Despite its early success with the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine, Israel is quickly heading for a third national lockdown as the virus spreads. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of his cabinet are blaming it on a faster spreading strain first detected in the United Kingdom last month. Israeli officials confirmed four cases of that
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The world’s largest movie theater chain is still about $550 million shy of its fundraising goal. On Tuesday, AMC CEO Adam Aron said the company had managed to raise just over $200 million of the $750 million it needs to fund cash requirements through then end of this year. “We need to raise more, but
Medical personnel is given the Pfizer-Biontech Covid-19 corona virus vaccine at the Favoriten Clinic in Vienna, Austria, on December 27, 2020 on the occasion of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 corona virus vaccine rollout. Georg Hochmuth | AFP | Getty Images The U.K.’s decision to delay giving people the second dose of a coronavirus vaccine is proving
The U.S. Covid vaccination effort is far behind original estimates. More than 15.4 million doses have been delivered to states, but only 4.5 million Americans have received their first shot according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Providence Hospital System, however, has defied the country’s slow rollout trend and has given the first
Wall Street on Monday labored through a tough day to open the new trading year, which prompted CNBC’s Jim Cramer to break down the top investing themes he’ll be watching in 2021. Investors should keep secular trends in mind because they are the best ways to approach a marketwide sell-off, the “Mad Money” host said
A medical worker holds a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vial on the first day that Orange County residents 65 and older are able to be vaccinated at a drive through site at the Orange County Convention Center on December 29, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. Paul Hennessy | NurPhoto | Getty Images Moderna is increasing its Covid-19
A passenger checks flight information on a board in the departures hall at Madrid Barajas airport. Paul Hanna | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — More than two decades of growth in airline passenger traffic were erased in 2020, a new report found. “The pandemic and its consequences wiped out 21 years of global passenger
A member of the New York Army National Guard hands out health forms to travelers at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. air travel hit its highest level on Saturday since mid-March, raising fears that the spike in holiday travel will
A man receives a nasal swab COVID-19 test at Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) amid a coronavirus surge in Southern California on December 22, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Three states across the U.S. have now identified cases of the new coronavirus strain in people
A Regal Cinemas movie theater stands at night on 42nd Street in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Amir Hamja | Bloomberg | Getty Images A lot has changed in the entertainment industry in 2020. With the surge in coronavirus cases has come an increased uneasiness from audiences, truncated theatrical windows and a