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NEW YORK (AP) — The flu virus is hanging on in the U.S., intensifying in some areas of the country after weeks of an apparent national decline. National data suggests this season's peak came around late December, but a second surge is always possible. That's happened in other flu seasons, with the second peak often — but not always — lower than the first, Budd said. CDC data indicates coronavirus-caused hospitalizations haven’t hit the same levels they did at the same point during the last three winters. COVID-19 is putting more people in the hospital than flu, CDC data shows.
Persons: , Alicia Budd, , Budd, hospitalizations haven’t Organizations: for Disease Control, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: U.S
As interest in the pandemic waned, experts say some wellness influencers have latched on to climate change to galvanize followers. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty ImagesCécile Simmons, a trained yoga teacher, was surprised when many of the wellness accounts she followed started posting about climate change. Some wellness influencers are exposing young audiences to a slew of climate misinformation. Climate misinformation is having “a profound impact” both on people’s beliefs and on the normalization of fringe perspectives, Caulfield said. It’s particularly worrying as it allows climate misinformation to reach new audiences, experts say, including young people that might otherwise be supportive of climate change action.
Persons: Instagram, influencer @truth_crunchy_mama, , ” They’re, influencer @drmercola, Patrick T, Fallon, Cécile Simmons, , Simmons, Joseph Mercola, it’s, Stephanie Alice Baker, Halbert L, Dunn, Baker, Derek Beres, Marc, André Argentino, ” Beres, Callum Hood, Hood, they’re, Tim Caulfield, Spencer Platt, ” CCDH’s Hood, Caulfield, Mariah Wellman, ” Wellman, ” Caulfield, , It’s, ” Simmons Organizations: CNN, Getty, Institute for Strategic, Global Wellness Institute, City University, Wellness, Center, University of Alberta, University of Illinois, Meta Locations: Hawaii, Lahaina , Hawaii, AFP, globalists, Chicago
From the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been doctor’s orders in this country: If you test positive, stay away from other people, even if you aren’t coughing or feverish. In recent months, however, that rule has been relaxed in two of the unlikeliest places. The new approach has been greeted with trepidation by some health experts in the United States, especially as wastewater data shows a surge in cases driven by a new variant. But many scientists say that Covid has transitioned from a public health crisis into more of a featured virus among an array of respiratory risks. Covid-19 is endemic,” said Dr. Melissa Sutton, medical director for respiratory viral pathogens at the Oregon Health Authority.
Persons: , Melissa Sutton, Organizations: for Disease Control, Oregon Health Authority Locations: Oregon, California, United States
Wayfair said on Friday that it was cutting 13% of its global workforce, or around 1,650 workers. This came only weeks after CEO Niraj Shah sent a companywide email saying Wayfair was "back to winning" but also warning that staff should be careful with its money. AdvertisementNorth American staff would receive an email shortly letting them know whether their roles had been affected, while laid-off staff in Europe had already begun discussions with HR about the next steps, Shah said. Read the full email Shah sent to Wayfair staff below. First, I want to be clear that there are many things at the company that are going well.
Persons: Wayfair, Niraj Shah, Shah, we've, you'll, Covid, Organizations: Talent, Covid Locations: Europe, North America, Wayfair
CNN —Former US President Donald Trump briefly returned as a central character in European politics earlier this week. Multiple EU officials and diplomats noted to CNN that his sudden recollection came at a particularly sensitive time, as the EU attempts to build its own defense capabilities outside of the US-led NATO alliance. Whether Trump actually made these comments or not is largely immaterial to European officials. And his hostility toward the Ukraine war effort has an impact even now, playing into the Republican Party’s reluctance to pass more US funding for Ukraine. Christine Lagarde, head of the European Central Bank, said only this week that Trump’s return would be a “threat” for Europe.
