pandemic

G20 health summit looks to boost vaccine access, drugmakers to offer cut-price shots

Leaders of the world's largest economies kicked off a global health summit on Friday, where drugmakers were expected to promise…

5 years ago

Futures extend recovery ahead of U.S. business surveys

U.S. stock index futures ticked higher on Friday, extending a recovery from the previous session, as attention shifted to business…

5 years ago

Britain’s Nationwide almost doubles profit as costs fall

Nationwide Building Society (POB_p.L) nearly doubled annual profit after improving interest income and margins as it shaved costs, it said…

5 years ago

Wall Street snaps 3-day losing streak as technology stocks rise

Wall Street's main indexes rebounded on Thursday after a three-day slide, buoyed by gains in technology stocks as the smallest…

5 years ago

Bank of England plans to ‘green’ its corporate bond holdings

The Bank of England set out plans on Friday to make its 20 billion pounds ($28.4 billion) of holdings in…

5 years ago

“Pandemic mindset” persists among global consumers – survey

People in the world's leading economies remain overwhelmingly nervous about returning to life as normal, even after having being vaccinated…

5 years ago

Ahead of jobs miss, some Fed officials edged towards ‘taper’ debate

A "number" of Fed officials appeared ready to consider changes to monetary policy based on a continued strong economic recovery,…

5 years ago

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now

5 years ago

Spanish study finds AstraZeneca vaccine followed by Pfizer dose is safe and effective

A Spanish study on mixing COVID-19 vaccines has found that giving a dose of Pfizer's (PFE.N) drug to people who…

5 years ago

EXCLUSIVE G20 snubs COVID patent waiver, waters down pledge on WHO’s funding -draft

Leaders of the world's largest economies back "voluntary licensing" of COVID-19 vaccine patents, the draft conclusions of a summit show,…

5 years ago