Topline The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said Friday a possible link has been identified between Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent Covid-19 vaccine and isch...
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Why Singapore isn’t singling China out
Singapore’s Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung told Parliament Monday that the government is not imposing new restrictions on travelers from China because limited flight capacity, combined with its...
Jeff Beck Dies Suddenly Of Bacterial Meningitis, Despite Anti-Covid-19 Vaccine Claims
Jeff Beck, seen here at the Montreux Jazz Festival 2022, was 78. (Photo by Lionel FLUSIN/Gamma-Rapho … [+] via Getty Images) Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Legendary guitarist Jeff Beck has died a...
Not discriminatory to Chinese travelers
South Korea on Tuesday hit back at claims that its Covid rules for Chinese travelers are “discriminatory,” saying more than half of its imported cases are coming from China. In a response ...
Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson issues correction warning
Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson is telling investors to brace for a winter downdraft. He warns S&P 500 is vulnerable to a 23% drop — bringing it to 3,000. “Even though a majority of insti...
Chinese are angry at South Korea and Japan
Travel restrictions launched in the wake of China’s border reopening may be affecting where people there are booking trips. But it’s not out of spite, said several Chinese travelers who sp...
Chinese travelers ready to flock overseas for Western mRNA vaccines
Passengers prepare to enter Shenzhen through the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point on the first day of the resumption of normal travel between Hong Kong and mainland China on Jan. 8, 2023, in Hong K...
What Does 2023 Have In Store For The Grocery Industry?
New year 2023 food trends. getty 2023 will be a challenging year for food retail and CPG, but what else is new? Nearly 3 years into a pandemic-induced hangover, the grocery industry continues to under...
New York City Nurses Go On Strike After Failed Contract Negotiations
Topline More than 7,000 nurses from two New York City hospitals went on strike Monday morning, after their union, the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), failed to reach an agreement with the t...
Conspiracy Theorists Attack Jimmy Fallon’s XBB.1.5 Covid-19 Song
Jimmy Fallon, seen here backstage at the new musical based on the film “Almost Famous,” recently … [+] performed a song and dance on The Tonight Show about the XBB.1.5 subvariant of ...
Analysts Remain Bullish On Oil Prices Despite Looming Headwinds
BEIJING, CHINA – DECEMBER 09: Medical workers wear PPE as they arrive with a patient on a stretcher … [+] at a fever clinic on December 9, 2022 in Beijing, China. In a major shift in the c...
Tesla Suspends Production in a Key Market
It’s been a nightmarish year-end for Tesla. It is the complete opposite of what its charismatic and visionary CEO, Elon Musk, promised in October. “We’re looking forward to a record...
Shares of Chinese funeral company rise as Covid infections leap
Workers in protective gear handle a coffin and coffin case at Dongjiao Funeral Parlor, reportedly designated to handle Covid fatalities, in Beijing, China, on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomb...
Pack these snacks, says nutritionist
Travelers have a host of pathogens to dodge this winter, including the “tripledemic” of infections caused by Covid-19, flu and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus). But there are steps people...
Pfizer and Moderna Shares Break Out. Here’s the Trade.
Drug stocks have been on fire lately, and over the past few weeks, the two leading covid-19 vaccine makers, Pfizer (PFE) – Get Free Report and Moderna (MRNA) – Get Free Report, have surg...
New- And Used-Car Supply Improves In 2023, But Affordability Still Tough, TransUnion Says
Plenty of open parking spaces in a storage lot for a car dealership in California. MediaNews Group via Getty Images Scarce new- and used-car inventory in 2022 should give way to slightly better availa...
Give The Gift Of Appreciation In Your Organization
getty Each year, our communities prepare to mitigate the effects of seasonal influenza. This task requires preparation and care. As a team, we take great care to minimize risks. A global pandemic is a...
Long Covid Has Claimed At Least 3,500 In The U.S. So Far, CDC Report Says
Topline Long Covid has been linked to at least 3,544 deaths in the United States so far, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which places a spotlight on t...
China Stocks Climb Again; Investors See More Benefits Than Risk In Covid Policy Shift
Hope among stock investors for improved economic growth in China has helped to lift the fortune of … [+] the country’s third-richest man, Tencent Holdings CEO Ma Huateng, by $11 billion si...
Profitability Coming For World’s Airlines In 2023
(Photo by David Purdie/Getty Images) Getty Images Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), a trade association representing the global airline industry, is...
U.S. Total Trade Likely To Surpass Eye-Popping $5 Trillion In 2022
U.S. merchandise trade with the world is on track to surpass an eye-popping $5 trillion in 2022, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau data. Total U.S. trade only surpassed $4 trillion for the fi...
Domestic and international tourist crowds traveling in Japan
I thought I managed to beat the tourist crowds on my recent trip to Japan. On my first night in Osaka, I managed to get a picture with the famed Glico sign without anyone else in the background. Zoom ...
Revisiting Netflix’s ‘Jingle Jangle’ For Christmas 2022
Madalen Mills with Forest Whitaker in Jingle Jangle Netflix When NetflixNFLX initially released the culturally savvy, deliciously decadent David E. Talbert musical Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, ...
Why investors may want to add retail ETFs to their cart
‘Tis the season for shopping — and maybe for some investors: ETFs. Despite consumer headwinds tied to the economic slowdown, Amplify ETFs’ Brian Giere sees opportunities in retail. “...
Omicron BQ variants dominant, XBB circulating at low level
A person receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 22, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The omicron ...
Foxconn Apologizes After Workers Revolt At World’s Largest iPhone Factory
Topline Apple supplier Foxconn on Thursday issued an apology for chaos at its Zhengzhou plant—the world’s largest iPhone factory—and offered ¥10,000 ($1,400) compensation to any disgruntled workers wh...
Apple Shares Dip In Premarket Amid Covid Protest At China’s Biggest iPhone Factory
Topline Violent clashes broke out between security personnel and workers at China’s largest iPhone factory protesting delayed bonus payments and poor living conditions caused by stringent pandemic rul...
Collapse of Carvana, the ‘Amazon of Used Cars’, Continues
The sky is not clearing up for Carvana. On the contrary, big clouds continue to gather over the company which was one of the big winners of the covid-19 pandemic, with a massive growth. Since announ...
Permian Basin Drives The U.S. Oil Industry Despite Limits On Growth
Oil Wells pumping outside of Midland Texas. (Photo by: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images … [+] Group via Getty Images) Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Ima...