“ ‘The world has faced pandemics before, but this time we have a new superpower: the ability to gather and share data for good. If we use it responsibly, I’m optimistic that data can help the world respond to this health crisis and get us started on the road to …
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The head of the Office of Foreign Assets Control said Friday she wants to ensure that economic sanctions against foreign countries do not impede U.S. humanitarian relief for the COVID-19 pandemic, but the former director of the agency said the business community wants it to go further. The Treasury Department …
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Gold futures retreated Friday, with investors shunning haven assets amid early optimism over a drug that’s anecdotally shown potential to treat COVID-19 and the release of a road map to gradually reopening the U.S. economy. “Risk sentiment has been bolstered by U.S. President Donald Trump and reports suggesting a potential …
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First in, first out. As European nations contracted coronavirus earlier than the U.S., they also are relaxing restrictions as the COVID-19 disease is spreading more slowly. German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday night set out plans for a gradual reopening of the eurozone’s largest economy. The European Commission, meanwhile, has …
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University of Chicago Medicine researchers said they saw “rapid recoveries” in 125 COVID-19 patients taking Gilead Sciences Inc.’s experimental drug remdesivir as part of a clinical trial, according to a Thursday afternoon report. Shares of Gilead Sciences Inc. GILD, +2.55% jumped 12.7% in after-hours trading on Thursday following the publication …
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Major League Baseball will participate in a large-scale COVID-19 antibody study in an effort to find out how many people may have had the coronavirus. The Athletic reported Tuesday that the study will involve 10,000 volunteers from 27 of the league’s 30 teams, including players, their families, team staff and …
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This article is part of a series tracking the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on major businesses, and will be updated. It was originally published April 14. As the COVID-19 outbreak curtails consumer spending, some younger payment-processing companies are getting creative, while the stalwarts are betting their resilient business models …
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Dr. Anthony Fauci on Monday tried to clarify comments he made in a Sunday interview about the Trump administration’s coronavirus response, and said he used a “poor choice of words.” At a White House news conference, Fauci, a health-policy adviser to Trump, said he wanted to clear up an answer …
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The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t just disrupted our waking lives; it’s wreaked havoc on our sleep, as well. More than one in five people (22%) say their sleep quality has suffered since the rise of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, according to a new survey of almost 1,000 Americans conducted by …
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