Tag: coronavirus

October 29, 2020

BRUSSELS – A vaccine scheme co-led by the World Health Organization is setting up a compensation fund for people in poor nations who might suffer any side-effects from COVID-19 vaccines, aiming to allay fears that could hamper a global rollout […]

October 27, 2020

U.S. stocks fell sharply on Wednesday amid concerns over the latest increase in coronavirus infections and its potential impact on the global economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 803 points, or 2.9%. The S&P 500 slid 2.9% and the […]

October 26, 2020

Hong Kong-listed shares of HSBC popped on Tuesday after third quarter profits beat market expectations. Europe’s largest bank by assets reported profit before tax of $3.07 billion in the July-to-September quarter, 36% lower than the $4.84 billion recorded a year […]

October 15, 2020

Life insurance is enjoying something of a renaissance as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Consumers, especially younger adults, have been buying insurance in elevated numbers since the spring, when thousands of Americans began getting ill and dying from Covid-19. […]

October 13, 2020

U.S. stock index futures rose in early morning trading after the major averages registered their first day of losses in five trading sessions. Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 53 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq […]

October 1, 2020

Dow futures fell early Friday after President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for coronavirus. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average indicated an opening loss of more than 250 points, recovering a bit after earlier […]

September 30, 2020

Traveling now carries with it more uncertainty than ever before. If you plan on traveling anytime soon, one thing you can do to protect yourself is get a trip insurance policy that includes coronavirus coverage. Previously, many insurers excluded Covid-related […]

September 29, 2020

In its report, Verizon reveals that the financial sector ranks fourth among all sectors (1,509 incidents), and at second overall just behind healthcare (448 breaches) in its analysis of more than 32,000 security incidents and 3,950 breaches. In addition, these […]

September 23, 2020

Some JPMorgan Chase traders are upset that they only learned about a coronavirus case in their building last week from press reports, CNBC has learned. When the bank discovered that an employee on the fifth floor of its Manhattan headquarters […]

September 18, 2020

The University of Michigan said the preliminary reading of its U.S. consumer sentiment index in September was 78.9, up from 74.1 in the prior month. Economists polled by MarketWatch expected a reading of 75.9. The sentiment indicator covers how consumers […]