Monday, November 30, 2020

Solar power stations in space could be the answer to our energy needs

Landmark inquest to rule if air pollution killed London pupil

Switzerland has rejected plans to impose stricter responsible business regulations, despite a majority of voters approving them

London ‘Thrown to the Lions’ as Brexit Finance Deal Unlikely

Dow futures drop 175 points as Wall Street looks set to shed gains from historic November

Dollar’s Slump Thrusts Currency Peers to Brink of New Highs

England's COVID-19 infections down 30% during national lockdown

China's factory activity expands at fastest pace in over three years

Mnuchin may be right to wind down US crisis lending as ‘easy money’ worries spread

China should be 'totally ashamed': Scott Morrison demands China take down post alleging SAS war crimes

COVID-19, masks and the freedom to drive drunk

Ethiopia crisis: Tigray forces claim to have shot down military plane

Sunday, November 29, 2020

France Says Dust-Up With Poland and Hungary Puts EU at Risk

Sydney records hottest November night on record

Dangerously fast slaughter speeds are putting animals, people at greater risk during COVID-19 crisis

Refinancing your home is about to get more expensive. This is why.

Forget decoupling. China’s economy is wedded to globalisation

Swiss to vote on holding companies accountable for supply chain abuses

16 States Log Record-High Average COVID-19 Cases Since Thanksgiving

Johnson will likely miss 2021 deadline for US trade deal, experts say

San Francisco, First in the Nation to Lock Down, Is Back to Square One With COVID

Oregon mink farm has COVID-19 outbreak among animals, workers

Saturday, November 28, 2020

Capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region under control of Ethiopian forces, says PM

Spate of swan deaths investigated for avian flu connection

Biden Says Irish Border Must Remain Open as Brexit Talks Continue

The Energy Project Trump Can’t Stop Seeks Ways to Finish the Job

Restaurants hate delivery apps like Grubhub and Uber Eats. So they're turning to these alternatives

Day before Thanksgiving travel hits highest peak since March

Experts warn against vaccinating frontline health workers first

Scientists are aiming to launch a nationwide trial as soon as possible to find out if the top coronavirus vaccines can stop the virus from spreading

Friday, November 27, 2020

India Enters Recession as Virus Pummels No. 3 Asian Economy

'Reborn with cannabis': Legal high helps revitalize U.S. cities

African envoys due to meet Ethiopian PM as ultimatum expires

Germany asks Alpine countries to close ski resorts amid pandemic

UK facing risk of 'systemic economic crisis', official government paper says

FedEx, UPS See Delivery Van Shortage Amid E-Commerce Rush

It is time to decolonise the World Bank and the IMF

S Korea foils N Korea attempt to hack COVID-19 vaccine makers

Europe Rushes to Woo Team Biden in Hope of Major Trade Rebalance

On the contrary, the Trump years have strengthened US-led international liberalism

China Targets Australian Wine, Says Ties Have Taken ‘Nosedive’

‘We Don’t Know Where They Are’: Alabama Education Superintendent Says 5,000 Students Haven’t Shown Up For Classes

Tragic Beginning to Holiday Season: COVID-19 Cases This Week Reach 1.2 Million - The

Brexit Britain’s Food Supply Is Imperiled by Christmas and Covid

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Astra Likely to Run Fresh Global Vaccine Trial, CEO Says

AstraZeneca Faces More Vaccine Questions After Manufacturing Error

This Hidden Retirement Trap Could Cost You $79,500

Union calls for three-day strike at German Amazon warehouses

Pfizer's Coronavirus Vaccine Supply Contract Excludes Many Taxpayer Protections

Why economists are getting worried about 2021

AstraZeneca manufacturing error clouds vaccine study results

Ethiopia to begin ‘final phase’ of Tigray offensive: PM Abiy

OxyContin maker Purdue pleads guilty to criminal charges


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Illinois is experiencing a 'dire' coronavirus situation that's not being reported

