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Pfizer PFE earnings Q2 2021
A person walks past the Pfizer building in New York City, March 2, 2021. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Pfizer said Wednesday it is raising the 2021 sales forecast of its Covid-19 vaccine to $33.5 billion from $26 billion, as the delta variant spreads and scientists debate whether people will need booster shots. In releasing its…
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McDonald’s (MCD) Q3 2021 revenue
People wear protective face masks in front of McDonald’s in Union Square as the city resumes Phase 4 reopening following restrictions imposed in New York City on July 30, 2020 to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Noam Galai | Getty Images McDonald’s is expected to announce its third quarter results before the bell on…
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Simone Biles withdraws from crew gymnastics as Russians defeat US
Russian gymnasts upset the U.S. Olympic team in Tokyo on Tuesday after American superstar Simone Biles withdrew from the competition. Biles, the reigning all-around Olympic gold medalist and one of the faces of the American contingent in Japan, left the team final after a disappointing vault performance with what USA Gymnastics called “a medical issue.”…
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Yung Child Tate calls out Guapdad 4000 on Twitter
Nobody likes to be rejected by someone they want to be in a relationship with. There are several ways to deal with a rejection, but getting rejected on national television has a different effect. “Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta” was the name of the game on Twitter yesterday after the show aired. Viewers discussed a…
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Liz Cheney breaks into GOP colleagues McCarthy, Scalise and Elise Stefanik
As dire as the events of 1/6 were, the vast majority of Republican lawmakers want people to forget. A few GOP congressmen were willing to look into the matter. Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney both accepted Nancy Pelosis’ invitation to participate in the 1/6 panel. And for their service to their country, they have been…
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Walmart sells e-commerce know-how to smaller retailers
Just as Amazon Web Services is the profit center that powers many of Amazon’s other businesses, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon has been increasingly interested in expanding his company’s profit pools beyond its core retail business. Starting Wednesday, small and medium-sized retailers will be able to acquire technology developed by Walmart that enables shoppers to purchase…
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Hong Kong’s Hold Seng Index extends losses after two days of defeat
SINGAPORE – Asia Pacific stocks were lower in trading Wednesday morning, with Hong Kong stocks struggling to recover from a two-day loss. In Wednesday morning trade, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 0.28% after rising more than 1% earlier. This was followed by a decline of more than 8% in two days earlier this week,…
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See the Second Simone Biles Pulled Out of Workforce Competitors at Olympics
Simone Biles‘ fans are finally getting to see her one and only rotation at the gymnastics team final of the Tokyo Olympics. Biles competed in just one rotation, on vault, before walking off the floor due to a “medical issue,” USA Gymnastics announced on Tuesday, July 27. The four-time gold medalist, who has said she feels “the weight…
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Third Covid shot could also be manner round masking, says Dr. Peter Hotez
Dr. Peter Hotez told CNBC that while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new Covid masking guidelines are “absolutely” necessary to battle the delta variant and surging cases, there might be an alternative to wearing masks indoors again. “There is potentially a way to get around it, and it may be that third immunization,”…
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“You are higher in the proper headspace or actually dangerous issues are going to occur” – Shannon Miller on Simone Biles’ exit
Shannon Miller, the most decorated U.S. gymnast in Olympic history, provided a perspective only another gymnast could give when it came to Simone Biles’ decision to retire from the team final on Tuesday for psychological reasons. “What I think is really important here is that you have Simone who clearly knew something was wrong, and…
