Staffing shortages in Seattle , due in part to the city’s vaccine mandate for emergency workers, resulted in a 13-year-old boy watching his father die after he suffered a medical emergency.Last week, the 13-year-old called 911 to report that his father was having a medical emergency but when Seattle Fire arrived they were told to…
As infections rise, the San Joaquin Valley becomes the land of the eternal COVID surge
This is what the COVID-19 pandemic looks like in the part of California where the Delta variant surge refuses to let up. In Fresno County, understaffed hospitals have been so clogged that ambulance crews have stopped transporting people unless they have a life-threatening emergency. In Tulare County, a Visalia hospital — which has been treating…
Falguni Nayar: The Nykaa among Nayaks
[indianexpress.com.] [George Mathew] , [Khushboo Narayan] | November 14, 2021 3:51:53 am In 2012, when Falguni Nayar decided to quit her high-profile job of Managing Director at Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, she told Kotak Mahindra group chief Uday Kotak she was happy at the company but wanted to do something different.In the book How Uday…
Food inflation is the next big threat to Canadians’ finances
After months without rain in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains south of Calgary this past summer, beef cattle rancher John Smith faced some tough choices.His herd of around 550 cows had munched its way through what little grass was growing in the nearby pastures.With grazing grass increasingly scarce and the price of replacement feed…
World Diabetes Day: Diabetes has mostly silent symptoms; high blood sugar can even affect kidneys, eyes – The Economic Times
iStock If you already have a genetic predisposition to develop diabetes and then you grow up in this environment, it makes the blood sugar level go up.Related World Diabetes Day: Poor sleep may affect blood sugar levels; keep gadgets away, junk caffeine before bed Get rid of festive flab: Start the day with green juice,…
These apps are betting ‘social trading’ is the next big thing in investing, as millennials and Gen Zers seek advice from finfluencers and friends
More than 40 million accounts opened on the top US trading apps during the pandemic.Image Source/Getty Images The retail trading revolution has been closely tied up with social media, from Reddit to TikTok.Now apps are putting the two together and betting that “social trading” will be the next big investing trend.Social-trading fans say it’s democratizing…
Retail sales, Walmart and Target earnings: What to know this week
Investors this week will be focused on data on the consumer, with both retail sales and earnings results from two retail giants set for release. The total value of retail sales in the U.S.is expected to have climbed by 1.1% month-on-month in October, according to the Commerce Department’s latest monthly print on Tuesday.This would accelerate…
Amercian businesses are betting big on the future
Amercian businesses are betting big on the future – Oops!Something went wrong.Please try again later. – Oops!Something went wrong.Please try again later. – Oops!Something went wrong.Please try again later. – Oops!Something went wrong.Please try again later. A version of this post was originally published on TKer.co. The economists at UBS are optimistic about the outlook…
The Best Cheap Printer Deals for November 2021
Most people don’t get excited about printers, but you’d be surprised how capable these often-overlooked appliances are today.The latest and greatest printers sport great features like Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, mobile app controls, novel ink- and toner-saving technologies, and greatly improved output quality in contrast to the rickety inkjets of years past.There are even cheap…
Even JPMorgan Can’t Escape All the Job Quitters
It’s not quite Wall Street’s version of the “Great Resignation” — but it’s not too far off, either.JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s equity derivatives desk has faced a wave of defections this year, part of a growing trend across the financial industry, Bloomberg News’s Hannah Levitt reports.Unlike many Americans leaving their jobs, JPMorgan’s senior executives had…