Burberry sales fall as COVID forces store closures, but strong Asia growth buoys investors
Burberry reported a worse-than-expected 9% decline in same-store sales during the third quarter as lockdowns forced store closures, and it…
Crypto tech vs. COVID-19: How hospitals are using blockchain in the vaccine rollout
The mass campaign to inoculate millions against COVID-19 was always going to be a monumental challenge. The fact that some…
Impeachment, nominees and next COVID aid package top Schumer’s to-do list
The soon-to-be Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Chuck Schumer, said Tuesday his priorities over “the next several weeks” include the impeachment…
Yellen says smartest thing to do now is ‘act big’ to help struggling Americans
With interest rates at historic lows, the best course for American economic policy is to “act big,” said Janet Yellen,…
Here are 3 lessons from the Carrefour mess for M&A buyers eyeing European preys
Canadian convenience store operator Couche Tard won’t acquire French retail giant Carrefour, as could have been predicted just hours after…
Open all hours: Around-the-clock vaccination sites to be piloted in England in COVID-19 drive
The U.K. government will pilot the first 24-hour vaccination sites by the end of the January, as the country presses…
Fauci says two more COVID-19 vaccines could be approved within ‘weeks’
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday that Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca could send studies of their COVID-19 vaccines to the…
Fear of new virus variant pushes U.S. toward more genomic sequencing
The United Kingdom’s use of genomic sequencing to identify a more infectious strain of SARS-CoV-2 has largely served as a…
Biden’s ‘rescue America’ plan is big. How its trillions could help both Wall Street and Main Street
As Americans hunker down and wait to get vaccinated, the toll of the coronavirus pandemic keeps rising. Its costs, both…
Opinion: West Virginia is vaccinating people faster than California — here’s why
One key to unlocking the logjam of COVID-19 vaccines is in plain view but so far overlooked: the neighborhood retail…