusual year and asks whether they got lucky or if they knew something Wall Street veterans didn't. New Gamers In Town: The convergence of new commission-free trading apps such as Robinhood, downtime in the pandemic...

Helaine Knapp was once a power player in the tech industry who, in her downtime, did virtually every type of fitness class there was.  When an injury disrupted her normal routine, she discovered something new — rowing. The low impact/high intensity workout kept her in top...

E-commerce stocks are up in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the online shopping shift. Many e-commerce companies now need to turn these initial purchasers into long-term customers to keep their revenue and share gains going forward. Wayfair Inc: Shares of Wayfair Inc (NYSE: W) are up...