Category: Policy

Goldman Sachs Forecasts Unemployment To Peak At 25%, Remain High For Next Two Years

Widespread unemployment could linger longer than expected and slow an economic recovery.

COVID-19, Georgia, and racial disparities: Do all lives still matter?

I learned to call Atlanta home after college. It was at Grady Memorial Hospital that I first shadowed doctors, and decided that I would go to medical school. Two and a half years into being an ATLien, I cried inconsolably because it was time to leave. …

Fauci: ‘We Might Have A Vaccine By The End Of The Year’

Dr. Fauci’s timeline would be one of the shortest in history for vaccine development.

Dow Closes Above 25,000 For First Time Since March

The S&P also broke above 3,000, its best close since March.

CNBC Anchors Andrew Ross Sorkin, Joe Kernen Clash Over Coronavirus Death Toll: ‘100,000 People Died, Joe!’

“All you did was try to help your friend the president,” Sorkin alleged of Kernen.

Half Of U.S. Adults Skipping Healthcare Amid Pandemic

Almost half of U.S. adults say they or someone in their home have “postponed or skipped medical care due to the coronavirus outbreak,” The Kaiser Family Foundation said in a new poll.

Zipline Drones Will Continuously Drop Supplies To Hospital In North Carolina

Granted a waiver to operate due to the coronavirus pandemic, the operation could define how drone delivery works in the U.S. Its usefulness hinges on just how valuable a few pound of air-dropped supplies can be.

SEC Cracks Down On Coronavirus Scams Thanks To An Army Of Whistleblowers

An increasing number of whistleblowers and tipsters are working with the SEC to help identify financial misconduct related to the coronavirus.

Here Are 13 Stocks That Both Hedge Funds And Mutual Funds Are Buying Up

Hedge funds and mutual funds both piled into healthcare stocks, but took opposite positions on energy and financials.

Dow Surges 500 Points As Investors Bet On A Coronavirus Vaccine Breakthrough

The S&P 500 closed above 3,000 for the first time since early March.