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Vax Manufacturers Make Combined $18.6 Billion So Far in 2021

Coronavirus vaccine sales projected to earn drug companies $60 billion by year's end.

Gas Prices Surge to Fresh 7-Year High

Gas prices have surged to a new seven-year high and while some experts predict predict they’ll come down soon, others expect more pain at the pump if crude oil prices rise.

The CDC Just Proved Milton Friedman Right (Again!)

The agency's 'temporary' eviction moratorium is a ticking time bomb that's getting bigger with every delay.

Private sector hiring slows sharply in July

ADP says US economy added 330,000 private-sector jobs in July.

Analysis Proves SARS-CoV-2 Lab Origin

An overly conservative Bayesian analysis shows beyond a reasonable doubt that SARS-CoV-2 is laboratory derived. There’s a 99.8% probability SARS-CoV-2 came from a laboratory and only a 0.2% likelihood it came from nature

The Labor Shortage Is Worse Than It Looks, and Help Is Not on the Way

For Fadi Achour, the general manager at Delta Hotels in suburban Detroit, September can’t come soon enough. He is operating with less than half his normal staff. Room service and overnight cleaning has been nixed. The restaurant has limited hours and a bare-bones menu.

Amazon Hit with Nearly $1B Fine as Stock Drops 8.1%, Bezos Loses $13.5B

Amazon hit with $887 million fine by European privacy watchdog as it sees $148 billion in market value wiped out after missing sales forecast—Bezos still world's richest person.

‘Recipes for Regulatory Corruption’: How CDC, NIH Pull in Millions From Licensing Deals, Including COVID-Related Technologies

Aggregated data for fiscal year 2020 show the NIH and CDC collected a combined $63.4 million in royalty revenues under a business model that allows the NIH to grant technology licenses to the private sector.

U.S. labor market recovery gaining steam; worker shortages an obstacle

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, while layoffs plunged to a 21-year low in June, suggesting the labor market recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic was gaining traction.

How the pandemic will reshape the job market

A shock to the job market as massive and as sustained as the coronavirus will leave lasting change — and damage — in its wake.

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