A painting by Bridget Riley valued at up to £1.2 million ($ 1.37 million) will kickoff a sale of British Airways’ corporate art collection as the struggling airline looks to raise cash amid an unprecedented global collapse in passenger demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Sotheby’s will offer 17 paintings, …
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Stocks rallied Monday as investors cheered news that the Food and Drug Administration granted “fast track” status to a pair of vaccine candidates produced by Pfizer Inc. and German biotech firm BoNTech SE. The upbeat mood on Wall Street comes even as investors prepare for a tough earnings season. What …
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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE The one certainty about the outlook for companies in a COVID-19 world is that second-quarter earnings will be very bad, the worst in over 10 years. See full story. The Biden-Sanders climate-change policy pact: 8 key features Presidential candidate Joe Biden has advanced environmental policy recommendations that …
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The number of U.S. cases of COVID-19 edged closer to 3 million on Wednesday, and intensive-care units in Florida were filling up, as the U.S. counted a record number of new cases of the deadly illness in a single day, in the latest sign that the virus is far from …
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The U.S. got some great news Thursday with the rehiring of 4.9 million people in June, but the two steps forward the economy took in May and June could be followed by one step back in July. The problem? A resurgence in coronavirus cases, especially in states that allowed their …
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Mexico’s state of Sonora has toughened its border restrictions ahead of a the Fourth of July holiday in the U.S., typically a heavy time of tourism, as cases of coronavirus spike in America. “We are all going to be on alert at this time to prevent them from coming, whether …
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U.K.-based budget airline EZJ, +0.11% said on Tuesday it is considering shutting three of its airport hubs because of the steep drop in travel demand caused by coronavirus. The carrier said in a statement it could close bases at London Stansted, London Southend and Newcastle airports as part of wider …
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The coronavirus pandemic is “not even close to being over,” according to the head of the World Health Organization, and the worst is still to come, in what was a grim assessment of the state of affairs some six months after the first cases were reported in China. “Six months …
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The U.S. is “unlikely” to develop herd immunity to COVID-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday, due to the likely combination of only a partially effective vaccine and the large number of people who refuse to take it. Speaking Sunday night to CNN’s Elizabeth Cohen as part of the Aspen Ideas …
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