Earlier this month, Dr. Peter Marks helped make the decision to ditch 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, worried they might have been manufactured under unsafe conditions. In April, he was part of the group that ordered the pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine when it appeared the shots were causing a potentially fatal side effect.  And early last spring, he played […]

IHS Markit's flash composite PMI for the euro zone, which looks at activity across both manufacturing and services, hit 59.2 in June versus 57.1 in May. This was the highest reading in 180 months. The recent lifting of Covid-19 restrictions has boosted activity in both services and manufacturing. In this article INFO LONDON — Euro zone business activity has grown […]

New Zealand stocks retained their firm tone by eking out another gain, led by market favourite Fisher and Paykel Healthcare and selected transport stocks, on light volume. The key S&P/NZX50 Index closed 51.69 points, or 0.4 per cent, up at 12,586.49 following on from a mixed performance in offshore markets, where Fed-watching remained the order of the day. Turnover came […]

President Biden to address efforts to curb gun violence President Joe Biden will deliver remarks Wednesday on his administration’s efforts to curb gun violence. The speech comes as Republicans intend to seize on a surge of crime to attack Democrats in their bid to take back control of the House and Senate in the 2022 midterm elections. Specifically, public safety experts fear gun violence will worsen […]

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell continued to attribute most of the recent inflation surge to factors closely tied to the economic reopening. He said it is "very, very unlikely" that a repeat of 1970s-style inflation could happen, primarily because of the Fed's commitment to price stability. Committee Republicans repeatedly pressed Powell on whether the economy was headed toward the hyperinflation […]

Amazon Prime Day 2021: Brooklinen sheets just got a big price cut. (Photo: Brooklinen) — Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. Amazon Prime Day 2021 is officially here, which means major discounts on products from the online retailer, as well as competing sales from other retailers. One store celebrating the […]

These are the best Amazon subscription deals you can still get for Amazon Prime Day 2021. (Photo: Reviewed) — Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. We all know Prime Day 2021 is a great time to score a great deal on a single product, but did you know it’s also an […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission again postponed a decision to approve the first bitcoin exchange-traded fund on Wednesday.  The latest action comes as SEC Chairman Gary Gensler has called for more regulation of cryptocurrency exchanges and greater investor protections.  In the meantime, U.S. companies are releasing bitcoin-related funds to meet growing demand. In this article IVZ As the Securities and […]

Members of the Teamsters will vote on whether to make the organization of Amazon employees a top priority. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which will gather virtually this week for its 30th annual convention, will introduce a resolution that, if approved Thursday, will make supporting Amazon workers and helping them attain a union contract a key goal. “Amazon claims to be innovative, […]