AFN NEWS
Thursday, December 3, 2020
1) From ABC News, I’m Chuck Sivertsen. Not a moment too soon, Britain has approved Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine. An American official said the FDA will do so also in the U.S. next week. This as CDC director Robert Redfield says before any large-scale inoculations are available. “We are facing what he calls dark days this month, next month, and in February with lots more deaths.” “We’re potentially looking at, you know, another 150,000 to 200,000 people before we get into February. So, this is really a significant time,” Dr. Redfield at a Chamber of Commerce online event, encouraging everyone to get vaccinated. President Obama, “If Anthony Fauci tells me this vaccine is safe and can vaccinate, immunize you from getting COVID, absolutely I’m gonna take it.”
2) There seems to be some more interests in Washington on passing COVID relief before lawmakers go home for the holidays. President-elect Joe Biden talking online with small business owners about the help they need. “House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer speaking with Senet Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today about next week’s schedule. The two being in agreement that legislative business should conclude by next Thursday to give members enough time to head home in quarantine before the Christmas holidays.” ABC’s Alex Fussey.
3) Last night on Twitter, the President threatened to veto billions in military spending. “If the President vetoes the defense spending bill, it could stop more than a million service members from getting their paycheck, but the President claims he will do that unless Congress removes social-media liability protections that he’s upset about when they censor him. Reporters asking Spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany about it. ‘Yes, the President is serious about it.’ Mr. Trump also threatening the defense veto if congress tries removing military base Confederate war names. Andy Field, ABC News, Washington.
4) Pittsburg Steelers - Baltimore Ravens playing today with COVID-caused absences, four in the Steelers and over dozen players in the Ravens. You’re listening to ABC News.
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I’m Connell
McShane. This is the Fox Business Report.
Stocks finishing mixed with the S&P 500 notching a new
record close on COVID-19 vaccine optimism. The Dow winners; Boeing, Goldman
Sachs and UnitedHealth. The Dow decliners; Salesforce, McDonald’s and Home
Depot. The Dow rising 60 points, the Nasdaq down 6, S&P 500 up 7. // And
more troubles brewing on the high season: Norwegian cruise Lines said they it
will extend suspension of all cruises until at least the beginning of March 2021.
// And the U.K. has granted emergency use authorization for Pfizer and BioNTech
COVID-19 vaccine and could begin distribution to the most vulnerable
populations in a matter of days. // And Salesforce, one of the Dow’s biggest
losers today, its stocks tumbling 9% after the cloud computing company confirmed
that it has agreed to buy work tool software pioneer Slack Technologies for $27.7
billion.
That’s your Fox Business Report. I’m Hilarie Barsky,
invested in you.
