Up to 30% of all new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are now thought to be the result of the B.1.1.7 variant, a new strain of SARS-CoV-2 that is more transmissible and possibly more deadly. This comes from testimony from Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the …
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The first special purpose acquisition company from private-equity giant KKR & Co. Inc. opened flat in its debut session on Wednesday. KKR Acquisition Holdings I Corp. raised $1.2 billion in an upsized initial public offering that priced Tuesday after the market …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Oil slipped for a fourth day on Wednesday as concerns about weaker demand in Europe outweighed an industry report that showed U.S. crude inventories fell unexpectedly last week. FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates in the Permian …
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The continued rollout of COVID-19 vaccines bodes well for ridesharing app Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT), particularly as summer approaches, because it means more people will be traveling again. One analyst is so upbeat about Lyft’s prospects that he put its stock …
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Cryptocurrency prices have surged this year, with Bitcoin now up by around 90% since early January, trading at levels of around $55k currently. However, Bitcoin looks quite risky at current levels due to a couple of factors. With Covid-19 cases on the decline, …
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