Disney to lay off about 32,000 workers in first half of 2021

Random COVID-19 sampling study shows Indiana is “far away” from herd immunity

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Moderna boss says COVID shot not proven to stop virus spread

Sunak Warns of 2.6m Unemployed and Spending Cuts as U.K. Faces Historic Recession

Joe Biden cannot afford to repeat Donald Trump’s mistake of leaving Southeast Asia to China

Tax avoidance by wealthy, corporations almost half a trillion dollars

America's Largest Nurses Union Warns of 'Catastrophic Levels of Death and Suffering' as COVID Surges

Hong Kong's Carrie Lam praises security law for restoring stability

Ford orders 12 ultra-cold freezers to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to employees

New York City to add COVID-19 checkpoints at bridges, crossings

Half the Labor Force in Major U.S. Cities Is Working From Home

These Days, the Smart Money Is Staying Away From Arctic Drilling

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: UN warns of war crimes as deadline looms

Left for dead, twice, RadioShack gets another shot online

Ethiopian leader rejects international 'interference' in war

Retailers already fear U.S. holiday 'shipageddon'; now here come vaccines

World’s biggest computer chip can simulate the future ‘faster than the laws of physics’, creators claim

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Moderna chief medical officer: Vaccinated adults could still infect the unvaccinated with COVID-19

New York City to open field hospital for first time since spring as Covid-19 cases spike

GM withdraws support for Trump lawsuit seeking to roll back auto emissions rules

Former Fed chair Janet Yellen set to become first female treasury secretary

These AAA Bonds Are Tumbling as China Default Fears Spread

Covid vaccine: CDC should warn people the side effects from shots won't be 'walk in the park'

Monday, November 23, 2020

World's top surgical glove maker shuts factories due to coronavirus

Business Leaders Urge Trump to Begin Presidential Transition

The Most Predictable Global Financial Crisis is Coming

‘This winter will be grim’: JPMorgan warns a second economic crash is coming — here’s why

Chinese authorities warn bond issuers they can’t ‘run away’ from their debts after defaults rock investor confidence

Exclusive: In latest China jab, U.S. drafts list of 89 firms with military ties

Peas and Lentils Are the Latest to Be Hit by Container Squeeze

Virus Restrictions Drag French Economy Back Into a Slump

Trump administration proposal takes aim at bank pledges to avoid fossil fuel financing

US officially withdraws from Open Skies Treaty; Moscow says 'all options are open to us'

People Are Paying Others to Stand in Long COVID Testing Lines for Them

More than 2 million people passed through US airports this weekend, despite COVID warnings

Solomon Islands set to ban Facebook in the name of 'national unity'

Europe’s Corporate Debt Binge Risks Years of Pandemic Pain

Sunday, November 22, 2020

The challenge of distributing COVID-19 vaccines that need to be frozen

Do you work remotely? This program could pay you $10,000 to do so from Oklahoma

IMF, G-20 Warn Recovery May Be Derailed, Risks Still Very High

Hong Kong: 'Five Eyes could be blinded,' China warns West

JPMorgan becomes first bank to say Q1 GDP will decline because of Covid surge

Mask Mandate Successfully ‘Mitigated’ Coronavirus Transmission In Kansas, CDC Study Finds

A student debt bailout would be unjust

Chinese President Xi Jinping proposes global QR code system to help free up travel

Saturday, November 21, 2020

Remdesivir’s Failure Is a Warning for Covid-19 Vaccines

Sweden’s herd immunity strategy has failed, hospitals inundated

One in Five U.S. Hospitals Face Staffing Crises Within a Week

Fixed-income investing is a strategy that focuses on low-risk investments paying a reliable return

Global Trade Rebound May Be Brief Amid New Virus Wave, WTO Says

Moody’s Affirms Canada’s Aaa Rating, Citing Economic Strength

1,000 U.S. Hospitals Are 'Critically' Short On Staff — And More Expect To Be Soon

