World oil prices of reference brands continue to rise on the news of the victory of the Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the US presidential election and information on the success of tests of the vaccine from COVID-19 of the American company Pfizer Inc. and German BioNTech. This is evidenced by trading data on Wednesday, November 11.
Thus, January futures for Brent on the London Stock Exchange ICE Futures rose by $ 1.09 (2.50%) – to $ 44.70 per barrel. Following the results of trading on Tuesday, these contracts rose by $ 1.21 (2.9%).
The price of futures for WTI in December in an electronic session on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) rose by $ 1.05 (2.54%) – to $ 42.41 per barrel.
The spread between the current contracts for the Brent and WTI brands is $ 2.29 in favor of Brent.
Oil prices continue to rise, despite the fact that the incidence of coronavirus continues to rise, both in Europe and in the United States, and new restrictive measures are being introduced.
“The dizzying rise in interest in risk over the past few days is linked to hopes for the future, but not to the current reality, where the coronavirus situation is deteriorating on both sides of the Atlantic,” Bloomberg quoted Vanda Insights founder Vandana Hari.
Shares of Pfizer and BioNTech fell 1.74% and 2% (respectively) on Thursday amid news that companies will deliver half of their planned number of vaccines against COVID-19 in 2020. On November 20, Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech applied to the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) for permission to use their vaccine in an […]
The American company Pfizer and the German BioNTech have applied to the European Medicines Agency for registration of their coronavirus vaccine. The announcement was published on the BioNTech website. “On Monday, November 30, Pfizer and BioNTech filed a formal application with the European Medicines Agency for a conditional authorization to use their COVID-19 candidate vaccine […]
The British government hopes that in the coming weeks the relevant authorities of the country will register two vaccines against coronavirus. Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister announced it in an interview with Sky News on Monday, November 30. “So far, no vaccine has been approved for use by the Medicines and Medical Devices Agency. However, […]
The vaccine, developed by biotechnology company Moderna, is effective in 94.5% of cases. This result was shown by the intermediate results of the third phase of clinical trials, the company said. On this news, Moderna shares went up. In the pre-market, the company’s quoting rose by more than 18%, rising above $ 105 per share. […]
If coronavirus vaccines become widely available and help restore international trade and economic growth, the dollar is likely to fall by 20% in 2021. Bloomberg reports that this forecast was made by Citigroup Bank. If the forecast comes true, it will be a record drop since 1985, when the DXY index fell by 18.5% over […]
Reuters reported, In Switzerland, the procedure of accelerated testing of Moderna vaccine has started. This will allow to approve the drug if it passes all clinical trials. “Swissmedic can get an initial idea of the benefits and risks of vaccine candidates before the study is completed. This speeds up the review process and at the […]
Shares of Lyft, which fell 16.2% since the beginning of the year but jumped 37.4% over the past week, rose 5.8% amid investor reaction to the company’s quarterly report. Lyft reported a loss for the third quarter (ended September 30) at $ 1.46, which is worse than analysts’ forecasts at – $ 0.91 loss per […]
On Monday, November 9, Pfizer CEO Albert Burla sold 62% of his shares in the pharmaceutical company. This was reported by Markers Insider, citing documents from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On the same day, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that their experimental COVID-19 vaccine had been successfully tested. Albert Burla sold 132,508 shares […]
The consolidated net profit of the world’s largest retail chain, American Walmart, for the nine months of 2020-2021 fiscal year (February-October 2020) increased by 44% and amounted to $ 15.714 billion, according to a press release. Walmart’s adjusted net income per share for the nine months was $ 5.48 against $ 3.74 in the same […]
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Ukrainian businessman Serhiy Tigipko was denied the purchase of more than 99% of Prominvestbank (PIB) shares through Luregio Limited. National Bank made the relevant decision due to problematic issues of the Bank’s activity. “The Committee on Supervision and Regulation of Banking, Oversight (Oversight) of Payment Systems adopted this decision on February 5, 2021. The decision […]
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American carmaker Ford is recalling more than 661,000 Ford Explorer crossovers in North America due to problems with disconnecting the roof rails. Reuters reported this the day before. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requested a recall. If necessary, the dealer will install special pins and replace the damage. Since the beginning of 2020, […]
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Today 11 July Ukraine and Canada signed an agreement about establishment a free zone. During the signing were attended the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Tryudou. Ukrainian MP Stepan Kubiv wrote on his page on facebook, it is a very important document for Ukraine. He will bring the relations […]
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The American producer of vegetable meat products Impossible Foods expects that investors will estimate it at $ 10 billion during the listing. The company plans to go public this year, but has not yet decided how to become a public company, reports Reuters, citing knowledgeable interlocutors. According to them, the company is now exploring the […]
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The British medical regulator is considering restricting the use of the coronavirus vaccine by the British-Swedish company AstraZeneca and Oxford University among young people due to concerns about the formation of blood clots. This was reported on Tuesday by The Times. A similar decision could be made, according to her, the Agency for the Control […]
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The British government hopes that in the coming weeks the relevant authorities of the country will register two vaccines against coronavirus. Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister announced it in an interview with Sky News on Monday, November 30. “So far, no vaccine has been approved for use by the Medicines and Medical Devices Agency. However, […]
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German automaker Volkswagen will invest about 73 billion euros over the next five years in electrification, hybrid powertrains and digital technology, the company said in a statement following a meeting of the supervisory board. In particular, about 35 billion euros are planned to be spent on electric cars on battery power, about 11 billion – […]
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According to financial club, Oschasbank agreed with the credit debt of JSC Avangard-Agro (AG) restructuration. The owner of AG is Oleh Bahmatiuk. It was published in the holding quarterly status report in London exchange. According to documents, the amount of debt will be converted in Ukrainian gryvnia by the rate of 25,65 UAH per 1 […]
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a decree banning Washington from investing in 60 Chinese companies that the White House says are undermining U.S. security. “This executive order allows the United States to ban investments in Chinese companies that undermine the security or democratic values of the United States and our allies,” the document […]
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In December, Volkswagen expects more changes. December 7, 2015 the company went to Qatar, where they had meeting with one of its main investors, Qatar Investment Authority. Volkswagen representative Eric Felber pointed out that the visit is devoted to restructuring and improving the management and the most important shareholders should express their opinion on this […]
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In Ukraine it is observed the decline in the production of sauces , namely the manufacture of ketchup, sauces based on mayonnaise and mustard. But, nevertheless, the export of these products was reduced insignificantly by manufacturers and domestic demand continues to be satisfactory. According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, figure of ketchup manufacturing […]
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