‘Terrifier 2’ Opens In 850 Theaters Amid Recent Horror Movie Successes

‘Terrifier 2’ Dread Central, Cinedigm and Bloody Disgusting Opening tonight in 850 theaters for a Thurs-Sun run (Thurs, Sunday and Monday in AMC, Thurs-Sun everywhere else), Bloody Disgust...

BitMEX Shift From Hong Kong Reflects the Toll of Stringent Covid Policies; Bitcoin Trades Sideways Amid Energy, Employment Concerns

Earlier in the day, ADP’s Employment report on job creation in the private sector arrived hotter than expected as businesses created 208,000 jobs in September, versus consensus estimates for 200,000, ...

Timing Isn’t Everything

This bear market in stocks, though grueling, is not (yet) as bad as the Covid bear market of 2020. That decline did 37% in damage (versus 22% today) yet lasted only two months, blunting its lasting im...

Norwegian Cruise Line Drops Covid Vaccination, Testing And Masking Mandates

Topline Norwegian Cruise Line, the world’s third-largest cruise operator by number of passengers, announced Monday it will drop Covid-19 vaccination, testing and masking requirements on voyages beginn...

Here’s Why Royal Caribbean, Carnival Stock Are Good Buys

For the past two years, since the covid pandemic hit in late-February 2020, the cruise industry has taken one punch after another. And, while the situation has improved from the extended period when c...

Opinion: Micron earnings suggest the chip downturn could be worse than Wall Street expects

Micron Technology Inc. executives warned about a semiconductor downturn in late June, but now say that a “sharp and sudden” drop in demand exceeded even those expectations, suggesting the current chip...

XpresSpa Pivots Back From Covid Testing With A More Balanced Retail Vision

The launch of wellness brand Treat, shown here at JFK Airport, and the reopening of XpresSpa units … [+] are taking the brand back to its roots. XpresSpa Group XpresSpa Group, has launched a sui...

Bad News For Bargain Hunters

New cars at a California dealership Getty Images Forecasters lowered their expectations for 2022 U.S. auto sales yet again, in a Cox Automotive webinar, to just 13.7 million new cars and trucks, down ...

Front Line Workers Owed A Dose Of Gratitude

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 09: A firefighter smiles while walking towards a medical worker outside of … [+] NYU Langone Health hospital during the nightly ‘Clap Because We Care’ ...

The Biden Administration Announces $8 Billion In Commitments To Address Hunger, Nutrition, And Health Issues

Today, President Biden and key senior officials hosted the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. The goal behind the conference is straightforward: to address issues regarding food ...

Supreme Court to allow public at hearings, first time since Covid

A crosswalk signal is seen outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 27, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The Supreme Court starting Monday will allow members of the public to ...

Covid vaccination tied to increase in length of menstrual cycle: NIH

A healthcare worker administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Va...

Almost Half Of All Online Daters Want To See Covid Vaccination Status On Profiles

Topline Nearly half of all Americans who have used dating apps in the last year say seeing someone’s Covid-19 vaccination status on their profile is important, with Democrats more likely than Republic...

Mainland Rebounds On Zero COVID Dial Back, Healthcare Equipment Loans Raise Sector

China Last Night KraneShares Key News The US dollar’s parabolic rise has taken a breather, allowing some Asian markets to recover overnight. Mainland China rallied on explicit policy support for equit...

Dementia May Lead To Greater Risk Of Covid Death Than Previously Thought, Study Suggests

Topline Conditions like Alzheimer’s and dementia may put patients at an even greater risk of death from Covid-19 than heart disease and other ailments thought to be the most dangerous, according to a ...

Canada Lifts Covid Vaccine Mandate For International Travelers

Topline Canada will drop its Covid-19 vaccine requirement for visitors entering the country starting October 1, officials announced Monday, reopening the Canadian border to unvaccinated travelers for ...

Moderna asks FDA to authorize omicron Covid boosters for children as young as 6 years old

Following CDC approval for vaccination of children aged 6 months to 5 years, 4 year-old Eleanor Kahn sits with her father Alex, as nurse Jillian Mercer administers the Moderna vaccine for the coronavi...

Hong Kong Ditches Strict Covid Quarantine For Travelers After More Than Two Years

Topline Hong Kong will ditch its strict hotel quarantine policy for international travelers, the government announced on Friday, marking the end of one of the world’s toughest pandemic containment reg...

Novavax Stock Hits 2-Year Low As Challenges Mount For Covid Shot

Novavax stock is trading at a two-year low amid slowly ramping use of its Covid vaccine, dubbed Nuvaxovid, in the U.S. X The Food and Drug Administration signed off on Nuvaxovid in July, six months af...

WHO warns ability to identify new Covid variants is diminishing

RT: Maria Van Kerkhove, Head a.i. Emerging Diseases and Zoonosis at the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus at the United Nations in Ge...

Surprises, COVID Challenges, And A Less Carbon-Intensive Approach

In this companion piece to the “peek behind the scenes” of how a “Top 100” wine industry list actually comes to fruition, Wine & Spirits magazine editor and publisher Josh Greene describes general...

China Grows Slower Than Asia For First Time In 30 Years

An aerial view of people lining up for nucleic acid tests during a new round of citywide testing on September 9, 2022 in Tianjin, China. VCG/VCG via Getty Images In a press briefing this week, Asian D...

Biden Vows To Defend Taiwan From Chinese Invasion And Declares Covid Pandemic ‘Over’ In 60 Minutes Interview

Topline President Joe Biden said the U.S. military would defend Taiwan if the island was invaded by Chinese forces, in a broad-ranging interview on CBS 60 Minutes broadcast on Sunday where he also sai...

Eric Clapton Lets Guitar Do The Talking As U.S. Tour Gets Underway

Eric Clapton performs live on stage at United Center. Monday, September 12, 2022 in Chicago, IL Photo by Barry Brecheisen “Thank you!” Over and over Monday night in Chicago, those were about the only ...

Covid Pandemic ‘Finish Line’ In Sight

Topline The end of the Covid-19 pandemic is “in sight,” World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday, while emphasizing governments must take even more actions ...

Addressing Student Mental Health Is Complex … And Critical

While mental health issues in young people have spiked since the pandemic, the current landscape is truly a minefield for young women, Black and Latinx youth, and those with sexual identity issues. ge...

17 million in Europe got long Covid in first two years of pandemic: WHO

New research suggests at least 17 million people across Europe and central Asia suffered from long Covid within the first two years of the pandemic. Filadendron | E+ | Getty Images At least 17 million...

How A Breakup And Lockdown Led To Lissie’s Best Record Yet

The singer-songwriter Lissie. credit: Lili Peper There would hardly be any disagreement to say that 2020 was a very difficult year for everybody—including the indie pop singer-songwriter Elisabeth Mau...

Senate Republicans Would Pay A High Price To Shut Down The Government To Fight Against Covid Relief Or Manchin’s Energy Provisions Or Liberalizing Medicaid Abortions For Poor Women

To avoid a government shutdown at the end of this month, Congress must pass the continuing resolution (CR) which funds the government. It takes 60 Senate votes for cloture on the CR. A united Senate R...

Democrats want probe of airline Covid bailouts over staff buyouts

Airline pilots walk through the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on December 27, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Two House Democrats have asked a Treasury Departme...

Decades Of Human Progress Set Back By Covid, Climate Change And Ukraine War, UN Warns

Topline Global crises like the Covid-19 pandemic, worsening climate change and the war in Ukraine have started to reverse decades of human progress in education, life expectancy and standards of livin...