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Covid vaccine boosts Moderna profits

Vaccine maker Moderna has reported net income of $2.8bn for the three months to June 30th.

Vaccine maker Moderna has reported net income of $2.8bn for the three months to June 30th. Rasmus Bech Hansen is chief executive of the life sciences data analytics company Airfinity, and tells us how the company's coronavirus vaccine has boosted its prospects. Also in the programme, workers at Minera Escondida, which is the world's largest copper mine, in Chile, have voted to go on strike. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Jane Chambers updates us on the negotiations from Santiago, and Julian Kettle, mining analyst with Wood Mackenzie considers the potential impact on the global copper market. We hear how games console maker Nintendo is faring after a bumper year in 2020 as a result of lockdowns, from Dr Serkan Toto, chief executive of the games industry consultancy Kantan Games in Tokyo. Plus, in the wake of the saga of office sharing company WeWork, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Ed Butler explores whether technology startup founders have become the latest wave of cult leaders.

(Picture: A vial of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine. Picture credit: Reuters.)

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