As countries across Asia reopen to international travelers, Japan — one of the continent’s most popular destinations — remains firmly closed. That may soon change. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a...
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Here Is What One Million Covid Deaths In The U.S. Looks Like
According to official estimates from the CDC, Johns Hopkins University and other organizations that collect public health data, the United States is nearing the grim milestone of one million deaths fr...
Big travel company CEOs hope market turmoil won’t derail summer rebound
As economic pundits raise fears about a recession, the most powerful names in travel and hospitality are pushing back, pointing to bookings that illustrate a positive picture of the American consumer....
China Covid Policies “Causing Massive Uncertainty For Businesses,” European Chamber Says
A Chinese flag in front of the Shanghai Railway Station during a lockdown due to Covid-19 in … [+] Shanghai earlier this month.Source: Bloomberg © 2022 Bloomberg Finance LP China’s Covid-19 poli...
How Investors Should Navigate The Recent Volatility
After the stock market (as measured by the S&P 500) dropped by 3.55% yesterday, bringing the decline to nearly 13% in 2022 (and almost 17% for small-capitalization stocks), many investors are pani...
Republicans Push Drug In State Bills
Topline Republicans in a number of states have recently pushed legislation to promote ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine—two ineffective and potentially dangerous treatments for Covid-19—and protect do...
OTC Is Back In Earnest, The Surest Sign Of A Renewed Energy Industry
Visitors to the annual Offshore Technology Conference in Houston walk through the exhibits … [+] Wednesday, May 4, 2011. More than 65,000 people and 2,000 exhibitors representing more than 110 c...
CNBC survey will reveal readers’ favorites
Business people are getting out and about again. And they’re looking for places to stay. More people are traveling for business meetings and industry events now than at any time in the past two ...
Should I join a group tour alone?
Everyone told me not to travel solo during a pandemic. Especially not to learn snowboarding, a sport that not all travel insurance policies cover. It didn’t help that I wanted to visit a country...
Medical professionals are skeptical on a fourth Covid vaccine dose
There hasn’t been enough research on how much protection a fourth dose can offer, medical professionals told CNBC. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Countries are beginning to offer a fourth dose o...
Ex-Trump Advisor Birx Warns Of Summer Covid ‘Surge’
Topline The U.S. should prepare for a Covid-19 surge this summer that could hit southern states the hardest, former Trump Administration pandemic response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx told Face the Na...
Why Home Parcel Deliveries Aren’t The Access Boon They Should Be For The Disabled
A woman signs for a delivery at home. getty It’s highly likely that virtually every individual with a walking impairment who routinely orders goods online is familiar with the searing frustration that...
Beijing Capital Airport Losses Since Start Of Pandemic Hit $735 Million
Travelers walk through Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, on Saturday, May 1, … [+] 2021. Photographer: Yan Cong/Bloomberg © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP Beijing Capital Inter...
Hong Kong residents moving to Singapore, snapping up rental homes
Stifled by strict Covid restrictions in Hong Kong, residents from the financial hub are continuing to move to its rival, Singapore. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — After eight years in ...
Antibodies From Covid Vaccines May Be Weaker Against Omicron, Study Finds
Topline Antibodies produced by Covid-19 vaccines and booster shots may be less effective at defending against the omicron variant than previous coronavirus strains, a study by researchers at Johns Hop...
Weekly Covid deaths have dropped to lowest since March 2020, WHO says
The World Health Organization on Tuesday said weekly new Covid deaths have fallen to the lowest level since March 2020, but warned a global decline in testing for the virus could hinder its efforts to...
In The Caribbean, Severe Food Insecurity Has Increased By 72% In The Past Two Years
A series of surveys administered by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have revealed that, in the English-speaking Caribbean, the estim...
White House Advisor Calls For ‘Caution, But Not Overreacting’ As Covid Cases Jump 50%
Topline Daily U.S. Covid-19 cases have risen by over 50% in the last two weeks, but hospitalizations remain near pandemic lows, leading White House Covid-19 advisor Dr. Ashish Jha to encourage “care a...
Three reasons this struggling fintech stock may break out of its slump
PayPal tumbled 16% this week, but one top analyst is making a bullish long-term case for the struggling stock. The company’s underperformance follows leadership uncertainty. PayPal’s chief...
Covid Was Third Leading Cause Of Death In U.S. Last Year
Topline In 2021, Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in the U.S., as the delta and omicron waves drove the pandemic’s death toll up by nearly a quarter over 2020, according to a provisional ...
China Stocks Fall Anew; Pandemic Stirs Growth Worries, Thins Billionaire Ranks
A pedestrian walks past the Shanghai Stock Exchange in Shanghai in 2020. (Photo by HECTOR … [+] RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Bellwether China stocks fell anew in the U.S. t...
DOJ Will Appeal Ruling Against Airline Mask Mandate Following CDC’s Request
Topline The Department of Justice said Wednesday it will appeal a judge’s Monday decision to throw out the federal mask mandate for airplanes and public transportation, immediately after the Cen...
NY Gov. Hochul warns omicron subvariants driving spike in infections
Kathy Hochul, governor of New York, speaks during a news conference in New York, on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images Two mutated strains of the highly transmissible ...
DOJ Says It Might Appeal Ruling Against Airline Mask Mandate—If CDC Thinks Mask-Wearing Is Still Needed
Topline The federal government will appeal a judge’s Monday decision to throw out the nationwide mask mandate for airplanes and public transportation, but only if the Centers for Disease Control and P...
Shanghai’s Covid Lockdown Deals A Blow To Elon Musk’s Tesla Production Goals
Workers at Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory build a Model 3 electric sedan. Newscom Tesla looks set for a year of dramatic growth amid spiking demand for its electric vehicles and the addition of tw...
Federal Workers Can’t Sue Over Biden’s Vaccine Mandate, Appeals Court Says
Topline Federal workers who want to challenge President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate should turn to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), an agency created to protect the rights of federa...
87% Of Kids Hospitalized With Covid During Omicron Wave Were Unvaccinated, CDC Says
Topline About 87% of children hospitalized with Covid-19 when the omicron variant was dominant were unvaccinated, according to a study released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Preventio...
Johnson & Johnson Suspends Vaccine Sales Guide, Boosts Dividend
Updated at 12:46 pm EST Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) – Get Johnson & Johnson Report posted stronger-than-expected first quarter earnings Tuesday but lowered its full-year profit forecast, an...
An Inside Account Of The COVID-19 Struggles And Successes Experienced By The Country’s Largest Senior Living Company
“Heroes Work Here” by Brookdale Senior Living CEO Lucinda M. Baier is released with ForbesBooks This release is posted on behalf of ForbesBooks (operated by Advantage Media Group under license). NEW Y...