manufacturing index 17 versus 25 composite index 24 versus 31 shipments 2 versus 28 last month new orders -4 versus 27 last month backlog of orders 10 versus 23 last month employees 27 versus 34 last month average employee workweek 10 verse 15 last month prices received for finished products 50 the versus 47 last …
VIENNA (Reuters) – Pressure on Austria’s government to impose a full COVID-19 lockdown grew on Thursday as its worst-hit provinces said they would adopt the measure for themselves since infections are still rising despite the current lockdown for the unvaccinated. Roughly 66% of Austria’s population is fully vaccinated, one of the lowest rates in western …
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EAGLE ROCK (CBSLA) – As families across the southland prepare to ring in a second holiday season during a pandemic, the state of California is now suggesting that everyone who is vaccinated against COVID-19 should also get a booster shot. “In the short run, I am worried that until we vaccinate more children and our …
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Germany’s Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) on Thursday recommended booster shots for all adults. A draft resolution proposing booster shots of the mRNA vaccines should be given six months after the last vaccine dose has been sent on to experts and Germany’s federal states for vote and consideration. The committee recommend priority for booster shots …
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Here is the cdc spin on the new variant… they have no credibility: A more infectious new version of Covid-19’s delta variant is spreading fast in the U.K., accounting for about 12% of the samples gathered in the most recent government survey. That represents a 2.8% daily growth rate for sub-variant AY.4.2 over the course …
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South Korean health authorities reported on Thursday that the country has reached a record high in daily COVID-19 infections with 3,292. Since the start of the pandemic, South Korea has had 406,065 cases of the virus. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) also stated there have been 29 deaths in the last 24 …
The Greeneewenniees are in a hissey fit: Wednesday’s Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 257 brought in $191.7 million in high bids for 308 tracts covering 1.7 million acres in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The money received for the tracts—including high bids and rental and royalty payments—will go to the U.S. Treasury; to …
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The Biden administration has asked some of the world’s largest oil consuming nations – including China, India and Japan – to consider releasing crude stockpiles in a coordinated effort to lower global energy prices, according to several people familiar with the matter. The unusual request comes as U.S. President Joe Biden fends off political pressure …
Oil prices slumped on Wednesday, driving major benchmarks to their lowest settlement levels since early October, after OPEC and the International Energy Agency warned of impending oversupply, while rising COVID-19 cases in Europe increased downside risks to demand recovery. Prices dropped further in thin post-close trading after Reuters reported that the United States was asking …
New York (CNN Business)The American Petroleum Institute on Wednesday slammed President Joe Biden’s push for a Federal Trade Commission investigation of the oil industry and renewed its call for the federal government to encourage domestic oil and gas production. “This is a distraction from the fundamental shift that is taking place and the ill-advised government …
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