A member of the military vaccinates a woman at the COVID-19 mass vaccination centre at Pentwyn Leisure Centre on February 3, 2021 in Cardiff, Wales. Matthew Horwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K. will roll out an additional Covid vaccine shot for the elderly and its clinically vulnerable population, the country’s vaccines
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Tobias Hase | Picture Alliance | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday will laud the lifting of all remaining Covid restrictions in England as a “moment of pride” as he sets out the government’s long-term plan for living with the virus, prompting concern among public
Carl Icahn speaking at Delivering Alpha in New York on Sept. 13, 2016. David A. Grogan | CNBC Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has started a proxy fight with McDonald’s over the fast food giant’s treatment of pigs, pushing for two board seats at the global fast food giant. McDonald’s said Sunday in a release that
In this article GM TSLA General Motors had to temporarily drop heated seats as an option on vehicles in response to the chip shortage. But the largest U.S. automaker is not alone. The move is another sign of how automakers are having to respond to a crisis that has been cratering dealer inventory, spiking prices
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday rejected calls from Ukraine’s president to sanction Russia now, saying that Moscow should not be sure “exactly” how the West will respond to a potential invasion. Speaking to CNBC’s Hadley Gamble at Germany’s annual Munich Security Conference, Scholz said that Western allies were “well prepared” to sanction Russia —
A woman walks by a Family Dollar store on December 11, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Discount chain Family Dollar is voluntarily recalling several of its products that shipped to more than 400 stores in the South after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation uncovered
DENVER — The Denver Broncos are up for sale, and a group of crypto enthusiasts is aiming to raise more than $4 billion using a decentralized autonomous organization, or DAO, to make it their own. You can think of a DAO like a group of individuals acting in concert with no single leader. Unlike a
In this article DIS A guest takes a selfie at Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort on July 11, 2020. (Photo by Olga Thompson/Walt Disney World Resort via Getty Images) Walt Disney World Resort is raising ticket prices for guests visiting the parks for multiple days. This is the first major adjustment to
Bill Gates said Friday that the risks of severe disease from Covid-19 have “dramatically reduced” but another pandemic is all but certain. Speaking to CNBC’s Hadley Gamble at Germany’s annual Munich Security Conference, Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said that a potential new pandemic would likely stem from a different pathogen
Mexican avocados are seen for sale at a market in Mexico City on February 15, 2022. Pedro Pardo | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday that imports of Mexican avocados could resume after a brief pause. A week ago, one of the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service inspectors
Patients lie in hospital beds waiting for medical treatment at a temporary shelter outside the Caritas Medical Center in Hong Kong, China, on February 16, 2022. Leung Man Hei | NurPhoto | Getty Images Hong Kong needs to protect its health-care system, which is under tremendous stress right now due to a spike in coronavirus
A COVID-19 testing location is shown set up on the sidewalk in downtown Los Angeles, California, November, 16, 2021. Mike Blake | Reuters California on Thursday laid out a plan that manage Covid as a permanent aspect of life, anticipating future surges and new variants that may require public health measures such as facemasks depending
In this article AIR-FR A model of one of Airbus’ ZEROe concept aircraft displayed in Hamburg, Germany, on 18 January 2022. Marcus Brandt/dpa | picture alliance | Getty Images Aviation could face substantial challenges if it’s unable to decarbonize in a timely manner, according to the CEO of Airbus, who added that hydrogen planes represent
In this article ABNB More people are booking longer-term rental stays because of flexible working arrangements as a result of the pandemic, says Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. “The pandemic has untethered millions of people from the need to be in office five days a week,” Chesky told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Wednesday. “As people
A Dungeons & Dragons classic dragon hand painted by Alan Cooley, 27, of Huntington Station, New York, at Main Street Game Cafe in Huntington on November 26, 2019. Newsday LLC | Newsday | Getty Images An activist investor wants to add new members to Hasbro‘s board and is urging the toy company to make changes
In this article SHOP-CA In this photo illustration the logo of Canadian e-commerce company Shopify Inc. is displayed on a smartphone. Thomas Trutschel | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Roblox — Shares of the metaverse-focused gaming company plunged more than 25% after Roblox’s latest quarterly report missed Wall Street
In this article MRNA Moderna’s CEO Stephane Bancel said it’s “reasonable” to assume that we may be approaching the final stages of the pandemic. “I think that is a reasonable scenario,” he told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” when asked about views that the Covid-19 pandemic may now be in its final stages. “There’s an 80%
Michelle Melton, who is 35 weeks pregnant, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, February 11, 2021. Hannah Beier | Reuters Mothers who get vaccinated against Covid-19 while pregnant likely protect their babies from hospitalization due to the virus when they are born, according to the Centers
Scientist analyzing medical sample in test tube. Morsa Images | DigitalVision | Getty Images Dr. Derrell Porter knew he had a good idea: a company that provides a platform to help researchers develop and commercialize gene and cell therapies. ”Academic medical centers and scientific innovators — they’re not pharmaceutical companies. They tend to look for
Gold medalist USA’s Nathan Chen celebrates at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on February 10. Sebastien Bozon | AFP | Getty Images The 2022 Winter Olympics is well underway in Beijing, and more than 200 medals have already been awarded to athletes from around the world. Finishing on the podium is a matter of