The restarts mean testing of two of the most advanced Covid-19 vaccines in development can get back on track after their testing had been sidetracked. The testing is crucial for regulators to evaluate whether the vaccines safely protect against the virus and should be given...
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Auto makers and banks drive European stocks higher as U.S. futures inch up after presidential debate
Well-received results from banks and automobile makers were helping to drive gains for European stocks on Friday, while flash purchasing managers index data revealed continued coronavirus pandemic-fueled struggles for the region. U.S. stock futures were modestly higher. The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, +0.71% rose...
European stocks decline for a third straight session and U.S. equity futures turn lower as stimulus watch continues
European stocks fell on Wednesday, with earnings news overshadowed by investor concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic’s spread in the region and stimulus progress in the U.S., with Wall Street equity futures also slipping into the red. Headed for a third straight losing session, the Stoxx...
Volunteers to Be Infected With Coronavirus in Vaccine-Effectiveness Trials in U.K.
LONDON—U.K. researchers plan to start infecting healthy volunteers with tightly controlled doses of the coronavirus in early 2021 in what they called a first-of-its-kind effort to more rapidly gauge the effectiveness of multiple vaccines against Covid-19. The plans for so-called human-challenge trials target 18- to...
Covid-19’s Global Divide: As West Reels, Asia Keeps Virus at Bay
While a surge in coronavirus infections is forcing U.S. states and European countries to shut down bars, open field hospitals and limit social gatherings to small groups of people, such measures are becoming distant memories in much of Asia. For months now, life across Asia,...
U.S. Stock Futures Rise Ahead of Stimulus Talks Deadline
U.S. stock futures ticked up ahead of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Tuesday deadline for Congress to reach an agreement on a spending package to support American households and businesses through the pandemic. Securities tied to the S&P 500 rose 0.6%, indicating that U.S. stocks may...
Moderna CEO Expects Covid-19 Vaccine Interim Results in November
Moderna Inc. MRNA -4.03% Chief Executive Stéphane Bancel said the federal government could authorize emergency use of the company’s experimental Covid-19 vaccine in December, if the company gets positive interim results in November from a large clinical trial. Mr. Bancel, speaking during The Wall Street...
One of the World’s Toughest Coronavirus Lockdowns Eases in Melbourne—by a Hair
MELBOURNE, Australia—After more than 100 days under one of the lengthiest and most stringent lockdowns in the world, residents of Australia’s second-largest city are getting a hard-earned reprieve—but the terms highlight the deep global divide over the need for lockdowns to combat the Covid-19 pandemic....
Pfizer Could Apply for Emergency Use of Covid-19 Vaccine by Late November
Pfizer Inc. PFE -0.84% said it could be ready to apply for emergency-use authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine by late November, assuming it receives positive efficacy and safety data from late-stage human trials, the first time it or any other leading Western vaccine developer provided...
United Airlines Hunkers Down for Long Air-Travel Drought
United Airlines Holdings Inc. UAL 0.99% said it is positioning itself to ride out a long downturn in air travel as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. It was a brutal summer for U.S. airlines. Rising infection rates triggered new travel restrictions across the country,...