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Catch up on the weekend's top five stories with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX) were effective at preventing symptomatic disease in children ages 6 months through 4 years in studies, according to U.S. health regulators, The Wall Street Journal's Peter Loftus wrote. The FDA staff also said, in a review of study data posted online Sunday, that there were no new safety concerns using the vaccine in young children compared with older age groups. 2. More than a dozen former McDonald's (MCD) restaurants reopened in Russia under a new brand and new ownership, accompanied by a marketing blitz aimed at convincing Russians that the new chain's burgers are as good as the American version, The Wall Street Journal's Ann M. Simmons, Yuliya Chernova and Heather Haddon reported. Officials also used the reopenings - including that of McDonald's first restaurant in Russia, near Moscow's Pushkin Square - to project a narrative of Russian economic resilience in the face of international sanctions and an exodus of Western businesses from the country, the authors noted. 3. This week, Intel (INTC) said a slowing global economy is hurting its business, while also acknowledging another delay for one of its most important products, Tae Kim wrote in this week's edition of Barron's. Intel shares closed down more than 5% on Wednesday, to $41.23, as the market digested the news. There are likely to be more losses ahead, the author said. It seems inevitable that Intel will miss its forecasts due to overly optimistic market assumptions. For Intel, the industry weakness is exacerbated by the fact that the company is losing market share to rivals, the publication added. Given its product delays, a rapidly deteriorating macro environment, and rising competitive threats from AMD (AMD) and Apple (AAPL), Intel could miss the mark by a significant amount, the author contended. 4. Comcast (CMCSA) subsidiary Universal's "Jurassic World Dominion" won this weekend's domestic box office with an estimated $143.4M debut from 4,676 locations. The final installment in Universal and Amblin's Jurassic World trilogy boasts one of the biggest openings of the pandemic era, earning also an A- CinemaScore. Overseas, the movie has a tally of $245M after opening last week in select territories. 5. American Express Global Business Travel (GBTG), EOG Resources (EOG), Enel (ENLAY), Sunrun (RUN), Philips 66 (PSX), Shell (SHEL) Liberty Energy (LBRT), American Express (AXP), Marriott (MAR), Southwest Airlines (LUV), Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO), AutoZone (AZO), Costco (COST), Dollar General (DG), Home Depot (HD), and Linde (LIN) saw positive mentions in this week's edition of Barron's.