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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....
Tags: Cruise, H1N1 Flu, Mexico, Swine Flu Threat, Barbara E. Hernandez
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...
Tags: H1N1 Flu, vaccine, nurse
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...
Tags: Benefits, Flu, H1N1 flu, Health Care, Healthcare, Human Resources, Kroger, Meijer, Mike Duff, Retail Company, Vertical Industries
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...
Tags: H1N1 Flu, Barbara E. Hernandez
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...
Tags: Telecom, Steve Birenberg, NII Holdings Inc.
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...
Tags: Flu, Swine Flu Case, Investment, Cloud Computing, Cyberthreats, Finance, Security, Katherine Glover
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...
Tags: Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Ed Leefeldt, Finance, Financial Planning, H1N1 flu, Insurance, Insurance Company, Life Insurance
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...
Tags: AstraZeneca Plc., Vaccine, H1N1 Flu, Oukbs
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...
Tags: Healthcare, Ockham Research, Gilead Sciences Inc.
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...
Tags: Flu, Operational Planning, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Cyberthreats, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Security, Sean Silverthorne
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....
Tags: Google Inc., Flu
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...
Tags: Google Inc., Erik, Vertical Industries, David Weir
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,...
Tags: Retail, Michael Johnston
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,...
Tags: Bank, Mobile, Tariff, Italy, Raid, Bharti, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Company News, Competition, Prices, Financial Times
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...
Tags: ETF, Materials/Industrials, Michael Johnston
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...
Tags: Brand, Coca-Cola Co., South, North, Call Transcript, Earnings, Mexico, Branding, Marketing, Seeking Alpha
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...
Tags: Transport, Trader Mark, Allegiant Travel Co.
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...
Tags: valuation, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., broker, Tesco, beer sale, Sinochem Corp., financing concern
News items 2009-08-12
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