A Congolese health worker administers ebola vaccine to a child at the Himbi Health Centre in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 17, 2019. Olivia Acland | Reuters The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization days after a case of
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UnitedHealthcare office Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group has bought up thousands of medical practices all over the country through its Optum unit, which have helped its insurance networks hold down costs. Now, the health-care giant says it’s setting its sights on small hospitals – but not to buy them — to
The market could be due for a correction now that the S&P 500 is trading above the 3,000 level, according to the charts. Because of this, there is good reason for investors to be more cautious about their portfolio, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday citing technician Carley Garner. The S&P has added more than 650
DoorDash delivery person Source: DoorDash McDonald’s said Tuesday that it is adding DoorDash as a new delivery partner, bringing an end to its exclusive partnership with UberEats. DoorDash’s partnership with the fast food giant will launch in the Houston, Texas area across more than 200 restaurants on July 29. “Building on the success of McDelivery
Stewart Butterfield, CEO and co-founder of Slack, attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 10, 2019. Gerry Miller | CNBC Microsoft might be the primary competitor for Slack, but the widespread adoption of Microsoft’s software is not a major problem for Stewart Butterfield, co-founder and CEO of
Peter Thiel Adam Jeffery | CNBC Early Facebook investor and Trump supporter Peter Thiel weighed in on the Democrats taking on the president in 2020. “I’m most scared by Elizabeth Warren,” he said on Monday on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” “She’s the one that’s actually talking about the economy, which is the thing that
Jeff Bezos announces Blue Moon, a lunar landing vehicle for the Moon, during a Blue Origin event in Washington, DC, May 9, 2019. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Amazon is looking to expand its empire and Morgan Stanley believes Jeff Bezos‘ ambitious satellite internet plan may become one of its most lucrative businesses.
Ashley Cooper/Construction Photography/Avalon | Hulton Archive | Getty Images Wind turbines in Scotland generated 9,831,320 megawatt hours between January and June 2019, WWF Scotland said Monday. The numbers, which were supplied by WeatherEnergy, mean that Scottish wind generated enough electricity to power the equivalent of 4.47 million homes for six months. That is almost double
A tourist guide holds an umbrella featuring a panda pattern in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China. Guang Niu | Getty Images China released second-quarter figures on Monday showing that its economy slowed to 6.2% — the weakest rate in at least 27 years, as the country’s trade war with the U.S. took its
Still from Disney’s remake of “The Lion King” featuring Mufasa, a young Simba and Zazu in the pridelands. Disney While critics in the U.S. debate the cinematic merits of Disney’s remake of “The Lion King,” Chinese audiences are proving that, sometimes, bad reviews won’t deter people from going to the movies. Over the weekend, Disney