BioNTech SE (BNTX) and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) announced Monday a strategic partnership to advance mRNA-based vaccine candidates with the development of BNT166 for the prevention of mpox (formerly monkeypox) mpox, caused by a member of the Orthopoxvirus viral family, is an infectious disease that can lead to severe, life-threatening complications. CEPI will provide funding of up […]

Amazon.com, Inc.’s Prime Big Deal Days are here on October 10 and 11, offering Early Holiday Deals exclusively for Prime members. Beginning on October 10 at 3 a.m. EDT, Prime members can start their shopping early this upcoming season. Along with the United States, Prime Big Deal Days are available in 18 other countries, such as Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, […]

Thousands of victims who bought pre-paid funeral plans from companies that then folded after rules were tightened last year are still waiting to hear about the fate of their money. But recent inquiries Crusader has received indicate that confusion remains among some customers, leading to misguidedly high expectations about what they will get back.  Regulation of pre-paid plans was introduced […]

Auditors seem to have developed a heightened sense of risk and are not content to tick the boxes and sign the papers. On January 7, 2009, when B Ramalinga Raju resigned as the chief executive officer of Satyam Computer Services after admitting to fraud, he set in motion a series of acts by regulators to clean up corporate governance in […]

According to figures recently published by the The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an estimated 42,939 Americans died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2022. That figure is just shy of the previous year’s 42,939, which was the highest figure in more than a decade. Through the first quarter of this year, 9,330 Americans died on the road. Not all […]

Private players continued to show strong momentum in the life insurance individual new business segment during August, 2023. On an aggregate, the industry registered 14 per cent growth year-on-year (Y-o-Y) compared to 15 per cent in July ‘23. Private players were up 21 per cent Y-o-Y, up from 16 per cent Y-o-Y in July ‘23, while public insurers’ growth was […]

The change in debt fund taxation is seen as boosting the demand for hybrid funds. It is no surprise then that asset management companies (AMCs) have launched a raft of new products in the multi-asset category. However, they seem to be divided on the asset mix and approach. The multi-asset space, which provides fund houses ample scope to innovate, has […]

A bill that would make striking workers in California eligible to receive up to $450 a week in unemployment insurance benefits passed in the state Senate on Thursday by a vote of 27-12. Senate Bill 799, which passed in the state Assembly last month, now heads to the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who can either sign it into law […]

Megyn Kelly interviewed former President Donald Trump on her SiriusXM show on Thursday, a sitdown in in which she challenged him a bit on one of his criminal cases and some other issues. But as would be expected, she largely kept the 60 or so minutes as friendly territory for the former Celebrity Apprentice host. At one point, the topic […]

Newspaper coverage of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé is about to get even bigger, with Gannett this week posting job listings for dedicated reporters for each of the artists at USA Today and The Tennessean. The announcements by the largest newspaper chain in the United States have struck a false note with some in the media. The job description for “Taylor […]