Workers shouldn't have to choose between working while sick and supporting themselves and their families. Post-pandemic, we must learn from our mistakes and take permanent action...
Merck entered into multiple agreements to support efforts to expand manufacturing capacity and supply of SARS-CoV-2/Covid-19 medicines and vaccines.
Merck announced on March 1 the voluntary withdrawal of the U.S. indication for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of patients with metastatic small cell lung cancer...
Researchers in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and the UK are participating in the initiative; results are published in the journal BioScience Credit: Gabriella Damasceno Invasive alien species,...
As the one-year anniversary of the World Health Organization’s declaration of a pandemic approaches, it might be time to consider how our modern age wants to...
The COVID-19 pandemic and renewed public-health restrictions meant to contain it knocked Canadian employment back to summer levels in January, although an increase in total hours...
Many have looked to Asia for lessons on successful pandemic management. However, recent COVID-19 outbreaks in Thailand and nearby countries also offer warnings about what not...
The New Zealand dollar has posted small gains in the Tuesday session. Currently, NZD/USD is trading at 0.7313, down 0.22% on the day. Retail Sales slide...
The University of South Florida Health is the first regional headquarters named by Global Virus Network to support the coalition’s global headquarters Credit: Photo courtesy of...
by Davide Furceri, Jonathan D. Ostry, and Anthony C.K. Tan Asian economies are performing better than expected. In the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook Update, we...
The 'ZeroCovid' Movement: Cult Dressed As Science Authored by Jenin Younes via The American Institute for Economic Research, This past year has given rise to some...
Credit: WorldPop, University of Southampton A combination of robust vaccination programmes and strict physical distancing rules could avoid recurring peaks of COVID-19 without the need to...
At the end of World War I, J. A. Schumpeter coined the term “thunder of history” to describe the historical roots of fiscal systems. Indeed, wars,...
The World Health Organization asked six African countries to be alert for possible Ebola infections, as Guinea on Feb. 16 reported new cases and Democratic Republic...
China Economy Rolling Over Hard Ahead Of Lunar New Year First the good news: after a recent spike in "domestic" new Covid cases across China (as...
By Alejandro Werner, Anna Ivanova, and Takuji Komatsuzaki Español Latin America and Caribbean economies managed to bounce back from COVID-19’s initial economic devastation earlier in 2020....
Joe Biden’s election as president and his first economic proposal proved negative for gold prices, but the presidency might yet turn positive. Q4 2020 hedge fund...
By Jihad Azour عربي, Français, Русский The road to recovery for the Middle East and Central Asia region will hinge on containment measures, access to and distribution...
Ten Senate Republicans recently proposed a $618 billion COVID relief package. In this piece, we provide an analysis of that package and update our analysis of...
Alpine Capital Research commentary for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2020, titled, “A Triumph of Science.” Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Our...
Eurozone Economy Contracts In Final Quarter Of 2020 By Maartje Wijffelaars, Economist at Rabobank Summary The Eurozone economy contracted with 0.7% q/q in the final quarter...
Multipronged BU research team finds 18 FDA-approved drugs that could halt coronavirus infection earlier Credit: Courtesy of Hekman, et al. What if scientists knew exactly what...
The Biden Administration recently proposed an additional $1.9 trillion in federal spending to address the ongoing pandemic. We estimate that the package would boost economic activity,...
US Economy Set To Overheat As Households Are Flooded With $2 Trillion In Excess Savings Something unprecedented happened in the immediate aftermath of the passage of...
This week, the Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings released its annual Foresight Africa report, a detailed look at the top priorities for the continent and recommendations...
The toll of the coronavirus has been severe. But a new study has found that the collective response to the virus may ultimately claim more lives...
Three major hurdles to Joe Biden;s sweeping proposal for $1.9 trillion more in COVID-19 relief package and stimulus spending
One Bank Makes A Big Call: "Vaccinations Should Bring Virus Under Control In Next Few Weeks" One month ago, we presented to our readers an analysis...
New Lockdowns In Europe Put The Brakes On The Oil Demand Rebound Authored Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Road traffic and transportation fuel demand in most of...
Joe Biden Unveils $1.9 Trillion COVID Stimulus Plan Biden unveiled his 2-step plan of "rescue and recovery" in a 30 minute presentation, which was just as...