A health worker prepares a dose of the Novavax vaccine as the Dutch Health Service Organization starts with the Novavax vaccination program on March 21, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands. Patrick Van Katwijk | Getty Images Novavax on Friday said it has signed a multibillion-dollar deal with French drugmaker Sanofi to co-commercialize the company’s Covid vaccine starting next year and develop combination shots targeting the coronavirus and the flu, among other efforts. The licensing agreement will allow Novavax to lift its “going concern” warning, which it first issued in February 2023 due to having doubts about its ability to continue…
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Sharing a living space with your first college roommate can be exciting and intimidating at the same time. There’s a lot to navigate that exists outside of your control: habits, personalities, cuisine, culture, and a number of other lifestyle factors shared in a tight space. You’re not alone in your concerns, though, and it’s likely your roommate has been thinking something similar. Finding harmony in your college roommate experience requires a number of soft skills to foster a positive relationship and safe living environment. And I bet that if thousands of students have successfully navigated this before you, you can…
The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve safety and customer service for air travelers, a day before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires. The bipartisan bill, which comes after a series of close calls between planes at the nation’s airports, aims to boost the number of air traffic controllers amid a shortage, improve safety standards and make it easier for customers to get refunds after flights are delayed or canceled, among other measures. After passing the legislation on a strong 88-4 vote, the Senate passed a one-week extension to ensure that the law doesn’t expire before the House…
Commuters in London. Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images The U.K. economy has emerged from recession as gross domestic product rose 0.6% in the first quarter, official figures showed Friday, beating expectations. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast growth of 0.4% on the previous three months of the year. The U.K. entered a shallow recession in the second half of 2023, as persistent inflation continued to hurt the economy. Although there is no official definition of a recession, two straight quarters of negative growth is widely considered a technical recession. The U.K.’s production sector expanded by 0.8% in the period from January to March,…
Mortgage rates fell for the first time since March on news that the economy is cooling down. The average rate on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 7.03% in the week ending May 9, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. It was a decrease of 29 basis points from the previous week. (A basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point.) Slower job growth leads the way It was a welcome decline. The 30-year mortgage rate had gone up five weeks in a row, throughout April and the beginning of May. Rates dropped after the May 3…
Just when you stopped regularly hearing about COVID-19 in the news, another infectious disease began to dominate headlines this spring: bird flu. The good news is—for now, at least—public health experts don’t see this latest bout of avian influenza evolving into the likes of the coronavirus pandemic. But given the disease has spread to poultry in 48 states, dairy cows in nine, and two people in Texas and Colorado, you may be worried about its potential impact on your health. Fortune spoke with a trio of epidemiologists, who below answer critical public health questions about bird flu. What is bird…
Personal loans are repaid in monthly installments over a set period called the loan term. Choosing the right personal loan term is important because it helps determine how much you’ll pay each month and the interest costs overall. Here’s what you need to know about personal loan terms and how to choose the best one for you. What is a common personal loan term length? Personal loan terms are usually from two to seven years, though it varies by lender. Some lenders have one-year loans while others offer specific types of personal loans, like home improvement loans, with repayment periods…
Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives for a closed deposition with members of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee conducting an impeachment inquiry into the president, at the O’Neill House Office Building in Washington, U.S., February 28, 2024. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a request by Hunter Biden to toss the pending criminal gun case against him, saying his appeal was premature. The ruling clears the way for Hunter Biden’s trial in the case to start on June 3 in U.S. District Court in Delaware. Biden is the son of President Joe…
James Lemons, 39, wants the bullet removed from his thigh so he can go back to work. Sarai Holguin, a 71-year-old woman originally from Mexico, has accepted the bullet lodged near her knee as her “compa” — a close friend. Mireya Nelson, 15, was hit by a bullet that went through her jaw and broke her shoulder, where fragments remain. She’ll live with them for now, while doctors monitor lead levels in her blood for at least two years. Nearly three months after the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting left at least 24 people injured, recovery from those…
A robot is producing auto parts on the production line of an auto parts company in Minhou County, Fuzhou, China, on May 7, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — European companies in China are finding it harder to make money in the country as growth slows and overcapacity pressures increase, according to a survey released Friday by the EU Chamber of Commerce in China. In the metropolis of Shanghai, business members even reported delays in getting paid as it became more difficult to enforce contracts versus the prior year, according to chapter head Carlo D’Andrea. “State-owned enterprises,…
Ground-mounted solar panels are solar panels installed on the ground instead of on a roof. The average cost is $53,800 (before tax incentives), or about 10% to 15% more than roof-mounted panels. Ground-mounted solar panels are a way to go solar if a house’s roof isn’t suited for it. Understanding ground-mounted solar panels Ground-mounted solar panels are very similar to roof-mounted solar panels; the difference is where and how they’re mounted. In either case, the photovoltaic cells in the panels absorb photons of sunlight and convert them to DC electricity. The system’s inverter then converts the direct current (DC) energy…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday said investors shouldn’t be treating their portfolios the same way that large hedge funds do. Instead of trading in and out of good companies, they should invest long-term and be prepared for declines, he said. “You need to think about these kinds of challenges before you buy any stock, and most certainly before you sell any stock,” Cramer said. “You don’t need to swap in and out of stocks constantly like a hedge fund manager, you just need to figure out which companies deserve your confidence and you stick with them.” Inevitably, even really solid…