Graham tears up Amazon for offering Biden vaccine help: ‘it’s disgusting’ if they refuse to help Trump

[ad_1] If Amazon has chosen not to help the Trump administration distribute the coronavirus vaccine across America, it is “disgusting,” Senator Lindsey Graham, RS.C. “I don’t know what kind of responsibility you would have, but let’s ask ourselves this: Is Jeff Bezos friends with the Democratic cause? Yes, he owns the Washington Post,” Graham told … Read more

Who won the $ 731 million Powerball?

[ad_1] Someone in Maryland is suddenly richer by $ 731 million. A jackpot-winning Powerball ticket was sold at a convenience store in Lonaconing, Md., An unlucky former mining town in the virus-stricken northwest corner of the state. The ticket matched all six numbers in Wednesday night’s Powerball draw. The $ 731.1 million jackpot is the … Read more

Instacart sacks 1,900 workers, including 10 who have formed a union

[ad_1] In the blog post referring to the layoffs, the company said it had tested new workflows with its business partners. One of these is called Partner Pick. With Partner Pick, grocery store employees, instead of Instacart buyers, use the company’s technology stack to prepare customer orders. “As a result of some grocers transitioning to … Read more

United CFO says financial impact of Covid was worse than worst-case scenario: ‘We weren’t even close’

[ad_1] Companies and analysts regularly model their disaster behavior, stress testing to see how they would react to formulate a plan – just in case. During United Airlines (UAL) earnings call on Thursday, the company showed just how flawed some of these models can be. Describing the company’s losses – an adjusted pre-tax loss of … Read more

The timing of the second Covid vaccine does not need to be exact. Get it, experts say.

[ad_1] The slow rollout of Covid-19 vaccines – including delayed deliveries, states receiving fewer doses than expected, and difficulty scheduling appointments – has led to dismay that people cannot receive their second dose in the prescribed period of 21 or 28 days. While potentially worrying, public health experts across the country say there is no … Read more

Google will start paying license fees to French partners

[ad_1] Photo: Alastair pike (Getty Images) On Thursday, the French authorities finally accomplished the impossible: to make Google agree to pay media outlets for the license fees they spent more than half a decade beg. The decision came after “several months of negotiations” with the French competition authority ordered the tech giant began negotiating licensing … Read more

Why Moderna shoots higher today

[ad_1] What happened Coronavirus stock Modern (NASDAQ: ARNM) rose nearly 8% Thursday by mid-afternoon. Two pieces of information about the company’s coronavirus vaccine appear to support the rise. So what The first is Moderna’s announcement that participant assay has started in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial for mRNA-1273 in Japan. This study, conducted by a … Read more

Intel shares rise after early earnings release

[ad_1] The shares of Intel Corp. rebounded to close higher in the closing minutes of trading on Thursday after the chipmaker unexpectedly released quarterly results before the end of the trading session. Intel INTC, + 6.46% shares rebounded to close 6.5% higher at $ 62.46 after posting holiday sales and outlook that beat expectations, and … Read more

American Airlines opens door-to-door wine delivery service

[ad_1] The company said Thursday that a new program – called American Airlines Flagship Cellars – would give customers a chance to buy wine by the bottle, at ‘organized’ personalized crates, or through a monthly subscription plan that costs $ 99. $ per month. American Airlines’ one-bottle wine deals range from around $ 13 to … Read more

IBM earnings in the fourth quarter of 2020

[ad_1] SVP and IBM Research Director Arvind Krishna speaks onstage at the 2016 Wired Business Conference in New York City on June 16, 2016. Brian Ach | Getty Images IBM shares fell 6% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company reported fourth-quarter revenue lower than analysts’ expectations. Here’s how IBM performed: Earnings: $ 2.07 … Read more