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Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, submitted her resignation yesterday, saying the waning of the COVID-19 pandemic was a good time to make a transition.
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The World Health Organization just reported that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lock-downs, upended economies and killed millions of people worldwide.
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Here’s where the major indexes ended:
- The S&P 500® Index was up 75.03 points (1.9%) at 4136.25; the Dow Jones industrial average was up 546.64 (1.7%) at 33,674.38; the NASDAQ Composite was up 269.01 (2.3%) at 12,235.41.
- The 10-year Treasury yield was up about 8 basis points at 3.431%.
- CBOE’s Volatility Index was down 2.89 at 17.20.
Financial shares were a bright spot Friday, with the KBW Regional Banking Index up over 4% after sinking near a 2½-year low Thursday. Energy stocks were also strong as crude oil futures rallied over 4% and pushed back above $70 a barrel. Small-cap stocks also gained, with the Russell 2000 up more than 2%.
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| * UNC Health might be able to expand its footprint faster, pending state approval. * A new chatbot called Pi is helping people with their emotional well-being. * The FDA approved the first RSV vaccine, which comes from GSK. |
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