Yahoo Finance ASX to lift as vaccine rollout date brought forward
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Here’s Yahoo Finance’s Wednesday morning wrap:
ASX: The Australian share market looks likely to start the day in the green after Wall Street stocks lifted as investors waited nervously for the results of the Georgia Senate runoff elections.
Wall Street: All three of US’ major bourses are up by more than 0.65 per cent. The Georgia Senate runoffs will determine whether Democrats or Republicans will have control over the chamber and the balance of power in US’ Congress. Yahoo Finance US Reporter Emily McCormick has live updates on the US stock market here.
The rollout of the vaccine in Australia will be brought forward by a couple of weeks.
"In the same way that [medical] advice has allowed us to bring forward the time from the first half of the year to late March, and now early March, we will be guided by the medical advice," Health Minister Greg Hunt said. Older Aussies in aged care homes will be first in line.
Certain Aussie workers should be vaccinated immediately. That’s the view of Tony Blakely, an epidemiology professor at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, who told ABC the health authorities should “immediately and urgently” consider vaccinating border workers to stop community transmission of the disease.
Meet Tesla’s challenger. NIO is a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, and its stock price grew by more than 1,112 per cent last year, and was the most-traded stock on eToro in 2020. Those are some big numbers. Here’s what you need to know about the quickly-growing company.
Remember when China said it would allow a World Health Organisation team to investigate the origins of COVID-19? That hasn’t happened yet. In a rare critique, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of WHO, said he was “very disappointed” that China hadn’t finalised permissions for the team to enter the country, as some had already begun their journey. More here.
Set any new career goals yet? There are a few tech-related habits that could set you up for success over the next decade. Here’s what they are, and how they can help you help yourself.
Read this if you need to return any Christmas pressies. Reporter Lucy Dean outlines your rights when it comes to returning or exchanging items.
Have a great day.
–with AAP
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