The lifting of restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus has led to an uptick in consumer spending, industrial output, and investment in China this year. Nonetheless, rising unemployment and a f...
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House Unanimously Approves Bill To Declassify Intelligence On Wuhan Lab
Topline The House of Representatives voted unanimously Friday morning on a bill to declassify intelligence information on the origin of Covid-19, following two reports suggesting the deadly virus orig...
JD.com’s Sales Rise 7% As Covid Saps Chinese Online Shopping
(Bloomberg) — JD.com Inc. posted a 7% rise in quarterly revenue, slightly below expectations, as Chinese online consumer spending remained volatile during an economic downturn. Most Read from Bl...
Celebrities And Entrepreneurs Who Started Successful Businesses During The Pandemic
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 16: The Hollywood Sign is seen on November 16, 2005 in Los Angeles, … [+] California. The historic landmark is undergoing a month-long makeover; erected in 1923 ...
Collab.Land Grew ‘Because of Covid’ Creating Need for DAO Tools: Co-founder Anjali Young
Collab.Land Grew ‘Because of Covid’ Creating Need for DAO Tools: Co-founder Anjali Young Anjali Young, the co-founder of Abridged and Collab.Land, talked to Decrypt’s Jason Nelson at...
‘She’s Had All The Vaccines And Boosters’
Megyn Kelly and Savannah Guthrie hosting NBC’s “Today” Show at Rockefeller Plaza on October 27, 2017 … [+] in New York City. (Photo by Al Pereira/WireImage) WireImage On her Si...
FBI Director Says Covid Likely Spread From Wuhan Lab
Topline FBI Director Christopher Wray told Fox News on Tuesday he believes the Covid-19 pandemic was likely the result of a laboratory leak in Wuhan, China, backing up recent reports that two federal ...
NVAX Stock Plummets On ‘Substantial Uncertainty’ As Covid Shots Wane| Investor’s Business Daily
Novavax (NVAX) said Tuesday there’s “substantial doubt” regarding its ability to continue, and NVAX stock crashed in late trading. X The statement came on the heels of light sales an...
Healthcare Investments Are Slowing Down
The global economy is currently at a turbulent intersection, one that even the most celebrated economic pundits and fiscal savants cannot seem to accurately navigate. While some say that the economy i...
U.S. Government Divided On Covid Lab Leak Theory—Here’s Where Each Agency Stands
Topline The U.S. Energy Department has reportedly concluded with “low confidence” the coronavirus leaked from a lab, reigniting a debate over the origins of the pandemic, with some federal agencies be...
China Responds To Lab Leak Report—Says U.S. Is ‘Politicizing’ Search For Covid Origins
Topline Beijing on Monday rejected reports that the U.S. Department of Energy has determined the Covid-19 pandemic was most likely the result of an accidental leak from a Chinese lab, accusing the U.S...
China Hotpot Chain Surges 20% as Covid Cost Cuts Bear Fruit
(Bloomberg) — Shares of China’s hotpot chain Haidilao International Holding Ltd. jumped the most in a year after the firm forecast a return to profitability, underscoring bets for a revival in c...
The CDC Wants To Modernize Its Healthcare Data Infrastructure
Public health policy initiatives and community health outcomes have never been more important. On a global scale, this is generally managed by the World Health Organization, an agency empowered by the...
How The Covid Lab Leak Origin Story Went From ‘Conspiracy Theory’ To Government Debate
Topline The U.S. Energy Department reportedly became the second government agency Sunday to conclude the coronavirus probably leaked from a lab rather than jumping from animals to humans naturally, a ...
Covid Likely Originated From Lab Leak, Energy Department Reportedly Finds—But Biden Aide Says There’s No ‘Definitive Answer’
Topline The U.S. Energy Department has concluded that the Covid-19 pandemic was most likely caused by a laboratory leak, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, though National Security Advisor Jake ...
Woody Harrelson Spouts Covid Vaccine Conspiracy In ‘SNL’ Monologue
Topline Actor Woody Harrelson spread a conspiracy theory about Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers during his monologue when hosting Saturday Night Live this week, adding to previous eyebrow-raising commen...
Apple Hardware Will Change The Face of Consumer Healthcare
Undoubtedly, Apple has made its mark on the world. More than 2.2 billion iPhones have been sold to date, upending the entire smartphone market. The company not only created a world-class hardware and ...
Jack Ma Loses His $3 Billion Gain As Investors Worry About Alibaba’s Growth Outlook
Alibaba cofounder Jack Ma. Wang HE/Getty Images Billionaire Jack Ma is back to square one. The $3.4 billion gain to his wealth since the start of the year has all but evaporated, after Alibaba’s stock...
House Republican Inquisition Excludes Agency Lawyering And Requires Government-Hired Counsel
The expected House Republican inquisition is upon us. It will involve a series of investigations of federal agencies, on issues such as covid guidance, global warming, “weaponization,” over-regulation...
Black families’ net worth has grown since Covid, but wealth gap remains wide
Black families saw their wealth grow more than that of non-Black households during the pandemic, but the racial wealth gap is still vast, a new study showed. The average net worth among Black househol...
Alibaba Beats! (Along With NetEase & Vipshop)
China Last Night KraneShares Alibaba Q4 Earnings Overview Alibaba beat analyst expectations in its financial results, reported this morning, despite challenges from reopening and resulting infections ...
Albertsons Is Entering The Digital Health And Telehealth Space
Earlier this month, Albertsons announced the launch of Sincerely Health, a digital wellness, health, and care platform. The company explained that the platform’s main goal is to improve the well-being...
Moderna Hopes To Build On mRNA Tech Used In Its Covid Shots—By Targeting Genetic Diseases
Topline Moderna on Wednesday announced a new partnership with Life Edit Therapeutics geared towards finding and developing treatments for rare genetic diseases and other conditions, as the Massachuset...
Scientists Are Testing Virtual Reality For Pain Relief
Earlier this month, scientists published a ground-breaking study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research discussing the efficacy of virtual reality (VR) as a means for pain relief. The study exami...
Blackhawks Jonathan Toews Struggling With Long Covid, Steps Away From Ice Hockey
Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews (19), seen here against the St. Louis Blues on January 21, … [+] 2023, is stepping away from ice hockey due to long Covid. (Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon S...
Moderna CEO Bancel will testify before Senate on Covid vaccine price hike
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel will testify before the Senate health committee in March over the company’s plans to hike the price of its Covid-19 vaccine. Sen. Bernie Sanders, chair of the health ...
Bitcoin miners made a big mistake during COVID
It has been a tough year for Bitcoin miners. 2022 brought the nasty cocktail of rising costs and falling revenue. The former was predominantly affected by spiking electricity costs, while the latter c...
The Covid emergency in the U.S. ends May 11. HHS officials say here’s what to expect
People walk past a COVID-19 walk up testing site on July 28, 2022 in New York City. Liao Pan | China News Service | Getty Images The Health and Human Services Department on Thursday laid out what will...
Yum China Profit Plunged 89% In 4th Qtr As Covid Wave Hurt Spending
A Pizza Hut and a KFC restaurant operated by Yum China in Shanghai last year. Photographer: Qilai … [+] Shen/Bloomberg © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP Widespread Covid outbreaks in mainland China in...
Women Who Live Healthy Lifestyles May Reduce Their Risk Of Long Covid By Half, Study Suggests
Topline Women who regularly exercise, follow a high-quality diet, get adequate sleep and follow other healthy lifestyle choices cut the risk of long Covid in half compared with women without any healt...
Joe Rogan Draws Backlash For Antisemitic Comments—Spotify Silent On Latest Controversy From Its Biggest Podcaster
Topline Joe Rogan, the host of Spotify’s biggest podcast, drew backlash for antisemitic remarks this week — the latest in his history of using his massive platform to make controversial comments that ...