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Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) announced promising booster data Tuesday showing 94% efficacy for its COVID-19 vaccine when given after six months of the initial dose. In addition, the initial dose of the vaccine continued to provide consistent protection against the virus, including against the Delta variant, the company said in a statement. The latter news puts the vaccine in stark contrast to mRNA vaccines, which have shown waning immunity over time. Mathai Mammen, J&J’s global head of R&D, told… Source link

Stock futures opened little changed Thursday evening after a mixed session earlier, with investors digesting a slew of mixed economic data and its implications for monetary policy.  Contracts on the S&P 500 hugged the flat line. Earlier, both the blue-chip index and the Dow ended lower, coming off session lows by market close but failing to break into positive territory.  The latest set of U.S. economic data out Thursday painted a more upbeat than anticipated picture of the U.S. consumer…. Source link

Parents are shouldering a lot of the burden amid the student loan debt crisis, and a new report reveals which schools have left the highest number of indebted parents. The report by the Texas Public Policy Foundation — which uses new data released by the Department of Education (ED)’s College Scorecard to examine typical college Parent PLUS loan debt — contributes to a burgeoning trend of transparency that’s aimed at scrutinizing the cost of tuition. Parent PLUS loans are “almost like the… Source link

Stock futures traded slightly higher Wednesday evening to extend gains from a positive session earlier, with the three major indexes recovering from some heavy selling pressure earlier this month.  Contracts on the S&P 500 moved higher as the overnight session kicked off. Dow and Nasdaq futures also gained.  Traders are looking ahead to a set of key economic data on Thursday, which will show how solidly the consumer held up as the latest wave of the coronavirus spread across the U.S. The… Source link

Amid a major student loan debt crisis in the U.S., a new report by the Texas Public Policy Foundation found that some degrees cost tens of thousands of dollars more than others.  The report — which uses new data released by the Department of Education (ED)’s College Scorecard to examine typical college debt by credential and program — contributes to a burgeoning trend of transparency that’s aimed at scrutinizing the cost of tuition generally. The analysis “is really quite revolutionary… Source link

Stock futures opened higher Monday evening after a mixed session earlier, as traders awaited a highly anticipated new inflation report. Contracts on the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq were each slightly higher as the overnight session kicked off. During the regular trading day, the S&P 500 and Dow rose to each end five-session losing streaks, while the Nasdaq extended last week’s losses.  On Tuesday, traders are set to receive the Labor Department’s August consumer price index (CPI), which is likely… Source link

Google provided some user data to the government of Hong Kong last year, despite promising it would not process such data requests from authorities, according to the Hong Kong Free Press. The company told the news outlet it “produced some data” in response to three of the 43 requests it received from Hong Kong’s government. Two of the requests had to do with investigations into human trafficking and included search warrants, and a third was an emergency disclosure as part of a… Source link

Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte officially returned to nationwide menus on August 24 — and is already leading to a big boost in foot traffic before the official arrival of fall.   According to analytics platform Placer.ai, visits increased 3.5% during the week of August 23 compared to the same week in a particularly strong 2019 summer season. And foot traffic expanded 12.3% on a week-over-week basis.  Traffic continued to climb in the days that followed with an average increase of 14.9%… Source link

Stock futures traded sideways Wednesday evening as investors awaited more data on the labor market’s recovery, which will serve as crucial information in determining the path forward for the monetary policies underpinning risk assets over the past year. Contracts on the S&P 500 were little changed as the overnight session kicked off. Nasdaq futures also hovered near the flat line, after the index set an all-time high during Wednesday’s regular trading day. The indexes’ latest march to record… Source link

Russian internet company Yandex has, in cooperation with Moscow State University, launched a new programme of studies focused on data analytics and machine learning. Graduates of the data science programme are expected to work in leading IT companies and R&D entities. Source link