The World Health Organization warned Friday that the global tally of confirmed cases of the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 has almost doubled in the last two months, and is now approaching the highest rate seen since the start of the pandemic.
There’s little doubt that demand for lumber, steel, and other commodities will get a boost from President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion proposed infrastructure package. Prices for some building materials, however, have already booked phenomenal gains in the first three months of the year, potentially setting limits on an extended rally.
The No. 1 streaming leader is attempting to monetize a bonanza of new subscribers from a year ago while fending off a herd of competitors like Walt Disney Co.’s Disney+, Apple Inc.’s AppleTV+, AT&T Inc.’s HBO Max, Amazon.com Inc., Comcast Corp.’s Peacock, and ViacomCBS Inc.’s Paramount+ that are trying to pry them away.