Frequent, rapid testing could cripple COVID within weeks, study shows

Friday, November 20, 2020

Morgan Stanley: Vaccinating general population to take 4-9 months after first responders vaccinated ending winter 2021

Mnuchin's Fed move is like stripping Titanic of its lifeboats: Economist

‘Keep Grandma Safe,’ Colleges Implore Students Heading Home

Biden stimulus plan to spur US GDP growth of 4.6% in 2021, NDR says

The Marketing Theory Which Explains Why Trump Owns the GOP

Reno hospital starts treating Covid patients in parking garage ward as Nevada hits 100k cases

More Than 3 Million Americans Are Now Contagious With Coronavirus

Short-seller Jim Chanos sounded the alarm on day traders, corporate fraud, and gig-economy companies in a recent interview. Here are the 12 best quotes

Moderna’s “stunning” second vaccine

Pfizer and BioNTech say their coronavirus vaccine was 95% effective with no safety concerns

Mnuchin rejects renewal of some Fed emergency loan programs

Trump administration cuts off emergency Federal Reserve programs as coronavirus cases spike

WHO advises against Gilead's remdesivir for all hospitalised COVID-19 patients

Thursday, November 19, 2020

US jobless claims rise to 742,000; millions to lose aid

'Full-scale' humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ethiopia: U.N.

Bond traders talk up possibility of December Fed 'twist'

New York MTA Warns of 40% Subway Cut, Shedding 9,300 Jobs

Global Crop Supply Fears Send Soybeans to Highest in Six Years

Store Shelves Empty Across The Southland As Panic Buying Returns

Hospitalizations in Indiana reach an all-time high

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Global debt to hit record $277 trillion by year end on pandemic spending splurge

The Fed’s Crisis Playbook: 7 Ways America's Recession Fighters Can Battle A Floundering Economy

If Indiana were a country, our COVID-19 mortality rate would be 35th worst in the world

Inoculations by December? States aren’t so sure.

Colleges saw a 43% drop in enrollment by new international students this past fall

CDC quietly removes guidance pushing for school reopenings

These Places Are Bound to Burn and People Keep Moving There


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Amazon selling prescription drugs in US, Prime discounts

Student Loan Forgiveness a Regressive Policy That Hurts Working-Class Americans

Scientists: The Human Brain Has Odd Similarities to the Entire Universe

Capturing and Repurposing CO2 in Earth's Atmosphere

Moderna, Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccines: Side Effects Are Next Big Challenge

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Indiana is One of America’s 7 COVID-19 Hotspot States

U.S. Retail Sales Rose in October at Slowest Pace in Six Months

Human Gene in Monkey Brains: Scientists Make Monkey Brains Bigger

Here's how bad commercial real-estate pain could get for banks, other lenders

Smithfield Foods, subcontractor fined $100,000 for COVID-19 violations in California

Monday, November 16, 2020

US rare earths miner MP Materials takes on China dominance

States rush to buy ultra cold freezers for Pfizer coronavirus vaccine

Many boomers still own too much stock: Fidelity

Las Vegas’ housing market streak ‘makes no sense.’ Are we in a bubble?

I Was a Military COVID Planner. The Vaccine Rollout Is Going to Be a Nightmare.

‘A coup for China’: Analysts react to the world’s largest trade deal that excludes the U.S.

