Covid-19 Pandemic News

Global

WHO member nations approve landmark treaty on pandemic preparedness

Pharmaceutical makers participating in the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing system will make pandemic-related health products available to WHO, playing a key role in ensuring equitable and timely access.

2 min read20 May 2025
Global

Behind closed doors: The spy world scientists who argued covid was a lab leak

The idea that the pandemic’s origins lie with a research facility in China was once labeled a conspiracy theory. Disagreements among intelligence experts on the issue ran deeper than is publicly known.

13 min read26 Dec 2024
From:
News

Reeves to Boost UK Health Service Funding Amid Sweeping Reform

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will set aside billions of pounds for the National Health Service in her budget next week as the institution kicks off an extensive program of reform.

2 min read21 Oct 2024
News

Why Pfizer will find it hard to appease its activist investor

The drugmaker has cut costs already and has no coming product approvals or research that could offer a quick lift.

4 min read8 Oct 2024
From:
News

RTX sees labor challenges, exploring alternatives to China suppliers

RTX-CEO/ (UPDATE 2):UPDATE 2-RTX sees labor challenges, exploring alternatives to China suppliers

2 min read11 Sep 2024
Companies

Pandemic darling Moderna needs a reality check

Moderna is spending aggressively to broaden the uses of its mRNA technology. Investors are losing patience.

3 min read6 Sep 2024
From:
Companies

Anti-DEI Outcry Online Spurs Flurry of Big-Name Firms to Retreat

At the end of July 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic raged and unprecedented supply-chain challenges distorted markets, then-Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Jim Hackett started the company’s earnings call not with financials or strategy but with a message on racial justice and the murder of George Floyd.

3 min read31 Aug 2024
News

U.S. Treasuries not the safe bet they once were, research says

USA-FED/JACKSON HOLE-TREASURIES (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-U.S. Treasuries not the safe bet they once were, research says

3 min read24 Aug 2024
News

COVID-19 Update: India records 260 new cases, total active at 1,828

India's total COVID-19 cases count stands at 4.50 crore, and recoveries have increased to 4.44 crore

2 min read19 Dec 2023
Money

Significant market corrections and the ripple effect on your portfolio

In a rapidly rising interest rate environment, even a cautiously leveraged company may find itself heavily leveraged.

3 min read10 Oct 2023