Annette Riedl | Picture Alliance | Getty Images WASHINGTON – The Trump administration confirmed reports on Sunday that a foreign government-backed group had carried out a cyber attack on the U.S. Treasury Department and part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. “The United States government is aware of these reports and we are taking all…

Imagine President-elect Biden faced with two doors that represent the Middle East dilemma he is facing. What he chooses will color his administration and have a historical impact on the most booby-trapped region of the world. One door is marked “Return to Obama’s Iran Nuclear Deal”. The other is called “Build On Trump’s Abraham Accord”.…

Thematic investments could leave room for expansion. After a year underscored by massive growth in thematic ETFs, this corner of the industry appears to be able to keep up in 2021 as investors look for tighter ways to play certain trends, two ETF analysts told CNBC’s “ETF” this week Edge “. One of the standout…

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an offer tabled by Texas and backed by President Donald Trump to attempt to reverse Joe Biden’s election victories in key swing states of Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The ruling dealt a death blow to Trump’s desperate and unsuccessful efforts to undo Biden’s planned victory at the electoral…

Still from the “The Mandalorian” series on Disney’s streaming service Disney +. Disney Disney’s four-hour Investor Day on Thursday was a sign of power. It is absurd to have people in front of screens for four hours to watch an investor day. The event had several breaks! But when Disney brought out show after show…

The Japan Exchange Group logo is displayed on a glass door at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) in Tokyo, Japan. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE – Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Friday as investors watched negotiations over additional fiscal stimulus in the US The South Korean Kospi index rose 1.21% while the…

[The stream is slated to start at 9 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] A panel from the Food and Drug Administration will meet Thursday to vote on whether to recommend Pfizer and BioNTech’s emergency approval of the coronavirus vaccine. Prior to voting by…

US stock index futures were slightly higher in overnight trading on Wednesday as investors continued to assess progress on additional stimulus measures and developments in the Covid-19 vaccine space. Futures contracts linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 45 points, or 0.14%, while S&P 500 futures rose 0.13%. The Nasdaq 100 futures were flat.…

LONDON – The Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine has a “distinct comparative advantage” over other leading candidates, according to the editor-in-chief of the medical journal The Lancet. It comes shortly after the vaccine candidate, made in collaboration between Oxford University and UK pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, was found safe and effective in a peer-reviewed article. The researchers…

US stock futures were unchanged in night trading Tuesday, building on recent strength that pushed key averages to record highs. Dow futures rose 34 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.12% and 0.1%, respectively. Fueling the rally is optimism about the launch of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in the UK on Tuesday. Hopes…