RCEP: 15 Asia Pacific countries including China sign world's largest trade deal

'Famines of biblical proportions' feared in 2021, UN food agency warns

Sunday, November 15, 2020

China turns its attention to frozen foods in battle to eliminate virus threat, but experts remain skeptical

Prime money-market funds on the regulatory hot seat

Nevada hospital turns parking garage into COVID-19 surge unit

Federal judge says new DACA rules are invalid

Asia Pacific Nations Sign the World’s Biggest Trade Deal

Morgan Stanley says housing discrimination has taken a huge toll on the economy

‘Next winter could be normal’ thanks to coronavirus vaccine says BioNTech creator as 300 million Pfizer jabs set to roll out by April

COVID In Minnesota: Record-Breaking 8,703 New Cases Reported, 35 Deaths

Kentucky COVID-19: State breaks record for single-day cases again

Indiana sees another big jump in new COVID-19 infections - cases rise 28%

Packed crowds and euphoric leaders: Australia revels in Covid-free days

China finds coronavirus on frozen beef, tripe from various countries

Saturday, November 14, 2020

Austria planning three-week lockdown from Tuesday, draft decree shows

More than 184,000 COVID-19 cases reported in U.S. in one day, shattering previous record

Chinese state-firm debt defaults trigger market selloff, fears of crisis

U.S. Consumer Sentiment Unexpectedly Declines on Economic Views

Yellen Under Consideration by Biden Team for Treasury Chief

Oregon partially shuts down in two-week COVID-19 'freeze'

Study Emphasizes Strong Relationship Between Coronavirus and Teen Vaping

COVID-19: New Mexico shutting down all non-essential business

WHO head singles out Thailand for its success in managing the coronavirus pandemic

Unemployment linked to mental health issues in young adults

Friday, November 13, 2020

Stress in China’s Credit Market Spills Over to Financial Stocks

World’s Biggest Free-Trade Deal Set to Be Signed This Weekend

Stock Bulls May Soon Be Emboldened by VIX’s Drop to Key Level

Measles Is Back With a Vengeance, Killed 200,000 in 2019

China congratulates President-elect Joe Biden on U.S. presidential win

US coronavirus: CDC projects up to 282,000 Covid-19 deaths by December, a new forecast shows

Labs sound alarm on coronavirus testing capacity, supplies

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Swedish surge in Covid cases dashes hopes of herd immunity

‘Countdown to catastrophe’ in Yemen as UN again warns of famine

U.S. nuclear lab partnering with utility to produce hydrogen

Hedge Funder Bill Ackman Is Betting On Another COVID Market Crash

At least 1,500 nurses in the Philadelphia area may be on the verge of going on strike

COVID-19 Hospitalizations Are Now at an All-Time High

Ticketmaster exploring negative COVID-19 test, vaccination for concert attendance

Swedish Central Banker Says Economy Is Worse Than Official Data Show

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Indiana reinstating some coronavirus limits as risk spreads

Deep-Freeze Hurdle Makes Pfizer’s Vaccine One for the Rich

Covid 19: Coronavirus can spread through soles of shoes, study reveals

Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine Funding Came From Germany Not Operation Warp Speed

CDC suggests Americans have Thanksgiving outside

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Most States Aren’t Ready to Distribute the Leading COVID-19 Vaccine

IHA calls on Hoosiers to take safety measures as COVID-19 hospitalizations increase

For the first time, Fed identifies climate change as a risk to financial stability - MarketWatch

U.K. Unemployment Climbs Most Since 2009 as Job Cuts Soar

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert declares state of emergency, mandates masks to fight COVID

Monday, November 9, 2020

Why a top infectious-disease expert says it's too soon to celebrate Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine

Fitch lowers Saudi Arabia outlook to negative

Vital World Trade Route Roiled by ‘Black Swan’ Container Crunch

China extends reach in the Caribbean, unsettling the U.S.

EU moves ahead with tariffs on US but hopes for Biden change

Social Security Benefits Are Already Down by 30%, and It'll Only Get Worse in 2021

Bad software crashed Boeings. Now it appears the company lacked a singular software supremo

How a Coronavirus Mutation in Minks Could Wreak Havoc on Vaccine Development


Sunday, November 8, 2020

Digital yuan push for fully cashless society on course to pay off

Economic outlook: $2.5 trillion savings pile poised to give US huge boost

Yes, You Should Be Using Apple Pay or Google Pay

Australia warned it could be isolated over climate inaction after Joe Biden victory

