Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Israel's Sight Diagnostics raises $71 million for its blood analyzer
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel's Sight Diagnostics said on Wednesday it raised $71 million in private funding to expand sales of its finger-prick blood analyzer and support research and development. Koch...
Aug 05, 2020
U.S. to pay over $1 billion for 100 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's potential COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - The United States government will pay Johnson & Johnson over $1 billion for 100 million doses of its investigational coronavirus vaccine, the drugmaker said on Wednesday. It said it will d...
Aug 05, 2020
Facebook launches TikTok-like product inside Instagram
By Katie Paul SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook rolled out its own version of social media rival TikTok in the United States and more than 50 other countries on Wednesday, embedding a new short-form ...
Aug 05, 2020
Fed's Clarida says U.S. economy could return to pre-pandemic levels by end of 2021
NEW YORK (Reuters) - While U.S. economic growth slowed in July, the rebound could pickup in the third quarter and the economy could reach pre-pandemic levels by the end of next year, Federal Reserve V...
Aug 05, 2020
Portugal's Azores breached constitution by imposing quarantine on visitors
By Catarina Demony and Patricia Vicente Rua LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's Azores Islands, some 1,400 km from the Portuguese coast, breached the national constitution by forcing air passengers to the p...
Aug 05, 2020
U.S. trade deficit shrinks in June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in June as exports rebounded following several months of decreases, suggesting an improvement in global demand after being depressed by the COVID...
Aug 05, 2020
'Do you really need to party?' WHO asks world's youth
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Young people must curb their party instincts to help prevent new outbreaks of the COVID-19 disease, officials at the World Health Organization (WHO) pleaded on Wednesd...
Aug 05, 2020
Moderna priced COVID-19 vaccine at $32-$37 per dose for smaller volume deals - CEO
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Wednesday smaller volume agreements for its experimental coronavirus vaccine candidate have been executed between $32 and $37 per dose. "We will be responsible on price...
Aug 05, 2020
Trump says U.S. action on Hong Kong likely to boost U.S. exchanges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said stock exchanges in the United States will likely pick up more business after his administration ended Hong Kong's special economic ...
Aug 05, 2020
BOJ's Kuroda warns of renewed constraints to economy from pandemic
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday economic activity could be constrained "significantly" again if strict public health measures are reinstated to prevent a fur...
Aug 05, 2020