Persons: Donald Trump, Thierry Breton, Trump, Ursula von der Leyen, ” Breton’s, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Letitia James, Spencer Platt, , Joe Biden, Europe’s, Ian Bond, ” Donald Trump, Jim Watson, Angela Merkel, Jesco Denzel, there’s, Christine Lagarde Organizations: CNN, Former, European, Republican, NATO, New York, Getty, Ukraine, , Trump, EU, Centre, Economic, European Central Bank Locations: Europe, Iowa, Ukraine, New York City, Brussels, EU, United States, America, China, Davos, AFP, Russia, Beijing, Moscow, Charlevoix , Canada, European
The ‘Happy Dream’ of Running a Circus
  + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Marty Lasalle | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
When people ask me what I do for a living, and I tell them I run a circus, I’m usually met with an eye-roll and some quip like, “Yeah, so do I…” And then there’s an amusing moment when I insist, “No, I’m the actual CEO of the Big Apple Circus.”There’s no denying that this is a tricky time to be running a circus. At times it feels like a struggle to get anyone out to see something that can seem as old-timey as the circus. The last few years have not been kind to the American circus industry. In the period after the financial crisis, Big Apple’s board made valiant efforts to keep the circus afloat, but in 2016, it declared bankruptcy. This was followed by the discontinuation of The Greatest Show on Earth in 2017 and Cirque du Soleil’s bankruptcy in 2020.
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I never thought FIRE was for someone like me, from a low-income background and with a history of debt. I'm saving 30% of my income, diversifying my investments, and tracking my future net worth to work towards financial independence. I'm almost 29 years old and plan to reach the FI part of FIRE by the time I'm 45. What we're doing to reach financial independenceI used the "multiply by 25" rule to estimate how much we'll need in retirement. My goal is to reach a 50% savings rate or higher, but I'm not willing to cut my lifestyle any more than we already have.
Persons: , I've, it's, I'm, you'll Organizations: Service, FIRE, Vanguard
In this article PFEMRNANVAX Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTA sign advertises Covid vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, on Aug. 14, 2023. Brian Snyder | ReutersThree years into the Covid-19 pandemic, few Americans are rolling up their sleeves to get a Covid vaccine. Experts and vaccine makers can agree that low Covid vaccination rates are concerning, even as cases of the virus dwindle from their pandemic highs. However, Iovine of the University of Florida doesn't believe combination shots will have a significant effect on Covid vaccination rates. If combination shots don't do the trick, it's unclear what else could boost Covid vaccination rates down the line.
Persons: Brian Snyder, Ali Mokdad, Mokdad, Irfan Khan, Jennifer Kates, Brad Pollock, Nicole Iovine, epidemiologist, Iovine, Michael Yee, Albert Bourla, Arpa Garay, Garay, John Trizzino, Trizzino, Jamey Mock, Andrew Pekosz, Jefferies, Yee, doesn't Organizations: Walgreens, Reuters, Pfizer, Moderna, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, University of Washington, CVS Pharmacy, Los Angeles Times, KFF, UC Davis Health's, University of Florida, Jefferies, Arpa, CNBC, Istock, Getty, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Locations: Somerville , Massachusetts, U.S, Novavax, Covid, Eagle Rock , California
When the COVID-19 strain BA.2.86 entered the scene over the summer, it quickly captured the attention of officials who were concerned about the variant’s large number of mutations. The organization said that there has been a “slow but steady increase in the proportion of BA.2.86 reported” globally. The CDC said in a statement this week that BA.2.86 has also been slowly increasing in the U.S. since August. “These numbers are based on a relatively small number of BA.2.86 sequences, so should be interpreted with caution, as should BA.2.86 growth rates and other extrapolations based on these numbers,” the CDC said. COVID-19 tests and treatment are also expected to work on BA.2.86.
Persons: “ pirola, , Maria Van Kerkhove, ” Van Kerkhove, , It’s Organizations: World Health Organization, WHO, Centers for Disease Control, CDC Locations: hospitalizations, U.S
COVID), and active funds are hugging their benchmarks," Subramanian wrote in a note about her 2024 outlook. "We're bullish not because we expect the Fed to cut, but because of what the Fed has accomplished," Subramanian wrote. BMO Capital MarketsBofA analysts are calling for slower inflation, better profit margins, and improved efficiency, Subramanian wrote. BMO is less optimistic about energy stocks since they've lagged behind oil prices in the last year. Consumer discretionary is a strong bet if interest rate hikes are over and consumers keep spending, Subramanian wrote.
