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China tosses more obstacles at WHO team investigating pandemic’s origin

Enlarge / Health workers in personal protection suits stand next to buses at a cordoned-off section of the international airport in Wuhan on January 14, 2021, following the arrival of a World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. (credit: Getty | NICOLAS ASFOURI ) Chinese authorities have held up two […]

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Despite COVID-19 lockdowns, American roads are getting much deadlier

Enlarge / The three months between July and September 2020 saw a massive rise in road deaths in the United States. (credit: Getty Images) American roads became significantly deadlier in 2020, according the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Although figures for the entire year won’t be available for some time, the NHTSA has calculated the […]

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Why Stimulus 3.0 + Impeachment 2.0 adds up to very little for investors

This is the web version of the Bull Sheet, Fortune’s no-BS daily newsletter on the markets. Sign up to receive it in your inbox here. Good morning, Bull Sheeters. Stocks and futures are little changed on Thursday despite reports the incoming Biden administration is planning a fresh round of stimulus spending, this one carrying a $2 […]

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The great digital acceleration

Good morning. I talked earlier this week with Jeff Lawson, co-founder and CEO of Twilio, the cloud communication platform that has seen its stock soar 5X since the pandemic and is now worth a whopping $59 billion dollars. Lawson has a new book out called Ask Your Developer, which argues that today, every company must be […]

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A COVID-19 nanoparticle vaccine: cost-effective and accessible

Medical News Bulletin | Health News and Medical Research – Daily Medical News, Health News, Clinical Trials And Clinical Research, Medical Technology, Fitness And Nutrition News–In One Place Scientists are currently developing a COVID-19 nanoparticle vaccine that only requires a single dose without the need for strict transport and storage conditions, unlike current approved and […]

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Drugmakers hit back at U.K. plan to delay the second dose of COVID vaccines

Global drugmakers added to doubts raised about Britain’s strategy for giving Covid-19 vaccines to as many people as possible in the shortest amount of time. Industry groups representing pharmaceutical companies in the U.S. and Europe on Wednesday joined the top medicines regulators in both markets in questioning any moves to alter the timing or dosage […]

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Who’s most trusted in this crisis? Business

Good morning. Public trust is in short supply these days. That’s a clear takeaway from last week’s events, and it’s also the finding of the annual Edelman Trust Barometer global survey, out this morning. Trust in governments has plummeted during the pandemic, and trust in media is at record lows. A clear majority of those responding—57%—“believe that […]

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Move over growth stocks. Here’s why investors are once again bullish on ETFs

Good morning. There’s little oxygen in these markets. Stocks are barely budging again on Wednesday as investors look ahead to the upcoming slate of earnings calls (Big Finance kick things off tomorrow) to see if this recovery trade has legs. In the meantime, all eyes are on Washington. Here’s the latest from the nation’s capital: […]