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5 things you need to know today

Switzer Daily
26 May 2020

1. A COVID-19 vaccine developed by US pharma company, Novavax, will involved a sample of 130 Australian volunteers aged 18-59, beginning in Melbourne's Alfred Hospital today.

2. The PM Scott Morrison is making an announcement later today explaining how the Government will take the economy "out of ICU". He will allocate $1.5 billion in federal funding to change the targeted skills sector of the job market as well as put tax reform, deregulation and lower energy costs on the agenda,

3. Afterpay's share price climbed 10 per cent in one day, last week, to meet a record high of $49. On the same day, one of its board members, Cliff Rosenberg, left his position due to unbeknown reasons.

4. NAB will reveal the results of its share purchase plan tomorrow, after issuing $3 billion worth of shares at $14.15 in April.

5. The Dow closed down 0.037% closing on 24,465.16, despite stock futures opening higher in overnight trading on Monday, jumping 250 points. The S&P 500 was up 0.24% to 2,955.45, while Nasdaq was up 0.43% to 9,324.59.

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