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Johnson & Johnson CEO on Merck Vaccine Partnership: ‘Extraordinary Times Take Extraordinary Efforts'
Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky discussed on Tuesday the company’s unprecedented partnership with rival Merck to boost production of its Covid-19 vaccine.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo's ‘Casual Sexism' Hinders Equality for Everyone, Author Says
Author Joanne Lipman said that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent reported behavior toward women feeds into institutional sexism.
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Japanese Billionaire to Fly Eight Members of the Public on SpaceX Moon Flight
Yusaku Maezawa announced he will choose eight members of the public to join him on a trip around the moon, scheduled to fly on SpaceX’s Starship in 2023.
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Covid Updates: Texas Governor Lifts Capacity Limits on Businesses, Ends Statewide Mask Mandate
The U.S. is recording at least 67,700 new Covid-19 cases and at least 2,000 virus-related deaths each day, based on a seven-day average using JHU data.
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Stocks Are Trading on Reopening Optimism But Risks Remain, Jim Cramer Says
“They’re betting we’ll soon be able to rip our masks off and go back to normal, and that’s the crux of this market right now,” the “Mad Money” host said.
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Canopy Leveraging Constellation Relationship to Bring CBD-Infused Drink to U.S. Stores
Canopy Growth announced it will begin selling Quatreau sparkling water online in the U.S. It plans to put the drinks on store shelves later this year.
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AppLovin Joins Parade of Video Game Companies Headed for Public Market After 2020 Sales Hit $1.45 Billion
Mobile game company AppLovin filed for an IPO on Tuesday after revenue jumped 46% last year.
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Detroit Expands Covid Vaccine Eligibility to Autoworkers
Autoworkers in Detroit are now eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine without any restrictions such as age or proof of preexisting conditions.
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Tesla Won't Be ‘King of the Hill' in Electric Vehicles Forever, Says Ex-Board Member Steve Westly
Tesla is facing “competition from all sectors. They’re going to have to double down to compete,” early investor and ex-board member Steve Westly told CNBC.
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Texas, Mississippi Lift Covid Restrictions and Mask Mandates, Despite CDC Warnings
While daily new cases have been falling rapidly since the peak in January, the decline appears to be levelling off at a worryingly high rate of infection.
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President Joe Biden Urges States to Vaccinate Teachers, School Staff This Month
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, hailed the president’s remarks as a concrete step toward reopening schools for in-person learning.
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Biden Says Merck Will Help Make Johnson & Johnson's Covid Vaccine
Biden announced Tuesday that pharmaceutical giant Merck will help make Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, a senior administration official said.
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Nordstrom Shares Fall as Shipping Delays Boost Retailer's Inventory Heading Into 2021
Nordstrom’s fourth-quarter results topped analysts’ estimates, but the company warned that it is still working through impacts from delayed holiday shipments.
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SpaceX Is Building a Factory in Austin, Texas for Starlink Satellite Internet Equipment
SpaceX plans to build a new factory in Austin, Texas in another expansion to the region from one of Elon Musk’s companies.
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NIH Halts Trial of COVID Plasma Treatment After Researchers Found No Benefit
The NIH halted a trial testing convalescent plasma in patients with mild-to-moderate Covid-19 symptoms after an independent group concluded it was unlikely to be beneficial.
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Stocks Making the Biggest Moves After the Bell: Lyft, Nordstrom, Box & More
These are the stocks posting the largest moves after the bell on Tuesday, March 2.
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Facebook Lowers Expectations for Its Upcoming Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Facebook CFO David Wehner lowered expectations for what that the company’s upcoming Ray-Ban smart glasses will be capable of.
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Golden Globes Viewership Sinks to 13-Year Low, as Awards Show Loses Two-Thirds of Audience
Not even Tina Fey and Amy Poehler could save Sunday’s Golden Globes from sour ratings.
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Target Earnings Top Estimates as Sales Rise 21%, Boosted by a Surge of Post-Holiday Shoppers
The big-box retailer already reported holiday sales, but its online sales gained momentum into January as Americans received $600 stimulus checks.
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As Ebola Spreads in Africa, CDC Requires Airlines to Collect Contact Information on Travelers From DRC, Guinea
The risk of Ebola spreading to the U.S. is “extremely low,” the CDC said last week.