Archives for Monday, November 16, 2020

(Kristinn Taylor) The world reacted with great optimism at the news announced Monday morning that test subjects given a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer had 90 percent fewer symptomatic infections of the China coronavirus than those given a placebo. For example, the Dow Jones stock market index jumped over three percent in value Monday morning on the news. (CNBC reported: “The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 1,100 points higher, or 3.9% and hit an all-time high. At its session high, the 30-stock average was up nearly 5.7%, or more than 1,600 points.”)