Persons: Brian Belski, Belski, Savita Subramanian, Subramanian, Bank of America BMO's Belski, he's, boomers, BofA Organizations: Bank of America, BMO Capital Markets, Business, BMO, Federal Reserve, " Bank of, Energy, BMO isn't Locations: Ukraine, Israel
CNN —With holiday season underway, you may be realizing that you forgot to get your Covid-19 and flu vaccines, and now you’ll be sitting across the table from your elderly relatives. Covid-19 vaccines were updated this year to target one strain of the coronavirus rather than two. “The flu vaccine might have been an adjuvant for the Covid vaccine,” she said. Moss led a recent study that compared neutralizing antibody responses of 53 Israeli health care workers who received their bivalent Covid-19 vaccines separately or with a flu shot. Blood samples from these health care workers were equally able to prevent Covid-19 and flu viruses from infecting cells, whether they got their vaccines together or separately.
Persons: Mandy Cohen, ” Cohen, , , Susanna Barouch, Barouch, they’re, Stephen Moss, Moss, ” Moss, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, William Schaffner Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, CDC, US Food and Drug Administration, University of Michigan, Pfizer, CNN Health, Vanderbilt University Locations: Boston, Cambridge , Massachusetts, Netherlands
German budget crisis will haunt economy for years
  + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Pierre Briancon | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The German government is working hard to demonstrate the foolishness of the country’s iron-clad ban on large budget deficits. The budget crisis will cripple the economy for years to come, for three reasons. The debt brake, which limits structural budget deficits to 0.35% of GDP, has only been suspended for this year’s budget. Public net investment has been negative for 20 years, Marcel Fratzscher, head of the German Institute for Economic Research, has pointed out. The country is not on the cusp of a debt crisis.
Persons: Carsten Brzeski, That’s, Marcel Fratzscher, Christian Lindner, Lindner, George Hay, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, Constitutional, Organisation for Economic Co, Development, ING, German Economic Institute, Public, German Institute for Economic Research, German, Germany’s, Thomson Locations: Europe, Berlin
Savita Subramanian, the bank's head of U.S. equity and quantitative strategy, wrote Tuesday she sees the S & P 500 ending 2024 at 5,000. "We are past maximum macro uncertainty," wrote Subramanian. The S & P 500 on Friday posted a three-week winning streak — its longest run since this past summer. The strategist also noted other reasons she's bullish heading into 2024, including: Expectations of S & P 500 earnings rising more than 6% year over year. How to play it She anticipates a "stock picker's paradise" as certain companies separate themselves from the pack.
Persons: Savita Subramanian, Subramanian, she's Organizations: of America, Federal, Bull Locations: Monday's
Some schools are using marketing campaigns to raise attendance. Photo: Emily Elconin/Bloomberg NewsAt first, educators thought the plummeting attendance rates experienced during the pandemic were a Covid-19-related anomaly. Illness kept many students out of school, and families were wary of catching the disease. Now, more than two years after most schools resumed in-person classes, absences are still skyrocketing. Covid-19 has mostly faded as a concern, but it has left behind a changed attitude about going to school every day.
Persons: Emily Elconin Organizations: Bloomberg
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season is underway, with at least seven states reporting high levels of illnesses and cases rising in other parts of the country, health officials say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted new flu data on Friday, showing very high activity last week in Louisiana, and high activity in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Mexico and South Carolina. “We’re off to the races,” said Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University infectious diseases expertTraditionally, the winter flu season ramps up in December or January. Flu activity was moderate but rising in New York City, Arkansas, California, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Flu vaccination rates are better than rates for the other two main respiratory viruses — COVID-19 and RSV.
Persons: , , William Schaffner, Alicia Budd, Budd, it’s Organizations: Disease Control, District of Columbia, Vanderbilt University, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: U.S, Louisiana, Alabama , Florida, Georgia , Mississippi, New Mexico, South Carolina, District, Puerto Rico, New York City , Arkansas , California , Maryland , New Jersey, North Carolina , Tennessee, Texas, Alaska
Braelyn and Spencer Stone moved from Houston, Texas, to Mérida, Mexico, in 2022. They've reduced their debt by living in Mexico but miss their family and friends. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with social-media managers Braelyn, 31, and Spencer Stone, 27, about moving to Mérida, Mexico, in 2022 after becoming unable to afford life in Houston, Texas. Rectoria El Jesus Tercera Orden in Mérida, Mexico. I would say we are saving a little over $2,000 each month — depending on how much we want to splurge.
