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Report: Countries, Companies Risk Billions in Race for Coronavirus Vaccine
“The crisis in the world is so big that each of us will have to take maximum risk now to put this disease to a stop,” said Paul Stoffels, chief scientific officer at Johnson & Johnson, which has partnered with the U.S. government on a $1 billion investment to speed development and production of its still-unproven vaccine. “If it fails,” Stoffels told Reuters, “it will be bad.”
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- North America
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- public health, vaccines
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Viewpoint: My Business Is ‘Essential.’ It Doesn’t Feel That Way.
The grocery check-out clerk, the child-care provider, and the gas-station attendant all have been asked to keep working in most places during the Covid-19 pandemic so that the police officer, the pilot, and the emergency-room nurse can get their jobs done.
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- Coronavirus
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- North America
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- employment
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Viewpoint: My Plan B for All the Big Corporate Bailout Proposals
At the heart of my Plan B bailout proposal is an intriguing and relatively new legal structure called a “benefit corporation.”
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- Coronavirus
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- North America
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Press Release: OpenInvest Closes $10.5 Million Series A1 Strategic Financing Round
The new strategic round of investment brings OpenInvest's total funding since launching in 2015 to $23.8 million and is expected to help accelerate their mission to power impact investing globally. According to estimates from The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, ESG investing has grown 38% in the last four years, with every major asset manager entering the market.
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- Investing, Technology
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- North America
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- ESG, impact investing
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Gates Foundation’s Efforts to Fight Coronavirus, Explained
The Gates Foundation has emerged as a leader in the coronavirus response.
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- Coronavirus
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- North America
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Viewpoint: Let FinTech Help Jumpstart The Economy
There is no doubt that the $2.2 trillion U.S. government stimulus package in the form of The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) will help deal with at least some of the economic consequences resulting from this pandemic crisis. The package includes unemployment benefits, loans to small businesses, $1,200 direct payments to individuals and a $500 billion Federal initiative to corporations. But there are several challenging issues with the administration of the CARES Act with which FinTech companies could prove extremely helpful, if given the opportunity to help.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- North America
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- fintech, public policy
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Press Release: Mastercard Commits $250 Million To Support Small Business’ Financial Security
As part of the commitment, the company will provide U.S. small business owners with access to necessary resources to help protect their business and their employees through free cyber vulnerability assessments and identity theft protection for the 28 million small businesses eligible to participate in the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program. Leveraging its data and insights, Mastercard will provide U.S. small business owners access to its Local Market Intelligence™ solution in order to help them understand consumer spending trends in their communities.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- North America
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- financial health
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Press Release: US SIF Foundation Opens 2020 Survey On US Sustainable And Impact Investing Trends
The internationally referenced Trends report provides data on the scope of sustainable investing by US asset managers and institutional investors as well as insights on the ESG issues they consider.
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- Investing
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- North America
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- ESG, impact investing