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We’re adding to an oil stock and see 3 other names as good buys in a down market
Markets are once again in selloff mode Friday. Source
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Senate sends Biden military bill that would lift Covid vaccine mandate for troops and authorize more Ukraine funding
Preventative Medicine Services NCOIC Sergeant First Class Demetrius Roberson administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a soldier on September 9, 2021 in Fort Knox, Kentucky. Jon Cherry | Getty Images The Senate passed a massive military policy bill Thursday that would direct the Defense Department to lift a Covid vaccination mandate for service members and authorize […]
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Most nursing home residents haven’t had omicron booster ahead of expected winter Covid wave
Less than 50% of nursing home residents, one of the country’s most vulnerable populations to severe illness from Covid-19, have received an omicron booster ahead of an expected wave of infection this winter. The Biden administration has made increasing booster uptake among nursing home residents a central part of its strategy to prevent a major […]
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Growing obesity crisis in U.S. prompts CDC to expand body mass index charts for severely overweight kids
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday released new body mass index charts for children in response to the growing obesity crisis in the U.S. The previous BMI chart for children ages 2 to 19, published in 2000, is based on data from 1963 to 1980, but obesity and severe obesity in children […]
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Long Covid medical costs average $9,500 in first six months, as patients become ‘health-system wanderers’
Joos Mind | Photodisc | Getty Images Long Covid results in $9,500 of total average medical costs for workers and their employers in the six months following a diagnosis, according to a study by Nomi Health. Long Covid is a chronic illness that can carry potentially debilitating symptoms, which may last for months or years. […]
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Biden administration makes at-home Covid tests available for free again this winter
Take home COVID-19 self testing kits provided by the District of Columbia government, which provides city residents four free take home tests per day, are seen in this illustration taken January 11, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Biden administration is making rapid Covid tests available for free again this winter through a limited round […]
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Asia’s year in review: Who had it good — and who had it bad — in 2022
Police officers step into the vandalized gateway to Sri Lanka’s presidential palace in July. The country has been hit hard by an economic crisis. Abhishek Chinnappa | Getty Images News | Getty Images Curtis S. Chin, a former U.S. ambassador to the Asian Development Bank, is managing director of advisory firm RiverPeak Group. Jose B. […]
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Long Covid has contributed to more than 3,500 deaths in the U.S. since start of pandemic, CDC says
People view thousands of white flags representing Americans who have died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) placed over 20 acres of the National Mall in Washington, U.S., September 26, 2021. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Long Covid has contributed to the deaths of more than 3,500 people since the pandemic began, according to a report published […]
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Jim Cramer’s Investing Club meeting Wednesday: Fed decision, Qualcomm, Eli Lilly
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. Don’t trade on Fed decision Stay cautious on QCOM Stick with Eli Lilly 1. Don’t trade on Fed decision Stocks gained on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s December interest […]
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Buy this little-known and underappreciated biopharma stock with nearly 60% upside, Goldman Sachs says
Investors should consider putting money in Xenon Pharmaceuticals , a biopharma stock poised to rally as Wall Street gains more clarity on its drug to treat epilepsy, Goldman Sachs says. Analyst Paul Choi initiated coverage of Xenon with a buy rating and a $60 price target, saying in a note to clients Thursday that investors […]
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