Vaccine Approval Boosts Stocks // Intel Lands Pentagon Deal // Andrea Riquier of Marketwatch - 8/24 (Hour 1)

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(01:15) - Markets responded very well on Monday to the news that the FDA granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and the momentum continued into Tuesday. Several companies wasted no time in announcing vaccine requirements for their employees following the announcement.(13:41) - Intel has landed a Pentagon deal that will support domestic chipmaking and will be the first phase of a broader Defense Department program. Will this deal help Intel regain some of its former glory?(25:26) - The SEC has issued new guidance for Chinese companies that want to go public in America, and it stands to make investing in these companies even more risky going forward.(31:04) - Andrea Riquier of Marketwatch joined the show to discuss the abundance of empty office space throughout the country, and how much of that office space could theoretically be turned into affordable housing.