Stocks soar after promising coronavirus vaccine news, Biden victory

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Dow futures spike more than 1,500 points after Pfizer says its vaccine candidate was more than 90 percent effective.

candidate was more than 90 percent effective, compared with a placebo. It is the strongest signal yet that the unprecedented quest to develop a vaccine that could help bring the pandemic to an end might succeed, breaking every scientific speed record.

“Today is a great day for science and humanity,” Albert Bourla, Pfizer’s chairman and chief executive, said in a statement. “We are reaching this critical milestone in our vaccine development program at a time when the world needs it most with infection rates setting new records, hospitals nearing over-capacity and economies struggling to reopen.

The MSCI All-Country World Index hit a new high on Monday as equities soared overseas. Asian markets advanced across the board, led by Japan’s Nikkei 225, which swelled 2.1 percent to a record high, and the Shanghai Composite index, which gained 1.8 percent. European markets soared in midday trading, led by France’s CAC 40, which advanced 6.6 percent, and Germany’s DAX, which gained 5.5 percent. The benchmark Stoxx 600 index was up 4.1 percent.

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A VICTORY FOR SCIENCE would be a better headline!!!!!

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