Australia plans to work closely with the US to build its own guided missiles to boost its defense capabilities. The decision comes amid growing unease around the Pacific about China’s increasing assertiveness and military abilities. See more stories on Insider’s business page. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia announced Wednesday it would begin building its own guided missiles in close […]

(Reuters) – Technology shares lifted major U.S. stock indexes on Wednesday as investors awaited details on President Joe Biden’s massive infrastructure plan, while Wall Street eyed its fourth straight quarterly gain.FILE PHOTO: American flags hang from the facade of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) building after the start of Thursday’s trading session in Manhattan in New York City, New […]

New research has shown that the wealthiest Americans hide away their money from tax collectors. Researcher Chuck Collins has written a whole book on how the wealthy hide their fortunes. He told Insider it’s a fixable problem, but one that requires closing loopholes. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Chuck Collins knows how rich people hide their money. Collins […]

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The pace of the spread of COVID-19 has slowed across America. Increases in daily fatal and confirmed cases are about half what they were seven weeks ago. Nevertheless, 556,487 Americans have died, which is about 20% of the world’s total. Confirmed cases have reached 30,613,592, or about 25% of the global number. Hospitalizations, which had reached over 100,000 during the […]

Neil Dutta is head of economics at Renaissance Macro Research. This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author. See more stories on Insider’s business page. The labor market is headed to the moon. Hiring in the US is entering a period of significant upward momentum as COVID-19 cases decline, vaccinations are administered, and service industries […]

The COVID-19 vaccine from drug company Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech vaccine is safe for and extremely effective in adolescents, according to a company-sponsored study released early Wednesday. In adolescents 12 to 15 years old, vaccination led to a higher protective antibody response than in adults and was seen to be 100% effective against symptomatic disease, the study of 2,260 […]

Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine was 100% effective at preventing COVID-19 in kids aged 12 to 15. Pfizer said that the vaccine was “well tolerated” in this age group. Pfizer’s CEO said Wednesday that he hopes to get kids vaccines by September 2022. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine was 100% effective at preventing COVID-19 infection in kids […]