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Trump Goes COVID-19 Vaccine Shopping, Pumps ~US$2 Billion in Pfizer/...

Summary Trump Administration secures 100 million doses of Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine for US$1.95 billion to meet the Operation Warp Speed...

Step Forward: Oxford/AstraZeneca’s AZD1222 Shows Promising Results i...

Summary Currently, more than 160 vaccines are under different stages of development (clinical and preclinical). With several ongoing studies aroun...

Retail industry faces ‘COVID-19 hangover’ as consumers spend with ca...

Summary The pandemic has left major impact on Canada’s struggling retail industry Consumer behavior has changed forever, and rules of retail...

Coinsquare In Soup Over Wash Trade Allegations, Watchdog launches in...

Summary Ontario Securities Commission has launched investigation against Canadian crypto trading platform Coinsquare, its founder Virgile Rostand,...

Your Complete Guide: Companies Hitting the COVID-19 Vaccine Charter...

Summary Governments from several countries are taking initiatives to accelerate vaccine development for COVID-19 and ensuring fair distribution onc...

Japanese Exports face the Steepest Plunge as Economy sinks into Rece...

Summary Japan’s economy slipped into recession in May, with a contraction in GDP by 3.4% annually in Q1 2020, followed by a 7.3% plunge in th...

Double-dip Recession: A possibility in the US? 

Summary The resurgence of COVID-19 cases in some nations worldwide along with the US has sparked fears and risk of another global economic downturn...

Airbnb Back to Square One?

The travel industry will not be the same again, says Airbnb CEO, Brian Chesky. The boss of Airbnb - a vacation rental online marketplace company, admi...

How has Social Media changed the outlook for some Digital Stocks?

Summary Social media has emerged as an influential medium to aid the efforts made by individuals and entities to expand their businesses. Quantifi...

Morgan Stanley Delivers Record Results in Q2, Net Income Up 45%  

Summary Morgan Stanley recorded $13.4 billion in net revenues in 2Q 2020 with a net income of $3.2 billion. Its RoE was 15.7% and ROTCE was 17.8%....

Bear Market Brain Game-Do Markets Affect Your Brain While Jolting Yo...

The great Charlie Munger believes that many with high IQs are dreadful investors as they demonstrate terrible temperaments. One needs to keep irration...

A glance at post-COVID-19 future of work 

  In the wake of COVID-19 crisis, the world of employment is seriously disrupted and many parts of society – including companies, employee...

‘DE’fensive and ‘OF’fensive: Pivoting Strategies for FAANG Stocks se...

Summary It will not be an exaggeration to mention that as per NASDAQ, FAANG stocks not only withstand the market blow but also put up a “grea...

OPEC and Allies Ease Supply Cuts, Market Goes Range-Bound; Things Yo...

Summary The oil market is again range-bound despite supply ease by OPEC and allies as the market assesses the recent development to be balancing th...

Start-Up CEO, Fahim Saleh Hacked to Death in his New York Luxury Apa...

Summary     1) Tech CEO’s body found in luxury New York apartment.    2) A persona of interest is identified by NY Police D...

China's Economy seems to be bouncing back from Coronavirus 

Summary China reported that its second-quarter GDP expanded by 3.2% in 2020 from a year earlier as lockdown measures ended, and stimulus was steppe...

Huawei Banned from the UK’s 5G Mobile Phone Networks - UK China Lock...

Summary The UK is the second-largest market for Huawei outside China. Billions of pounds will be spent on removing and replacing Huawei equipment...

Bitcoin Swindle: Twitter Jams all verified accounts temporarily

The social media platform Twitter has verified accounts of prominent individuals and corporates from valorous fields such as politics, sports, movies,...

Investing Tips: 4 Reasons Big Techs can always stay your best pal

Summary The technology industry is full of distinct companies that are best in what they offer along with their larger scale and bargaining power....

Your Complete Guide: Companies Hitting the COVID-19 Vaccine Charter...

Thousands of scientists worldwide are working on more than 160 investigational vaccine candidates, and so far, none of them has been approved for use....