How to Invest in Yourself During Lockdown
Investing in yourself may be the most profitable investment you ever make. It yields not only future returns but often a current pay-off as well. The surest way to achieve …
What COVID-19 Taught Us About Digital Transformation
COVID-19 is one of the most devastating crises in at least two past decades that has had ruinous business operations. It’s safe to say that COVID-19 has hit the economy …
Business Ideas Emerging in China During COVID 19
The COVID-19 outbreak has dealt a huge economic blow to China. The country’s supply chains are collapsing, many manufacturing firms have closed down. There is minimal human interaction, and consumer …
A 28-year-old volunteer in AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine trial has died, but a report says he was in the control group and given a placebo
A volunteer in AstraZeneca’s vaccine trial in Brazil has died. The man, 28, died from complications of COVID-19, Brazil’s O Globo newspaper and CNN Brasil reported. He is the first …
Global stocks slide as progress on stimulus stalls, with just two weeks to go to the US election
Global stocks slid on Thursday after the US Senate’s stimulus smack-down dimmed the prospects of another relief package ahead of the November election. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi acknowledged that negotiations …
10 Zurich-area investors on Switzerland’s 2020 startup outlook
European entrepreneurs who want to launch startups could do worse than Switzerland. In a report analyzing Europe’s general economic health, cost of doing business, business environment and labor force quality, …
Health secretary Alex Azar says all Americans who want a vaccine could get one by spring 2021
US health officials offered a hopeful message on Wednesday: “We’re cautiously optimistic that vaccine will become available, although likely in limited quantities, before the end of 2020,” Jay Butler, deputy …
FDA should ‘under no circumstances’ fast-track a COVID-19 vaccine, says patient safety group
“[U]nder no circumstances” should US authorities approve a COVID-19 vaccine without six months of follow-up data on participants in clinical trials, a patient safety nonprofit said Wednesday. Earlier this month, …
A series of 1-minute interactions gave a correctional officer the coronavirus, prompting new CDC guidance about brief exposure
The CDC advises anyone who’s been in close contact with someone with coronavirus to quarantine for 14 days. Close contact was previously defined as being within 6 feet of an …
The White House is considering cutting critical funding for COVID-19 aid, screenings for infants, and addiction treatment in Democrat-run cities
The White House is exploring slashing critical funding for nearly 200 healthcare programs that help the sickest Americans in Democrat-run cities. Trump has accused local Democratic leaders of fostering “anarchy” …