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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“ ‘This may be the time to consider a universal basic wage which would acknowledge and dignify the noble, essential tasks you carry out. It would ensure and concretely achieve the ideal, at once so human and so Christian, of no worker without rights.’ ” That’s Pope Francis showing support …
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“ ‘It wasn’t October 1987, but it was an imitation… [and the financial crisis] was much more scary, by far, than anything that happened [on Monday].’ ” That’s Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A, +1.22% BRK.B, +1.48% boss Warren Buffett putting the market volatility — which he described as a “one-two punch” of …
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Maybe Stephen King has a touch of the “shining”? A flu-like pandemic has spread across the globe, killing tens of thousands, overrunning hospitals and turning iconic tourist destinations like Times Square and St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City into ghost towns. These daily headlines and news reports following the COVID-19 …
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“ ‘Risk to the downside is greater than the opportunity to the upside from this point where we stand today.’ ” That’s Goldman Sachs’s chief equity strategist, David Kostin, explaining during a CNBC phone interview on Tuesday that recent enthusiasm for stocks don’t necessarily constitute an all-clear signal for bullish …
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“ ‘If we do the social distancing properly we should be able to get out of this with the death numbers well short of that.’ ” That’s Microsoft MSFT, -0.92% co-founder Bill Gates referring to the projections that the U.S. could ultimately see between 100,000 and 240,000 deaths amid the …
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If ever there were doubts about how the superaffluent are faring amid a pandemic for the ages, media mogul David Geffen wants to make it abundantly clear that, for his part, he’s doing just fine — and he wishes us all the best. Geffen, whose net worth is estimated at …
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‘There really is no middle ground, and it’s very tough to say to people, “Hey, keep going to restaurants, go buy new houses, [and] ignore that pile of bodies over in the corner. We want you to keep spending because there’s maybe a politician who thinks GDP growth is all …
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Buying every roll of toilet paper in sight? Enjoying beer pong on your favorite spring break beach? Can’t be bothered to wash your hands or cover up when you cough or sneeze? Then you just might be a: ‘Covidiot.’ The term has emerged as a catchall for those misbehaving during …
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