By Manojna Maddipatla and Manas Mishra (Reuters) – Moderna Inc said on Thursday it expects COVID-19 vaccine sales of $18.4 billion this year, above the $15 billion in sales forecast by Pfizer Inc for the only...
Wall Street finishes up as Fed’s Powell soothes inflation fears
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares on Wall Street ended higher on Wednesday, as a selloff in technology-related stocks eased and a rotation into cyclical shares continued after Federal Reserve...
Japan government to end state of emergency in five prefectures at end of month: Kyodo News
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government will end a state of emergency in five prefectures west of Tokyo at the end of this month, a week earlier than scheduled, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday. Osaka...
Stocks rise, bond yields too – despite central banker talk-down efforts
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks clawed back towards record highs on their third day of gains on Thursday as the dollar dropped to a three-year low, after top Federal Reserve and European Central Bank...
Pfizer-BioNTech testing booster of their COVID-19 vaccine in new trial
By Michael Erman (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Thursday they are testing a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine to better understand the immune response against new variants of the virus. They are...
U.S. Secretary of State, Mexico’s foreign minister to talk Friday
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Mexico’s foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard will hold a virtual meeting on Friday morning, Mexico’s foreign ministry said in a statement...
Klaebo leads Norway’s sprint clean sweep, Sundling wins for Sweden
OBERSTDORF, Germany (Reuters) – Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo led a stunning clean sweep of the individual sprint medals for Norway at the FIS Nordic Skiing World Championships on Thursday, and Jonna Sundling of Sweden...