When I used to work in corporate entertainment, I had the most spectacular boss. He was in his late 40s, and while he rarely worked out beyond an occasional swim (he was managing a frantic work life, kids – the whole deal), he always stayed trim and fit and had tons of energy. He was happy and unfettered (for the most part) by the challenges…
By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – Two people have fallen ill with Ebola in Guinea, the World Health Organization said on Friday, dashing hopes of an imminent end to the worst recorded outbreak of the disease after a two-week spell without any new cases across West Africa. The outbreak has already killed 11,298 people out of almost 28,500 known cases in Guinea and neighbouring Liberia and Sierra Leone. Liberia was
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Plc will pay over half of a more than $1.86 billion settlement resolving investor claims they conspired to fix prices and limit competition in the market for credit default swaps, according to a court filing. Details of the settlement’s breakdown with those and nine other banks were disclosed in papers filed late on Friday, in federal court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – World stocks markets rose to a two-month high on Friday, while the dollar ticked higher, boosted by views that the European Central Bank may provide more stimulus to the euro zone economy.
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When Boeing Co., General Electric Co. and other companies wanted to show Congress last February the dangers of closing the Export-Import Bank, they turned to a time-tested Washington ritual: knocking on Capitol Hill office doors. Working together, they mobilized executives from more than 650 companies to descend on Washington in a two-day “fly-in”. In over 400 meetings they warned lawmakers that thousands of American
Cempra Inc stock plunged 37 percent on Friday over potential safety concerns related to the company’s drug to treat a common bacterial infection that met its main goal in a late-stage study. The company said while increased levels of liver enzymes were seen across treatment arms, the magnitude was higher in those who received its drug, solithromycin. Patients in the second late-stage trial initially received IV administration of either solithromycin
Saturday, October 24th is Food Day, and we will be celebrating it at the very heart of the Yale University campus, on the beautiful expanse in front of Sterling Library. Much as we need rain in this part of the country, please join me in hoping it doesn’t come that day. We have a canopy, just in case.Food Day is an annual event, established…
By Krista Mahr KABUL (Reuters) – Medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Friday that a U.S. tank entered the grounds of its hospital in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz without permission, damaging the compound that was hit in a U.S. air strike earlier this month. The group said in a statement that the vehicle was carrying a team from a joint investigation being conducted by the United
By Madeline Kennedy (Reuters Health) – A new survey suggests that just over half of people in the U.S. and England would know how to recognize a stroke and when to call an ambulance. The analysis suggests that public education about stroke needs improvement in both countries, researchers say. In the U.S., stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a major cause of disability in adults, according to
(Reuters) – Actor John Stamos, star of the Fox sitcom “Grandfathered,” has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs in Beverly Hills, California, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said on Thursday. Stamos, 52, of Los Angeles, faces one misdemeanor charge stemming from his June 12 arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence, the prosecutor’s office said. Stamos faces a possible maximum sentence of six months