The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it would “rapidly work toward” issuing an emergency-use authorization for Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine.
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A Mysterious Maine Farm Got a $1.2 Million PPP Loan
Just another curious case of the widespread bilking of the Covid relief fund.
FTC, State Prosecutors Seek to Break Up Facebook for ‘Anticompetitive Conduct’
The FTC and a coalition of attorneys general argue that Facebook acquired Instagram and WhatsApp to stop them from leapfrogging Facebook. But Facebook says the legal action is “revisionist history.”
FDA Director: The Agency Expects to Approve Pfizer’s Vaccine After Today’s Crucial Hearing
After the panel’s vote, Commissioner Stephen Hahn said, the FDA plans to “act quickly.”
Sony Acquires Crunchyroll for $1.175 Billion
Crunchyroll will become part of Sony’s Funimation Global Group.
Airbnb Prices IPO at $68 Per Share, Will Raise $3.5 Billion
The offering is expected to give the company a valuation of $47.3 billion. Airbnb will trade on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker symbol “ABNB.”
A 90-Year-Old British Grandma Is the First Person In the West to Receive a Covid-19 Vaccine Outside Clinical Trials
Last week, the UK became the first Western nation to approve the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.
Business Immigration: What 2021 Will Bring for Foreign Entrepreneurs in the U.S.
The new administration could reverse some of Trump’s immigration regulations and executive orders, but it might take time to undo the damage, experts warn. What should foreign entrepreneurs in the U.S. expect?
Will TikTok Ever Actually Be Banned in the U.S.?
TikTok was granted another extension to find a U.S.-based buyer, and the deadline has once again come and gone without any action. The app remains in app stores.
Who Is the Man Behind Those ‘Blue MAGA’ Hats?
We talked to the Miami Beach-based entrepreneur behind the polarizing Made America Great Already apparel line to find out.