Markets Soar After Upbeat Vaccine Data Biden Victory
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On Monday, stocks sailed to record highs, as there was promising data on a leading COVID-19 vaccine candidate as well as President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the U.S. presidential election. While left-leaning articles highlight that Wall Street surged as Pfizer and BioNTech announced that its vaccine was 90 percent effective in protecting people against Covid-19, right-leaning articles highlight that both President Trump and Biden celebrated the news of the effectiveness of the coronavirus vaccine.
A left-leaning article by MSN highlights that Wall Street surged on Monday as the U.S.-based pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German biotech firm BioNTech announced that its vaccine was 90 percent effective in protecting people against Covid-19. Shares in travel and hospitality saw huge gains all day after the Pfizer announcement.
A centrist article by Yahoo Finance reports that the S&P 500 jumped as much as 3.9%, and the Dow jumped as much as 5.7%. So far, traders have also cast bets that some of the suspected “market negative” potential of the Biden presidency would be tempered by a Senate under Republican control.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that both President Trump and Biden celebrated the news of the effectiveness of the Pfzier and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. BioNTech CEO and co-founder Ugar Sahin called the trial’s result “a victory for innovation, science and a global collaborative effort.”
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