That optimism persisted last week even as one vaccine candidate suffered a setback and cases of coronavirus remain high around the world. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which earlier this week crossed 30,000 for the first time, rose 0.1% to 29,910.37. The University of Oxford and AstraZeneca have released positive test results about their vaccine. Hopes for a vaccine have offset concerns about spiking coronavirus cases in the U.S. and other parts of the world. The disease has killed more than 1.4 million people worldwide, according to data gathered by Johns Hopkins University.

Source: Daily Sun November 30, 2020 06:45 UTC