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Behind AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 Vaccine Stumble

AstraZeneca’s CEO promised more shots, at a lower price, than competitors, but now faces criticism from the EU for a production shortfall.

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Robinhood, Other Brokerages Restrict Trading on GameStop, AMC

Popular online brokerages restricted trading in some highflying stocks, sapping some of the euphoria around shares of companies that individual investors have sent skyrocketing undefinedin recent days.

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Apple’s iPhone 12 Helped Deliver a Record $111.4 Billion Quarter

Apple finished 2020 with its most profitable quarter ever, fueled by an uptick in higher-end iPhone sales and a pandemic-induced surge in demand for its laptops and tablets.

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GameStop Mania Reveals Power Shift on Wall Street—and the Pros Are Reeling

Internet-fueled amateurs are gathering on platforms like Reddit, Discord, Facebook and Twitter, encouraging each other to pile into stocks, bragging about their gains and, at times, intentionally banding together to intensify losses among professional traders. “I didn’t realize it was this cult-like.”

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New Playbook for Covid-19 Protection Emerges After Year of Study, Missteps

Mask-wearing, good air flow and frequent rapid tests are more important than surface cleaning, temperature checks and plexiglass. Scientists say America needs to double down on protection protocols as potentially more-contagious coronavirus variants take hold and vaccines are slow to roll out.

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Most Republican Senators Reject Constitutionality of Trump Impeachment

Nearly all Senate Republicans voted to endorse the idea that impeachment proceedings against former President Donald Trump are unconstitutional, a blow to Democrats’ hopes of recruiting significant GOP support for conviction in the trial.

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Facebook and Amazon Boosted Lobbying Spending in 2020

Facebook and Amazon boosted their federal lobbying expenditures last year as Big Tech braced for a new administration in the White House and new scrutiny of their business practices.

The Wall Street Journal |  | Fuente original