by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 31, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management, Technology
Facebook Inc raised its settlement offer by $100 million to $650 million related to a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected and stored biometric data for millions of users without their consent, the company said on Friday. The social media giant reached a $550...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 31, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Life, Pandemic
WASHINGTON: U.S. consumer spending increased for a second straight month in June, setting up consumption for a rebound in the third quarter, though the recovery could be limited by a resurgence in COVID-19 cases and the end of expanded unemployment benefits. Concerns...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 31, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Pandemic
CHICAGO: The first two COVID-19 vaccines to enter large-scale U.S. trials will not be tested in pregnant women this year, raising questions about how this vulnerable population will be protected from the coronavirus, researchers told Reuters. Moderna and Pfizer, which...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 31, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
Geneva: The WHO said Friday that coronavirus pandemic effects would be felt for decades as its emergency committee assessed the situation six months after sounding its top alarm over the outbreak. The novel coronavirus has killed nearly 675,000 people and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 31, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
Reinsurance company Swiss Re said on Friday the $2.5 billion in claims and reserves related to COVID-19 that it booked in the first half of the year would likely cover the bulk of its pandemic-related losses. The Zurich-based company, confirming figures...
