With its promise of taming the ravages of stomach acid, ranitidine–best known under the brand name Zantac–was counted among the agents of pharmaceutical salvation, the enduring and reliable drugs that treat intractable diseases and make daily life more tolerable. In 1987, Zantac became the most-prescribed drug in the world. But […]
This Pandemic Is a ‘Fork in the Road’ for Gig Worker Benefits
Fitzpayne thinks that visibility means the public may finally be tuned-in enough to force even broader regulatory changes. “For the first time since the gig economy has become a household term, around 2009 or so, legislators are thinking very actively that the benefits being provided are not just going to […]
Can You Use an Infrared Camera to Detect a Fever?
It turns out that the highest-intensity wavelength produced–the peak in the curve above–depends on the temperature of the object. As it gets hotter, the wavelength of peak emission decreases–it moves to the left, back toward the visible spectrum. So for something at room temperature (like 300 Kelvin), this peak wavelength […]
Exclusive: South Africa’s auto industry could cut up to 10% of workforce due to lockdown – survey
Economic Indicators15 hours ago (Apr 09, 2020 11:41AM ET) 3/3 (C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A worker walks near a row of cars at Nissan’s manufacturing plant in Rosslyn 2/3 By Emma Rumney JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s auto industry might have to lay off up to 10% of its workforce […]
U.S. February wholesale inventories revised down
Economic Indicators15 hours ago (Apr 09, 2020 11:25AM ET) (C) Reuters. Chevrolet 2019 Impala vehicles sit outside waiting to be loaded on to transport trains outside the General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly in Hamtramck WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. wholesale inventories fell more than initially estimated in February and could shrink further […]
Italy government wins Senate confidence vote on decree to help virus-hit economy
Economic Indicators16 hours ago (Apr 09, 2020 10:40AM ET) (C) Reuters. Exterior of the Senate building in Rome ROME (Reuters) – The Italian government on Thursday won a confidence vote in the Senate on an emergency decree that lays out measures worth 25 billion euros ($28 billion) to support the […]
Merkel says no to ‘coronabonds’
Economic Indicators16 hours ago (Apr 09, 2020 10:35AM ET) (C) Reuters. Outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Berlin BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday rejected demands by Italy for common euro zone bonds to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, adding that Germany would back other […]
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Plummeted in April by Most on Record
Economic Indicators16 hours ago (Apr 09, 2020 10:18AM ET) (C) Reuters. U.S. Consumer Sentiment Plummeted in April by Most on Record (Bloomberg) — U.S. consumer sentiment suffered a record decline in April as coronavirus infections grew, thousands of businesses closed and millions of Americans were laid off. The University of […]
U.S. producer prices fall in March
Economic Indicators16 hours ago (Apr 09, 2020 09:55AM ET) (C) Reuters. People cover their faces as they wait to enter a grocery store in Washington WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices fell in March, with the cost of goods dropping by the most since 2015, and further declines are likely […]
U.S. jobless claims exceed six million for second straight week
(C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People gather at the entrance for the New York State Department of Labor offices, which closed to the public due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the Brooklyn borough of New York City By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment […]