As federal health authorities probe whether two COVID-19 vaccines could be linked to rare cases of heart inflammation in teens, parents should put the potential risk in perspective with actually getting the disease, says one of the nation’s top pediatric heart doctors. “The incidents of this are tiny compared to the number of people who…
Bitcoin has surged nearly 9% in the past 24 hours, putting it around $39,115 by Sunday evening. It’s unclear what’s spurring the crypto’s rising value against the dollar, but, once again, Tesla (TSLA) – Get Report honcho Elon Musk will likely get some of the credit for driving up the value. Musk earlier on Sunday…
PRINCETON, N.J., June 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — New Jersey hospitals are caring for 385 COVID-19 patients today – the lowest number on record since New Jersey began formally tracking COVID hospitalizations through the NJHA data portal. On March 24, 2020, hospitals reported 1,478 hospitalized patients just 20 days after the state’s first COVID case was…
NEW YORK and BOSTON and CARY, N.C., June 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Churchill Capital Corp II (“Churchill II”) (NYSE: CCX.U), a special purpose acquisition company, and Software Luxembourg Holding S.A. (“Skillsoft”), a global leader in digital learning and talent management solutions, have announced today the completion of their business combination and subsequent acquisition of Albert DE…
United Parcel Service (UPS) – Get Report shares rose on Thursday after J.P. Morgan upgraded the delivery giant to overweight from neutral and raised its share-price target to $243 from $224. The move came “after the 2021 Investor Day [Wednesday] provided incremental positives around pricing power, capacity discipline, and the dividend yield,” wrote J.P. Morgan analyst…
NEW YORK, June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Specialty Food Association (SFA) has released its annual State of the Specialty Food Industry Report, revealing that the specialty food market reached total sales of $170.4 billion in 2020, a 13 percent increase since 2018. Specialty food sales, specifically, grew 24 percent at retail from 2018-2020, and…
ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Paychex, Inc., the HR software and services company that provides the power of simplicity for increasingly complex workplaces, earned a second consecutive HR Tech Award on the strength of the company’s client support during the pandemic. Paychex Flex ®, the company’s all-in-one HR software, won for Best Small…
The Wednesday Market MinuteGlobal stocks edge lower in muted trading as rangebound markets discount inflation signals ahead of tomorrow’s key May CPI reading.China PPI surges to a 12-year high in May as raw materials costs boost factory gate prices. U.S. crude prices extend gains, following the first close over $70 a barrel since 2018, as the…
SAN FRANCISCO, June 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The global video conferencing market size is expected to reach USD 9.95 billion by 2028 with a CAGR of 11.4% over the forecast period, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Trends such as the increasing transition towards cloud and the growing adoption of Video…
SAN DIEGO, June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — MXR Imaging, Inc., the largest independent provider of imaging sales and service in the U.S., has chosen Konica Minolta for their Partners in Imaging Excellence Program which delivers a comprehensive approach to medical imaging solutions across multiple departments, modalities, and imaging applications for healthcare facilities. Through their Partners in…