WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 24: President Donald Trump signs one of five executive orders related to … [+] the oil pipeline industry in the Oval Office of the White House January 24, 2017 in ...
Tag: COVID-19
DeSantis Urges Biden To Let Unvaccinated Djokovic Enter U.S. For Miami Open
Topline Gov. Ron DeSantis is the latest Florida politician to urge the Biden Administration to allow unvaccinated Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic to enter the United States so he can play in the Mi...
Savannah Guthrie Leaves TODAY Show Broadcast After Positive Covid-19 Test
Savannah Guthrie, ssen here with her TODAY show co-host Hoda Kotb, has tested positive for Covid-19. … [+] (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Getty Images Yesterday, meaning Tuesday, co...
Outdoor Recreation Industry Sees Significant Growth With Changes In Consumer Behavior Sparked By Covid-19
As the U.S. sporting goods industry experiences marked growth since 2020, parents getting their … [+] children started in outdoor activities represents a huge part of the pie. getty Since 2020, ...
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...
Where are Chinese travelers going? Thailand and more in Southeast Asia
In a survey last year, Chinese travelers said that they were most interested in visiting Europe, Australia, Canada, Japan and South Korea. But that’s not where they’re going — at least not...
Fed is not your friend
As Wall Street gears up for key inflation data, Wells Fargo Securities’ Michael Schumacher believes one thing is clear: “The Fed is not your friend.” He warns Federal Reserve chair J...
Moderna, Cirrus Logic And Other Balance Sheet Powerhouses
Nurse preparing to administer a Moderna coronavirus vaccine. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Getty Images On a hilltop in your town live two people. Joseph has an income of $400,000 a year but lit...
Chinese travelers want luxury travel and hotels, survey shows
Consumers in China plan to pay up when it comes to hotels, a Morgan Stanley survey found in late January. The research points to growing demand for high-end and luxury hotels in China now that the cou...
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...
Kyrie Irving Reportedly Traded To Dallas Mavericks From Brooklyn Nets
Topline Controversial NBA player Kyrie Irving has been traded to the Dallas Mavericks, owned by billionaire Mark Cuban, several outlets reported Sunday, days after Irving—who has faced criticism for a...
Hong Kong to give away half a million air tickets to boost tourism
Hong Kong’s new global promotional campaign will “kickstart” the city’s reopening to international travelers, the Hong Kong Tourism Board told CNBC’s “Squawk Box As...
Why China’s Rebounding ‘Revenge Travel’ Won’t Include The USA
Nine million Chinese visitors to the USA in 2019. They aren’t coming back. (Photo by China … [+] Photos/Getty Images) Getty Images Of late, there have been reports of the resurgence of Chi...
A Quick Remedy Proves Elusive For Life-Saving Pulse Oximeter’s Problems With Darker Skin
Since the start of the pandemic, the popular medical device has been indispensable for measuring oxygen in the blood, but dangerously inaccurate in patients with darker skin. Now the FDA is in the hot...
Biden Administration Will End Covid-19 Emergency Declarations On May 11
Topline The Biden administration will allow the ongoing Covid-19 emergency declarations to end on May 11, the White House announced on Monday, as part of a wider pivot to treat the coronavirus as an e...
Investors dangerously ignoring bear market impact on earnings
Famed short seller Jim Chanos sees an alarming trend in the market. “I’ve been on the Street [since] 1980 [and] not one bear market has ever traded above nine times to 14 times the previou...
China’s $6 trillion consumer market is digging itself out of a slump
BEIJING — China’s consumption recovery from zero-Covid is getting off to a solid start – after a depressing fourth quarter. When Michelin-starred restaurant Rêver reopened Thursday from a Lunar ...
Energy Sector Predictions For 2023
MOJAVE, CA – NOVEMBER 15: A large array of solar panels, located one hour north of Los Angeles in … [+] Kern County, is viewed on November 15, 2022, near Mojave, California. Due to demand,...
China looks past Covid as tourist bookings surge for the Lunar New Year
BEIJING — People in China are moving past the pandemic and going out to travel, preliminary data for the Lunar New Year holiday show. “Pent-up demand is being released as many people rush to sce...
Here’s where mainland Chinese traveled overseas for the Lunar New Year
BEIJING — Travelers from mainland China stuck close to home in Asia during the Lunar New Year, the first holiday after Beijing relaxed its Covid-related border controls. Hong Kong and Macao were the m...
JPMorgan’s Kolanovic sees correction, hard landing
JPMorgan’s Marko Kolanovic is abstaining from the early 2023 rally. Instead, the Institutional Investor hall-of-famer is bracing for a 10% or more correction in the first half of this year, tell...
FDA says most people probably need only one annual vaccine shot
Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration has laid out a road map for what Covid-19 vaccination may look like moving forward. In a briefing document published Monday, the FDA sai...
David Crosby Dies At 81, Covid-19 Rumors Abound
On January 19, it was announced that David Crosby, pictured here with his wife Jan Dance, died after … [+] a “long illness.” (Photo by David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) Patrick McM...
How To Recession-Proof Your Investments
Getty Images Key takeaways It is possible to make money in a down market. You just have to be more strategic with your plans. Avoid speculative stocks. Instead, invest in high-quality companies. Consi...
Dolly Parton Reflects On Her ‘Lucky Numbers’ Birthday, Discusses New Music And Her Duncan Hines Partnership
Dolly Parton with her latest baking mixes from her ongoing partnership with Duncan Hines. Duncan Hines You know her name, you certainly know her face and you better know the lifetime of music she has ...
Gates Foundation CEO Defends Philanthropy’s Influence On Global Health
Topline Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman in his annual letter pushed back against criticism about the organization’s power and influence on key public health initiatives around the ...
a full recovery not expected this year
Singapore is welcoming them back, but a full return of Chinese tourists isn’t likely in 2023, Singapore Tourism Board executives said at a press conference Tuesday. Singapore Tourism Board’...
Frontline Retail Workers Dissatisfied And Disconnected From The Store
There’s a shortage of retail frontline workers and those that are employed are unhappy with the … [+] experience, according to a new study. Andriy Blokhin – stock.adobe.com The Covid...
Royal Caribbean Makes a Major Behind-the-Scenes Move (That Impacts Passengers)
The covid pandemic forced all the major cruise lines including Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) – Get Free Report and Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL) – Get Free Report to take on debt in order to s...