Page 416 - Bkr News Today

South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said on Sunday that 1 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) (JNJ.N) coronavirus vaccines will arrive this week, including for 550,000 soldiers, after the United States almost doubled its earlier pledge.

By Mel Ford May 29, 2021 | 9:31 AM An accident on the blue bridge this morning claimes one life. View the release from the Owensboro Police Department below: OPD

By Mel Ford May 28, 2021 | 8:16 AM The Owensboro Public Schools Board of Education is moving forward with an enhanced trauma-informed education plan.  The plan was approved yesterday.  New legislation requires all boards of education to put together a plan for implementing a trauma-informed approach by July 1st.  OPS board members say many of the critical strategies required are already being used in the district. Comments

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Co has put in an offer to buy Link’s 44.18% share of PEXA while the firm still explores the possibility of an IPO.

Asian stocks put global equities on course for a seventh day of gains on Friday as investors bet the U.S. will lead the world out of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the focus turning to a multi-trillion dollar spending boost by the Biden administration.

By Mel Ford May 28, 2021 | 6:56 AM The Western Kentucky Regional Blood Center’s annual “S.O.S.” Save our Summer! Event kicks off in June! Stop in and donate for one of the participating sponsors pictured below! It’s a fun and friendly competition for a GREAT cause! This event is designed to help shore up blood supplies during the summer months.   To make an appointment, call 270-684-9296 or click here for more information! DCSO FB

South Korea's Posco International (047050.KS) said on Friday it is reviewing dividend payments on a gas project in Myanmar, in a move that could further constrain funding to the military junta that seized control of the country in a Feb 1 coup.

By Mel Ford May 28, 2021 | 8:36 AM More Indiana lawmakers are coming-out against IU’s vaccine requirement. Thirty-five Republican senators yesterday signed a letter to IU President Michael McRobbie saying the school is veering away from the return to normal in the state. The letter is the latest backlash against IU’s policy that requires students and faculty members to get vaccinated in order to return to school in the fall. A university spokesman yesterday said required vaccination...

Tom Wilson 5 minute read World stocks were pinned down on Thursday as investors awaited U.S. data expected to offer clues on inflation, with further pressures widely seen as sparking a scaling back of central banks giant stimulus packages. The Euro STOXX 600 (.STOXX) was flat, regaining slim losses, with French shares (.FCHI) adding 0.5%. Indexes in Germany (.GDAXI) and London (.FTSE) were down 0.3% and 0.1% respectively. Losses of 0.3% in energy stocks (.SXEP) were offset by 2% gains in the mi...

China's Lenovo Group (0992.HK) on Thursday posted a better-than-expected rise of 512% in fourth-quarter profit, as more consumers working and studying from home powered demand for the world's biggest maker of personal computers.