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How Covid’s Toll Compares With Other Things That Kill Us
At 500,000 and counting, U.S. Covid fatalities are now a lot higher than annual deaths from most of those other…
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IBM Expands Hybrid Cloud Service, Targeting Banks, Health Care
(Bloomberg) — International Business Machines Corp. has publicly released its hybrid cloud service, furthering its plan to pivot the business…
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J&J’s Covid Vaccine Could Protect Millions — If People Take It
(Bloomberg) — Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine could protect millions more Americans from contracting the coronavirus. The key will be…
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Teacher Vaccine Eligibility Expands in States Where Supply Lags
(Bloomberg) — Within weeks, teachers in most U.S. states will be eligible for Covid-19 vaccines. It’s unclear whether school openings…
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Private Equity Has $300 Billion War Chest for Covid-Hit Property
(Bloomberg) — Real-estate bosses at Blackstone Group Inc. quietly smiled when Britain’s biggest-selling tabloid unwittingly endorsed their largest European real…
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U.K. Mortgage Approvals Ease as End of Tax Relief Approaches
(Bloomberg) — U.K. mortgage approvals dipped in January as the end of a tax cut on property purchases approached. Banks…
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Wall Street Forecasts for U.S. Economy Depend on Services Hiring
(Bloomberg) — Wall Street’s most bullish economic forecasts hang on a simple prediction: everybody will flood back soon to their…
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Biden Putting Tech, Not Troops, at Center of U.S.-China Strategy
(Bloomberg) — The Biden administration is moving to put semiconductors, artificial intelligence and next-generation networks at the heart of U.S.…
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Chinese Scientists Find New Strains of African Swine Fever Virus
Chinese scientists have discovered new strains of African swine fever that are milder but highly transmissible, complicating efforts to control…
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Want Fries With That Recovery? Why Services Are Key to Economy
(Bloomberg) — Wall Street’s most bullish economic forecasts hang on a simple prediction: everybody will flood back soon to their…
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How Past Vaccine Races Can Help Win This One
(Bloomberg Opinion) — “The vaccine works. It is safe, effective, and potent.” In 1955, those were the words that told…
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J&J Gets Initial U.S. Approval; CDC Issues Warning: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine won the backing of a panel of U.S. government advisers, paving the…
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Will the 2021 Earnings Bonanza Really Happen?
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Fourth-quarter earnings are just about over, which means investors can officially turn their attention to 2021, a…
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Why Texas Broke: The Crisis That Sank the State Has No Easy Fix
(Bloomberg Businessweek) — The Houston skyline was lit pink for Valentine’s Day. It was cold—really cold, at least by the…
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Bond Rout Shows Risk of Uneven Recovery in World’s Top Economies
(Bloomberg) — The U.S. economy appears primed to recover from the Covid-19 slump much faster than others, causing havoc on…
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Is News of U.S. Virus Variants Too Much, Too Soon?
(Bloomberg) — While the U.S. has focused on SARS-CoV-2 variants arriving from across the globe, homegrown strains reported to be…
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California Deaths Hit 50,000; NYC School Cases Low: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden said the federal government will distribute Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine as fast as the company…
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Airbnb Revenue Beats Estimates, Showing Demand Amid Covid Surge
(Bloomberg) — Airbnb Inc. reported revenue in the fourth quarter that blitzed analysts’ estimates, benefiting as people traveled over the…
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Junk Bonds With Low Yields? Here’s Why They’re Hot
(Bloomberg) — High-yield bonds that don’t pay very much? Sounds like an oxymoron, or maybe unwise. But investors are pouring…
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Biden Team Pressing Taiwan, Allies on Auto Chip Shortfall
(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden’s top economic adviser, Brian Deese, has sought the Taiwanese government’s help resolving a global semiconductor…
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U.K. Sanctuary Offer for Hong Kong Activists Is Great If You Can Afford It
(Bloomberg) — In August 2019, Sophia’s hip was broken in clashes with Hong Kong police during a protest against China’s…
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Shot Hailed as Super Effective; J&J Gets Big Win: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — The shot made by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE was overwhelmingly effective against the virus in a study,…
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AstraZeneca Hopes New Data Gets Its Covid Vaccine Back on Track
(Bloomberg Businessweek) — Tens of millions of people around the world are desperately trying to get their hands on a…
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South Africa Budgets to Provide Free Coronavirus Vaccines
(Bloomberg) — South Africa’s National Treasury said it’s set aside sufficient funds to provide free coronavirus vaccines to all those…
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Vaccine Fears Are Crippling China’s Covid Fight
(Bloomberg Opinion) — In December, China announced that it planned to inoculate 50 million people against Covid-19 by Feb. 11. Although…
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Luxury Ride-Hailing App Pivots to Middle East as Lockdowns Bite
(Bloomberg) — A luxury ride-hailing app operating in Moscow, London and Paris is expanding into the Middle East as a…
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Fauci Hints at Relaxed Rules; U.K. Airlines Soar: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, suggested that the U.S. may soon issue guidance easing public…
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Her Husband Got Covid-19. She’s Suing His Employer.
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Suppose your spouse gets Covid-19 at work — and you get it from your spouse. Can you sue your…
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The Bird Flu Virus That Has Infected People in Russia
(Bloomberg) — New strains of influenza are constantly emerging. Although the virus is associated with winter epidemics of respiratory disease…
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Even the World’s Most-Vaccinated Economy Faces a Tough Reopening
(Bloomberg) — As the world waits for a vaccine-driven return to normal, Israel is showing what a long and arduous…
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U.S. Tops 500,000 Deaths; Mumbai Lockdown Threat: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — A half-million Americans are dead as a result of the novel coronavirus that first hit U.S. shores just…
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U.S. Exceeds 500,000 Deaths; U.K. Has Opening Plan: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — A half-million Americans are now dead as a result of the novel coronavirus that first hit U.S. shores…
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How Good Is the Israeli Pfizer Vaccine News?
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Sam Fazeli, a Bloomberg Opinion contributor who covers the pharmaceutical industry for Bloomberg Intelligence, answered questions about preliminary research…
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How Eric Adams Would Run New York
(Bloomberg Opinion) — HOWARD WOLFSON: Let me start with the personal, if I could, because we have readers who may…
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Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Plan Enters Three-Week Congress Dash
(Bloomberg) — Democrats begin the final push for President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill this week, dropping any pretense…
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U.S. Nears 500,000 Deaths; England Schools to Open: Virus Update
The U.S. is poised to reach 500,000 Covid-19 deaths, almost a year after the first was reported. Anthony Fauci, the…
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The Big Question: Can the World Learn to Live With Covid?
(Bloomberg Opinion) — This is one of a series of interviews by Bloomberg Opinion columnists on how to solve today’s…
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U.K. to Give Shots to All Adults; N.Y. Deaths Drop: Virus Update
The U.K. will offer vaccines to all adults by the end of July and everyone over 50 by mid-April as…
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Texas Airlifts Water With Ice Covering Roads: Energy Update
(Bloomberg) — The Texas power grid has returned to normal operations as a historic cold blast eases, but the impact…
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No Reprieve for Toronto as Tight Lockdown Extended to March
(Bloomberg) — Ontario’s government has scrapped plans to allow more businesses to reopen in Toronto after city officials warned it…
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Should Olympians Be Next in Line for Vaccines?
(Bloomberg Opinion) — Should young, healthy Olympic athletes receive priority for Covid-19 vaccines? The Indian government thinks so. With its…
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