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COVID-19 and economics: Disasters, corruption, more profits

US stocks surge as NYSE trading floor reopens – Al Jazeera

Latin America’s Virus Villains: Corrupt Officials Collude With Price Gougers for Body Bags and Flimsy Masks – NY Times

Meat giants selling to UK linked to Brazil farms in deforested Amazon reserve – The Guardian

Corporations Will Seize Opportunities to Profit From the Pandemic – Truthout

Privatised failure: the conservatives sidelined public health for the market – By Line Times

Instant formula companies are exploiting COVID-19 pandemic – openDemocracy

How Upbeat Vaccine News Fueled a Stock Surge, and an Uproar – NY Times

Trump Administration Selects Five Coronavirus Vaccine Candidates as Finalists – NY Times

Trump’s Vaccine Chief Has Vast Ties To Drug Industry Posing Possible Conflicts – NY Times

A coronavirus vaccine rooted in a government partnership is fueling financial rewards for company executives – Washington Post

Trump administration makes it easier for drugmakers to profit from publicly funded coronavirus drugs, advocates say – Washington Post

BIG PHARMA PREPARES TO PROFIT FROM THE CORONAVIRUS – The Intercept

Gilead’s $2,340 Price for Coronavirus Drug Draws Criticism – NY Times

Zimbabwe health minister facing coronavirus corruption charge sacked – The Guardian

Mexico Fines, Bans Company Owned by Son of President’s Ally – NY Times

Coronavirus: corruption in health care could get in the way of Nigeria’s response – The Conversation

The Confluence of Conflict, Corruption, and Coronavirus in Burkina Faso – CFR

Ex-Ecuadorian President Jailed in Corruption Case Linked to COVID-19 Pandemic – VOA News

Colombia suspends governor, investigates 6 more on coronavirus corruption claims – Colombia Reports

Trump’s Entire Coronavirus Response Is Massive Political Corruption – NY Mag

How Mexico’s Drug Cartel Are Profiting From the Pandemic – NY Times

Ex-LA Councilman Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case – NY Times

 

 

 



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