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- Carnival to Restart Mexican Cruises Next Week
- Carnival Cruise Lines is slated to return its ships to Mexico as early as next week now that the U.S. government has lifted its travel advisory to Mexico because of the country's swine flu outbreak. The Center for Disease Control previously recommended Americans avoid nonessential travel to the country to avoid the H1N1 flu....
- Blog posts 2009-05-21
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- Frontline NHS staff defy swine flu vaccination guidance
- A third of frontline nurses say they will not get immunised against swine flu when the vaccine becomes available later this year, a snapshot survey by HSJ's sister magazine Nursing Times has revealed. Top among the reasons for rejecting the vaccine are concerns about its safety, and a perception of...
- News items 2009-08-17
- Swine Flu Thrusts Retail Health Initiatives into the Spotlight
- Swine flu fears will put retailers who have been expanding health services on the front lines for prevention and treatment, providing their initiatives with new recognition. Headlines might focus on swine flu’s global advance, but retailers will get the credit where it counts, locally. For example, in...
- Blog posts 2009-05-05
- Swine Flu Still Scares Airlines
- The H1N1 virus, aka the swine flu, has had a media resurgence and the travel industry seems to be panicking -- but is it justified or alarmism? So far airlines have said they will likely bar sick passengers from boarding, offer anti-bacterial wipes and keep blankets and pillows off planes. (Someone should...
- Blog posts 2009-09-19
- Swine Flu Fears: Why I Sold NII Holdings
- Steve Birenberg submits: I sold all Northlake positions in NII Holdings NIHD Monday morning in response to the threat that swine flu could have on the company's business and reported financial results. The stock has rebounded about 60% off its low from a month ago as investors were...
- External links 2009-04-27
- 'Swine Flu' Wreaks Havoc on Pork Industry, Despite Lack of Swine Connection
- Swine flu cases are turning up in a growing number of countries. The disease has killed more than a hundred in Mexico, screwed with the stock market and sent Smithfield shares tumbling. But there's one group that so far doesn't seem all that affected by the pandemic...
- Blog posts 2009-04-28
- Could Swine Flu Have a Positive Impact on Life Insurers?
- Life insurers and their investors don't seem bothered about the swine flu epidemic that's invaded the U.S. And this could be the reason why: just the mere threat of swine flu, which has already caused almost 200 deaths in Mexico, might scare people into buying more life insurance or buying...
- Blog posts 2009-05-01
- AstraZeneca Sees Early Swine Flu Boost
- By Ben HirschlerLONDON (Reuters UK) - AstraZeneca increased its full-year outlook for the second quarter in a row on Thursday as earnings jumped 28 percent, beating forecasts, helped by earlier-than-expected revenues from its swine flu vaccine.But the one-off nature of the gain from flu and other factors diluted the strong...
- News items 2009-10-29
- Taking Profits from Swine Flu with Tamiflu
- Ockham Research submits: Flu season is approaching quickly and fresh fears over a possible H1N1 epidemic have taken hold. Hospitals and pharmacies are stocking up on medications to counter such an outbreak, and the most popular drug to treat flu is Tamiflu. Tamiflu was developed by Gilead...
- External links 2009-09-10
- What the Swine Flu Could Mean for Business
- If you thought the swine flu in Mexico wasn't going to touch your business, you received a rude wake up call today from this headline in the NYT: Europe Urges Citizens to Avoid U.S. and Mexico Travel. That's not the news U.S. hospitality and tourism industries need...
- Blog posts 2009-04-27
- Google Flu Trends expands to 16 additional countries
- If you're like us, you're probably thinking a lot about how this year's flu season might affect you and your community. To help you out, we at Google.org are excited to announce the expansion of Google Flu Trends to 16 additional countries, including much of Europe....
- News items 2009-10-08
- Google's Split Personality: Good vs. Evil
- If Google were reduced to a single character in film, it might well be Anakin Skywalker, George Lucas's heroic Jedi Knight who tragically yields to the Force to become the evil Darth Vader. Among the search company's core principles is the statement: You can make...
- Blog posts 2009-05-01
- Rising Orange Juice Prices Boost Food ETFs
- Michael Johnston submits: The threat of a swine flu outbreak has the potential to impact numerous areas of the domestic and international equity markets: pharmaceutical companies could get a big boost, or see their efforts to develop vaccines go largely unrewarded. Tourism-intensive sectors and countries could see their revenues plummet,...
- External links 2009-11-03
- Talk gets cheaper as India's mobiles price war hots up
- People once thought Indian mobile phone tariffs could not fall any further. Aggressive operators, such as Reliance Communications, boasted that their tariffs of one rupee per minute were the world's lowest.Not any more. In recent months, a wave of aggressive new entrants has played havoc with the market.Foreign operators,...
- News items 2009-11-02
- Wheat Crisis: The Next Black Swan?
- Michael Johnston submits: Although it's doubtful that anyone keeps track of such things, I'd venture to guess that 'crisis' has become one of the most popular words in the American lexicon over the last two years. The prevalence of the word in newspaper headlines and everyday conversation is an indication...
- External links 2009-06-19
- The Coca-Cola Company Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from John Faucher - J.P. Morgan. John Faucher - J.P. Morgan A question for Pancho. Can you talk a little bit about some of the regional differences in performance in Mexico. We had been hearing that the north was a...
- Earnings calls 2009-07-21
- Allegiant Travel: Swine Flu Is Not a Threat?
- Trader Mark submits: As I scroll through the charts of positions on the long side, Allegiant Travel ALGT has one of the most challenged. It tried to rally through a key resistance the past 3 days and has been rejected - setting this up to be more of a short...
- External links 2009-08-26
- Enterprise Inns drops on fears over rent and beer sales
- The FTSE 100 rallied for the first time in three days yesterday, but Enterprise Inns came under pressure amid trading and financing concerns. Britain's biggest pubs group lost 3.2 per cent to 157p after rent data led Goldman Sachs to add the stock to its "sell" list. "In light of...
- News items 2009-08-12
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