Here's what a Biden presidency spells for stocks, bonds and commodities

Chinese Exports Growth Accelerates in October, Imports Rise

WHO Says 6 Countries Reported Coronavirus On Mink Farms

Saturday, November 7, 2020

Indiana sets COVID-19 case record for fourth straight day, surpassing 5,000 new cases

Irrational Gamblers Fooled Financial Markets on Election Night

University Of Michigan Plans To Close Housing For Most Undergrads, Plus Other Changes For Winter Semester

Why the U.S. economy could use a $4.4 trillion rescue package from Washington

Moody’s Raises Greece’s Rating as Reforms Bring Progress

Zionsville, Indiana Town Hall shuts down to public indefinitely to curb spread of COVID-19

CDC study: Employees working in the office almost double their COVID-19 risk

The US went more than 2 months before amassing its first 200,000 COVID-19 cases — its latest 200,000 have come in just the past 2 days

COVID-19 in Indiana: Another one-day record set as case count surpasses 200,000

Friday, November 6, 2020

EU set to impose tariffs on $4 billion U.S. goods next week

Exxon is slashing workers and cutting costs as oil prices stumble. Here's everything we know.

China warns Australian economy could 'suffer further pain' after reported export ban

First Human Case Of Rare H1N2 Flu Variant Reported In Canada

Fed Stays in Holding Pattern With Rates and Asset Purchases Unchanged

‘Shockingly high’: Governor watching hospital capacity as Ohio hits new high watermark

JPMorgan Isn’t Sure Why VIX Curve Has Notable December Bump

AP Explains: Why Ethiopia is suddenly on brink of civil war

US again breaks daily coronavirus record with 118K new cases

Thursday, November 5, 2020

'Now is a time to be cautious': The world's largest distressed-securities investor breaks down why an unstable economy leaves the market vulnerable to further shocks

Greece orders nationwide lockdown to curb COVID surge

U.S. exceeds 100,000 new COVID-19 cases for first time

China suspends entry for U.K. residents due to rising coronavirus cases

Glass Shortage Threatens Solar Panels Needed for Climate Fix

The dollar could fall by 15% by the end of 2023 whether Biden or Trump wins - and a larger dip is 'certainly possible,' Goldman Sachs says

Why Wells Fargo won't buy the post-election market bounce

Countries are piling on record amounts of debt amid COVID-19

Indiana State Health Commissioner says surge in COVID-19 cases puts a strain on healthcare workers

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Denmark plans to cull its mink population after coronavirus mutation spreads to humans

3,756 new coronavirus cases reported in Indiana, new daily record

Reflation Is First Casualty as Big Fiscal Stimulus Bet Unravels

Remove Financial Worries from Retirement with a Do-It-Yourself Pension

U.S. Companies Add Fewer Jobs Than Forecast, ADP Report Shows

Breakingviews - Powell is Fed boss any U.S. president would keep

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Shock Number: 61,000+ U.S. Kids Caught COVID-19 Last Week

Tired of Trump, Deutsche Bank wants out but sees no good options - sources

American Airlines cuts 100,000 flights in December schedule ‘to match low demand’

Easy money for the economy pushed house prices higher: Morgan Stanley

House Republicans lobby Emmanuel Macron to reverse decision to block US natural gas purchase

Hospitals competing for nurses as US coronavirus cases surge

Birx contradicts Trump in election eve memo urging COVID action

Monday, November 2, 2020

Polio Eradication Report: '2020 Has Been A Terrible Year'

Oil Slumps to Five-Month Low as Lockdowns and Libya Spook Market

The long-term impact of COVID-19 is only now being understood — and it’s not a pretty picture: study | Raw Story

Sunday, November 1, 2020

The stock market is overvalued, according to almost every measure dating to 1950

Election Day: 1,000 economists sign letter against Trump

Dr. Tony Fauci comes clean on Trump’s pandemic response: America ‘could not possibly be positioned more poorly’

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