Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, shopping has witnessed a tremendous transformation. For instance, in March 2020, apps related to grocery delivery witnessed the highest number of downloads. In April, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) Grocery ousted Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) as the leading app on both the App Store & Google Play. Although restrictions placed to control the spread of […]
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Trip Segment Values for Uber, Lyft Endure Rising Nationwide Amongst Motorist Scarcity
Summoning a trip is turning out to be progressively costly for customers. As ride-share companies like Uber (NYSE:UBER) and Lyft battle driver scarcities, fees for trips have skewered 40% countrywide, rendering to statistics from Rakuten. The upwelling is striking big cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago particularly stiff. Industry forecasters say that with […]
DYAI’s C1 Technology May be Key in the Race to Vaccine-Induced Herd Immunity
Dyadic International Inc (NASDAQ:DYAI) is in an interesting position, being one of the very few names in the anti-Covid space that offer a new path that isn’t simply a reproduction or tie-in to the big pharma game right now. DYAI has a new approach that isn’t new-age quote-unquote “science”, but a powerful new potential solution […]
United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) And Delta Air Lines, Inc (NYSE:DAL) Pave the way for Travelers To Move To European Destinations
United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UAL) and Delta Air Lines, Inc (NYSE:DAL) will embark on their flights to Greece and Iceland. United Airlines starts its operations in July, moving U.S. tourists abroad. The announcement inspires hope among all tourists that have been longing to spend their summer in three European destinations. The only requirement is that […]
DYAI in Focus: Upstart Vaccine Maker Says has Faster Way to Vaccinate the World (AZN, MRNA, NVAX, PFE, JNJ, BNTX)
Imagine 100 people gathered in a large room. Now imagine that some of them have symptomatic Covid-19. Not a great situation. But now imagine that you had a magic instant-effect vaccine pill machine in the room. As you start to hand out the pills, you can sense the feel of the room starting to loosen […]
Regular Allows Moderna Inc (NASDAQ:MRNA) To Fill About 15 Doses Per Vaccine Vial
Moderna will start speeding up its COVID-19 vaccine output after getting a nod from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The company swings into action, filling each vial with about 15 doses. The United States is concerned about spreading the deadly virus and channeling resources to support rapid immunization activities. The nod The drug […]
Is Dyadic International Inc (NASDAQ:DYAI) the Key to Scaling Up Global Access to a Viable Covid-19 Vaccine? (NVAX, MRNA, PFE, AZN)
While the pandemic feels “almost over” on many levels, experts believe the fundamental driver – a rapidly mutating coronavirus pathogen with uniquely formidable qualities – is likely, and unfortunately, here to stay as an endemic feature of the human microbiome going forward. In other words, Covid-19 is going to be with us for the long […]
Breaking: Stocks Running on Virus Testing News (TMO, ALST, LH)
Yesterday was a rough day for risk assets after Germany announced an Easter lockdown to avoid a new acceleration in Covid-19 cases and deaths. The measures are a response to recent worrying signs of trouble in the EU in terms of vaccine distribution. New variants and unexpected case increases have everyone back on alert. In […]
PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) To Grasp A 19B Opportunity In The In-Store Contactless Payments Space
PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) has always aspired to remain at the top of its game, and that is why it has always taken advantage of any opportunity that comes its way. The business sees a great opportunity in the in-store contactless payments and is currently strategizing to seize a $19 billion opportunity. This company discloses […]
Stocks for the Pandemic Long Haul (FLGT, ALST, HOLX)
Scientists are beginning to arrive at the notion that the fight with Covid-19 is not a short raging battle that will be over by summer 2021 but a long-term war that will be waged for many years to come, with a constant need for PPE, testing, vaccine rejiggering, specialized air filtration solutions, and other ‘coping’ […]
Virus Testing Stocks Heat Up (HOLX, ALST, PKI)
While vaccines are on the way and case numbers have started to move in the right direction, signaling the waning of the pandemic crisis, COVID-19 isn’t going anywhere. Unfortunately, it will be with us in some form for quite some time. While we can potentially get fatalities down to under the seasonal flu over time, […]
Novartis (NYSE:NVS) Enters Agreement For Manufacture Of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) And BioNTech’s (NASDAQ:BNTX) mRNA Vaccine
Novartis (NYSE:NVS) has entered an initial agreement with Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) for manufacturing support to boost production of their mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to help address supply shortages. This is an example of an unlikely collaboration between big pharmaceutical companies geared at the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Novartis signs vaccine manufacturing […]
The Big Picture for Virus Testing Stocks (FLGT, ALST, CODX)
The good news is that the end of the pandemic is in sight. The bad news is that it may never really be over. Even after we achieve the big goal of vaccine-induced herd immunity in the developed world, the pandemic will fester and mutate and hide out in the emerging world, continuously threatening from […]
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) And BioNTech’s (NASDAQ:BNTX) COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe, Says WHO
The World Health Organisation has said that the Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) vaccine is safe for the elderly despite reports of deaths in Norway. WHO said that the deaths are not attributed to the vaccine and urged vaccination with the vaccine to continue. WHO says Pfizer vaccine is safe On Friday, WHO […]
Virus Plays in Focus as 2021 Gets in Gear (NVAX, HALB, MRNA)
The re-opening narrative is dominating activity in the market and governs decisions being made in the business economy, and with good reason. Perhaps never before has so much value been tied to such a singular and distinct dynamic. That naturally defines the value proposition of companies working to provide those solutions. With vaccines a powerful […]
