Flying Fourth of July weekend or later this summer? Pack your patience and this game plan. Y ou know travelers are in for a bumpy Fourth of July weekend when airlines and the U.S. government begin pointing fingers at each other in the days ahead of the holiday. For months, travelers have been dealing with above-normal levels of flight delays and cancellations, with airlines chopping more than 15% of scheduled summer flights due to staffing shortages and other operational issues. Unfortunately, experts see more of the same on the horizon. “Looking at the past few weeks, I don't think there's any reason to think that things are going to go especially smoothly this weekend,” says Scott Keyes, co-founder of Scott’s Cheap Flights , an airfare deals newsletter with more than two million subscribers. “With 11 million travelers expected to fly over July Fourth, we are expecting a busy holiday weekend and travelers should be prepared for potential disruptions,” says Hayley … [Read more...] about The Smart Traveler’s Survival Playbook For Summer Flight Cancellations
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Stocks fall almost 2% for second straight session
A screen in Hana Bank's trading room in central Seoul shows the Kospi closing at 2,322.64 points on Wednesday, down 45.35 points, or 1.91 percent, from the previous trading day. [YONHAP] Stocks plunged by almost 2 percent Thursday to slump for a second straight session amid recession woes and a dim outlook for the chipmaking sector. The won rose against the dollar. The Kospi retreated 45.35 points, or 1.91 percent, to close at 2,332.64 points. Trading volume was moderate at about 506 million shares worth some 8.7 trillion won ($6.7 billion), with losers outnumbering gainers 699 to 183. Institutional investors offloaded a net 321 billion won, and foreigners sold 234 billion won, while retail investors bought 521 billion won. Investors remained cautious after a near 2 percent fall on Wednesday, spooked by soaring inflation and weak economic sentiment data in the United States. Overnight, the central bank chiefs of major economies warned that the world's high inflation … [Read more...] about Stocks fall almost 2% for second straight session
InnovationRx: Monkeypox Vaccine Rollout; Plus, Omicron-Specific Boosters
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin InnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here . T he World Health Organization said over the weekend that the spread of monkeypox does not yet rise to the level of a public health emergency of international concern. However, the committee will reconvene if there is significant spread to additional countries and higher rates of cases in the next 21 days. On Tuesday, the Biden Administration announced plans to expand access to nearly 300,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine manufactured by Denmark-based Bavarian Nordic. By the end of the year, the federal government expects 1.6 million doses will be available. “While monkeypox poses minimal risk to most Americans, we are doing everything we can to offer vaccines to those at high-risk of contracting the virus,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement . Monkeypox does not spread as easily as Covid-19. It is … [Read more...] about InnovationRx: Monkeypox Vaccine Rollout; Plus, Omicron-Specific Boosters