Thousands of U.S. health-care workers are still seeking Covid-19 vaccinations even as states and cities open eligibility to people far removed from the pandemic’s front line. Since Pfizer Inc./BioNTech and Moderna Inc. vaccine shipments began nationally in mid-December, the priority has been doctors, nurses and other professionals likely to come in contact with the novel coronavirus. But those unaffiliated with […]

Israel leads the world in vaccinations, inoculating more than 3 million of its 9 million people. Experts say big data and collaboration between central government and its handful of HMOs were key.  Handing out leftover doses, controversial in other countries, is something others could learn from. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. One Saturday evening in late December, media […]

The battle between retail traders and hedge funds is unlikely to cause a major setback for markets, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. Major drawdowns have usually occurred when there’s a worse outlook for growth, as well as signs of overvaluation beyond price-earnings ratios and credit spreads, JPMorgan strategists led by John Normand wrote in a note Friday. Few markets […]

Last year hit fashion like a ton of bricks. But, in many ways, it was a more balanced year than we’ve ever had. Newton’s Third Law of Motion was in full effect: that is, for every action, there was an equal and opposite reaction. We had been riding high for decades, with little consequence. Last year showed us the reality […]

The military of Myanmar said it would be taking control of the country for the next year. Earlier on Monday, several top government officials, including Aun San Suu Kyi and president Win Myint, were rounded up. Global diplomatic leaders are expressing outrage and dismay at the move.  Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Myanmar’s military announced on Monday that […]

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares tried to rally on Monday as Wall Street continued to struggle with doubts about vaccine rollouts and economic recovery, while silver surged as newly empowered retail investors turned speculative eyes to precious metals.FILE PHOTO: A man stands on an overpass with an electronic board showing Shanghai and Shenzhen stock indexes, at the Lujiazui financial district […]

Melvin Capital Management, one of the hedge funds pilloried on social media message boards for its short-selling bets that GameStop shares would fall, lost 53 percent on its portfolio in January, a person familiar with the matter said. A principal reason was the huge losses the firm suffered when small investors bid up the stock of GameStop. The Wall Street […]