Persons: Braelyn, Spencer Stone, They've, , Spencer, COVID, Rectoria, Pawel Toczynski, we've, We've, That's, I'm, Bumble, There's Organizations: Service, Spencer, Healthcare, Baylor, University of Houston, Jesus Tercera Orden Locations: Houston , Texas, Mérida, Mexico, Houston, Jesus, States
Syringes with needles are seen in front of a displayed Moderna logo in this illustration taken, November 27, 2021. Around 20 million people need to be vaccinated with Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccine for the company to reach $2 billion in 2023 sales from the private market, a figure four analysts told Reuters was achievable. The company has said it expects total U.S. COVID vaccine demand to be as much as 100 million doses in the fall season. Moderna forecast $6 billion to $8 billion for sales of its COVID-19 vaccine in 2023, $2 billion to $4 billion of which is expected to come from the commercial market. The COVID vaccine is Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Moderna's lone marketed product.
Persons: Dado Ruvic, Oppenheimer, Hartaj Singh, Michael Yee, Yee, Manas Mishra, Khushi, Patrick Wingrove, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, U.S, Moderna, Pfizer, Jefferies, GSK, Thomson Locations: Cambridge , Massachusetts, United States, Bengaluru, New
Alyson and Josh McDonald moved their family from Eastvale, California, to Magnolia, Texas, last year. Then Josh went back to school and we ended up in California in 2011 because of the golf industry. Alyson and Josh McDonald said they feel more comfortable being openly conservative in Texas. There are definitely a lot of Californians here in Texas and even a lot of people from other states too. AdvertisementAdvertisementAlyson and Josh McDonald said their kids are thriving in Texas.
Persons: Alyson, Josh McDonald, , Alyson McDonald, We're, We've, Josh, we're, Texas Josh, McDonald, COVID, Nobody, Alyson McDonald It's Organizations: McDonalds, Service, Albertsons Locations: Eastvale , California, Magnolia , Texas, Texas, Houston, Hudson, Idaho, Chandler , Arizona, California, Eastvale, Arizona , Wyoming , Kansas City , Texas , Utah, New York, Texas . Texas
Passenger Susan Karpik was the lead plaintiff in the case against British-American cruise operator Carnival and its subsidiary Princess Cruises, the ship's owner. Federal Court Justice Angus Stewart ruled that Carnival had been negligent as defined by Australian consumer law by allowing the cruise to depart in the early months of the pandemic. He said Carnival had a duty to take reasonable care of her health and safety in regard to COVID-19. “It’s been a long time coming and a very comprehensive victory for the passengers on the Ruby Princess,” Antzoulatos said. “The pandemic was a difficult time in Australia’s history, and we understand how heartbreaking it was for those affected,” Carnival said.
Persons: Susan Karpik, Justice Angus Stewart, , ” Stewart, Princess, Carnival, Ruby, , , Vicky Antzoulatos, Susan Karpik's, Henry Karpik, ” Antzoulatos, “ It’s Organizations: British, Princess Cruises, Federal, Justice, Princess, Carnival Australia Locations: CANBERRA, Australia, Sydney, New Zealand, American, California, Japan
I’m almost embarrassed to share that Zoo Pals are paper plates that feature the bright, adorable faces of animals like pigs, turtles, ducks and whales. And I had an incentive to finish my plate so I could see my Zoo Pal’s face again. In August Hefty relaunched Zoo Pals after discontinuing the plates featuring animals nearly a decade ago. Hefty said one of the reasons it brought back Zoo Pals was "so our fans can relive their fondest childhood memories." Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesMattel Inc.’s American Girl doll line has also seen an influx of purchases made by kidults over the past few years, “and it continues to grow in popularity,” Jamie Cygielman, the president of American Girl, told CNN.
