Did you know that the word 'quarantine' stems from the 1400s, when Venice dealt with the bubonic plague? Here’s how the city devised a system of isolation to fight the spread of disease (Source: Quicktake)
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The European Union exported 34 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to other countries, including 9.1 million to the U.K., according to a document seen by Bloomberg.
Quick: Name a U.S. city with an incredible taco scene. Chances are you landed on somewhere like Los Angeles or San Antonio, famous for raising the humble taco stop to destination-worthy status, but it’s unlikely you thought of Kansas City, Kansas. Unless you live there, in which case this is a no-brainer for you, you…
Topline Nearly 8 in 10 people who were hospitalized for coronavirus were either overweight or obese, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released Monday, which also found a higher body mass index is associated with serious coronavirus outcomes, such as hospitalization, being placed on a ventilator and even death. Key Facts…
UBS Group AG questioned investigators’ dealings with a whistle-blower who provided documents and evidence about an event for wealthy clients at the French Open that helped lead to a record 4.5 billion-euro ($5.4 billion) penalty.
A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. trading executive lost an arbitration battle after claiming the bank retaliated against him for blowing the whistle on its failure to comply with anti-money-laundering policies.
Nike Inc. named a replacement for a top executive who resigned after a report detailing her son’s lucrative business reselling sneakers.
Amrita Sen, Energy Aspects Co-Founder and Chief Oil Analyst, joins Surveillance Simulcast to give her insights on the oil moves following an attack on Saudi oil facilities. (Source: Bloomberg)
The European Central Bank stepped up the pace of its emergency bond-buying last week after policy makers issued repeated warnings that a recent rise in yields threatens to derail the region’s economic recovery.
Source: Bloomberg, 01:49:06