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Gilead targets two million remdesivir courses by year-end

Gilead Sciences Inc expects supply of its potential COVID-19 drug remdesivir to exceed two million courses by year-end, the company said on Monday, more than double its previous target of 1 million.

Oil up above 2% on tighter supplies, eased lockdowns

Oil was up 2% on Monday on tighter crude supplies from major producers and as coronavirus lockdowns kept easing despite a record rise in cases globally.

Apple switches to its own chips for Mac computers as it adds features, privacy controls

Apple Inc on Monday said it will switch to its own chips for its Mac computers, saying the first machines will ship this year and ending a nearly 15-year reliance on Intel Corp to supply processors for its flagship laptops and desktop.

Dollar dips, Aussie gains as traders bet on pandemic recovery

The U.S. dollar weakened and higher-risk currencies including the Australian dollar jumped on Monday as investors focused on the prospect for an eventual economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

Oil, stocks gain, but rising infection rates spark concerns

Crude oil prices and a gauge of global equity markets edged higher on Monday as lockdowns eased, but sentiment remained tenuous as coronavirus infections continued to rise.

NYSE makes new push with the SEC for IPO alternative

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) submitted an amended rule change with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday in a bid to enable companies that debut on the stock market through a direct listing to raise capital.

Wall Street rises as investors look beyond rising virus cases

Wall Street's three major indexes gained ground on Monday with the biggest boost from technology stocks as investors appeared to look past the potential economic impact of rising coronavirus cases in the United States and other major economies.

U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to Trump's steel tariffs

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge to President Donald Trump's tariffs on imported steel brought by an industry group that had argued that a key part of the law under which he imposed the duties violates the U.S. Constitution.

U.S. Supreme Court sets limits on SEC's power to recover ill-gotten gains

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday placed limits on the Securities and Exchange Commission's practice of forcing defendants to surrender profits obtained through fraud as part of its enforcement of investor-protection laws in federal courts.

U.S. Disneyland workers say proposed July reopening may be too early

Unions representing 17,000 workers at Walt Disney Co's Disneyland Resort in California have told the state's governor they are not convinced the theme park will be safe enough to reopen by the company's July target date.

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