Persons: New York CNN —, I’m, , Covid, Krystine Batcho, , Batcho, she’s, Gen, Juli Lennett, ” Lennett, Christopher Dilts, kidults, ” Jamie Cygielman, Cygielman, Z, Instagramers, @inbloombyemily, hasn’t, , Lennett, ” Batcho Organizations: New, New York CNN, Zoo, CNN, Le Moyne College, Consumers, Lego, Bloomberg, Getty, Mattel Inc, American, Girl, Social Locations: New York, United States, Syracuse , New York, Chicago, American
The bar for taking a sick day is getting lower, and some bosses say that’s a problem. U.S. workers have long viewed an unwillingness to take sick days as a badge of honor. The number of sick days Americans take annually has soared since the pandemic, employee payroll data show. Covid-19 and a rise in illnesses such as RSV, which can require days away from work, are one reason. Managers and human-resources executives also attribute the jump to a bigger shift in the way many Americans relate to their jobs.
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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailU.S. COVID responses particularly hurt less privileged children, says author Bethany McLeanHosted by Brian Sullivan, “Last Call” is a fast-paced, entertaining business show that explores the intersection of money, culture and policy. Tune in Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC.
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The 2023 Nobel Prize award ceremony will be held on Dec. 10, the anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel. Kariko, from Hungary, and her U.S. colleague Weissman, whose pioneering work paved the way for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, were announced as the Nobel Prize winners on Oct. 2. “Won the Nobel science prize for the mRNA jab yet they wore a mask to collect their award for their vaccine??!!? The photographs of the pair holding the Japan Prize were taken when the COVID-19 pandemic was still active, in April 2022. Photos show Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman with the Japan Prize in April 2022, not the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in October 2023.
Persons: Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman, Alfred Nobel, Weissman, , , Kariko, Read Organizations: Facebook, Japan, World Health Organization, Reuters Pictures, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Hungary, Tokyo, Japan
Vaccine makers are depending on the U.S. market as many countries have more limited yearly campaigns for giving updated shots. For BioNTech, Moderna, and Novavax (NVAX.O), COVID vaccines remain their only approved products. Shares of Pfizer were up nearly 5%, however, buoyed by a $3.5 billion cost-cutting plan the drugmaker announced late on Friday alongside its new COVID sales outlook. Moderna, in a statement on Monday, maintained its current revenue forecast of $6 billion to $8 billion for its COVID vaccine for 2023. Jefferies analyst Michael Yee said Pfizer's new COVID outlook implies lower vaccine sales for Moderna than it had forecast.
Persons: Dado, BioNTech, Albert Bourla, Bourla, Mani Foroohar, Foroohar, Jefferies, Michael Yee, Ludwig Burger, Rachel More, Michael Erman, Bhanvi Satija, Manas, Jonathan Oatis, Caroline Humer, Bill Berkrot Organizations: COVID, Institute for Health, Food, REUTERS, Pfizer, Moderna, Manas Mishra, Thomson Locations: Zenica, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Frankfurt, Novavax, U.S, New York, Bengaluru
The biotech company is banking on sales of its updated Covid vaccine — its only commercially available product — and a broad cost-cutting push to help it stay afloat. Novavax's shot fends off the virus with protein-based technology, a decades-old method used in routine vaccinations against hepatitis B and shingles. The federal government shifted Covid vaccine distribution and coverage to the private market for the first time this fall. A sign advertises COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, August 14, 2023. Some pharmacies, like Walgreens , also appear to be resolving supply disruptions, which left many stores without any new Covid shots for patients to receive.
Persons: Patrick Van Katwijk, Novavax, aren't, Mayank Mamtani, fends, Silvia Taylor, Taylor, Novavax's, Mamtani, Hannah Beier, Jefferies, Roger Song, Brian Snyder, Biden Organizations: Dutch Health Service Organization, Getty, Pfizer, Moderna, Drug Administration, Riley Securities, CNBC, Covid, FDA, Bloomberg, Insurance, Walgreens, Reuters Locations: The Hague, Netherlands, U.S, Schwenksville , Pennsylvania, Somerville , Massachusetts
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