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Would you rent a car from a stranger? With rental prices sky high, car-sharing companies get a boost.

Rental car companies sold hundreds of thousands of vehicles after the pandemic hit. Now there's a shortage of vehicles, and higher rental prices. Some travelers are trying peer-to-peer rental services that wo.....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneMay 7th, 2021

Why Amazon Stock Has A Lot Of Room To Go Higher

Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) has a lot of room to go higher, chief market strategist for Lido Advisors Gina Sanchez said Wednesday on CNBC's "Trading Nation." Amazon is a staple in the Lido Advisors portfolio, Sanchez told CNBC. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaMay 5th, 2021

Market Snapshot: Dow, S&P 500 book gains to kick off May as investors focus on supply-chain bottlenecks, Fed talk

Stocks finish mostly higher Monday, despite weaker-than-expected manufacturing data as the recovery from the COVID pandemic puts pressure on prices, supply chains......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 3rd, 2021

Market Snapshot: Dow, S&P 500 on pace to start May with gains as investors focus on supply-chain bottlenecks, Fed

Stocks trade mostly higher Monday afternoon, despite weaker-than-expected manufacturing data as the recovery from the COVID pandemic puts pressure on prices, supply chains......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 3rd, 2021

Market Snapshot: Dow futures rise to kick off May

U.S. stocks on Monday are seen trading higher to start the week and new month as evidence mounts that American corporations are rebounding from the deadly COVID pandemic, portending a strong bounce for the overall economy in the second half of 2021......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 3rd, 2021

Market Snapshot: Dow futures rise around 200 points to start May trade

U.S. stocks on Monday are seen trading higher to start the week and new month as evidence mounts that American corporations are rebounding from the deadly COVID pandemic, portending a strong bounce for the overall economy in the second half of 2021......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 3rd, 2021

"It"s not a fad": University City remains a development hotbed, even during a pandemic

Developers have joined higher ed and medical anchors in a building boom that's seen $5 billion of construction in the last decade – with billions more in the pipeline......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 29th, 2021

Dispatches from a Pandemic: Letter from India: ‘Trucks carrying oxygen cylinders are being waylaid and looted’

Letter from India: ‘We live in mortal fear of COVID-19. Every citizen is at risk from these new variants.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 29th, 2021

US weekly jobless claims dip to new pandemic-era low of 553,000 as recovery pushes forward

Continuing claims, which count Americans receiving unemployment benefits, edged higher to 3.66 million for the week that ended on April 17. Nick Oxford.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 29th, 2021

Wing night specials scarce as restaurants face tight supply, higher prices for the takeout-friendly comfort food

Chicken wings, a popular comfort food during the COVID-19 pandemic, are in short supply, forcing some restaurants to call off wing night specials and co.....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneApr 28th, 2021

The pandemic has changed hiring. These are the traits recruiters are looking for

Hiring managers say the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the traits they’re looking for in job candidates, and they’re prizing potential hires who are self-sufficient. About 94% of hiring managers told talent acquisition firm PeopleScout.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 23rd, 2021

Metals Stocks: Gold prices gain, aim for roughly 2-month high as COVID’s rise rattles market

Gold futures trades slightly higher Wednesday, partly supported by unease in markets over a rise in cases of COVID-19 from more transmissible variants, especially in Asia and Latin America, that could hurt the world economic rebound from the pandemic......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 21st, 2021

Dispatches from a Pandemic: The public’s expectation of perfection: Risk of blood clot from Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is 0.00009%

‘It’s the same perceptual problem when we blindly drive to the airport texting, yet worry about the airplane.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 19th, 2021

Dispatches from a Pandemic: The expectation of perfection: Risk of blood clot from Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is 0.00009%

‘It’s the same perceptual problem when we blindly drive to the airport texting, yet worry about the airplane.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 17th, 2021

: Getting COVID creates far higher risk of rare blood clots than vaccines, Oxford study finds

A new study from researchers at Oxford University has found that people who contract COVID-19 are at far higher risk of developing blood clots than people who receive COVID-19 vaccines, further bolstering the case for vaccine use......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 17th, 2021

Gold futures trade higher after jobless claims falls to pandemic low

Contracts for gold on Thursday were trading solidly higher after reports on the U.S.s economic recovery from the COVID pandemic. U.S. retail sales minus autos & gas rose 8.2% in March and U.S. initial jobl.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 15th, 2021

Dispatches from a Pandemic: Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca sagas illustrate strength of COVID-19 strategy: ‘It was a wise decision to spread the risk’

‘Factories can be hit by a hurricane, run out of a supply, or be hit by contamination that forces them to shut down.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 15th, 2021

Dispatches from a Pandemic: What Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca’s problems reveal about the COVID-19 mass-vaccination campaign

‘It was a wise decision to spread the risk. Factories can be hit by a hurricane, run out of a supply, or be hit by contamination that forces them to shut down.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 14th, 2021

Dispatches from a Pandemic: Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca problems are not unexpected — it would be more unusual to have NO vaccine problems

‘It was a wise decision to spread the risk. Factories can be hit by a hurricane, run out of a supply, or be hit by contamination that forces them to shut down.’.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 14th, 2021

Dispatches from a Pandemic: ‘It was a wise decision to spread the risk’: Johnson & Johnson saga reveals vulnerabilities in COVID-19 vaccine strategy

“It’s still a race between the variants and the vaccine,” said Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the John Hopkins Center for Health Security......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 14th, 2021