Visitors to ASEAN hit 100m in 2023, 70% of pre-COVID level
TOKYO/BANGKOK -- The number of visitors to Southeast Asian countries topped 100 million last year, reaching 70% of the pre-COVID level in 2019, as the economy regained its footing after the pandemic and with new transport infrastructure, mostly financed by China, helping attract travelers to Laos…#tokyo #southeastasian #laos #cambodia #brunei (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

I need to take RMDs from a 401(k) with $400,000. Should I invest in a Roth IRA or CalSavers?
I currently have a Roth IRA with about $70,000 and I inherited a 401(k) plan with $400,000. The inherited IRA falls under the 10-year rule, for which I am in the third year (years 1, 2 and 3 were forgiven for distributions because of the pandemic, and the Internal Revenue Service dragging its feet…#noneshe #nonewe #nonemyhalf #nonemusk #tesla #calsavers #turbotax #solo #florida #nonemy (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

New York removes 1.4 million people from health care plan
Millions of New Yorkers have been removed from their Medicaid coverage after the federal government ended its continuous coverage policy during the pandemic. According to a Kaiser Family Foundation report, 1.4 million New Yorkers were taken off Medicaid coverage as the government required…#newyorkers #medicaid #kff #florida #louisenorris #healthinsuranceorg #basichealthprogram #norris #chrisfong #smileinsurance (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Anyone want a camper? It's a buyer's market for RVs as pandemic-era sales fizzle
Like a lot of Canadians, Alan Hong and his wife bought a trailer in 2020. Air travel was out of the question because of pandemic restrictions, and it made sense to spend time and money exploring the great outdoors. But now, they're looking to get off life on the open road and get back in the air.…#canadians #alanhong #hong #calgary #ericdesjardins #statisticscanada #eleonorehamm #rv #alberta #chrisperera (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Navigating Uncertainty: How Pandemics Pose Financial Risks to Coca Cola Femsa
https://www.tipranks.com/news/company-announcements/navigating-uncertainty-how-pandemics-pose-financial-risks-to-coca-cola-femsa?utm_source=biztoc.com&utm_medium=referral (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Investors Bet On Further Rise In US Gasoline Prices
By John Kemp, senior energy analyst at Reuters Portfolio investors have amassed one of the largest bullish positions in U.S. gasoline futures and options since before the coronavirus pandemic, anticipating that prices will continue climbing over…#johnkemp #ukraine #mexico #latinamerica #hurricaneseason #gulfofmexico #nonzero #northatlantic #elnino #lanina (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Delivery-only restaurants, once pandemic successes, face uncertainty
Ghost kitchens and virtual brands became a way for restaurants to generate revenue as customers stayed home. But as people return to in-house dining, many of those concepts are disappearing. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie’ Might Not Be His Last Case After All, Tony Shalhoub Says
After Monk ended its run on USA in 2009, creator Andy Breckman never stopped taking notes and coming up with movie ideas for Tony Shalhoub‘s alter-ego. But nothing ever quite worked out, recalls Breckman on a panel at Deadline’s Contenders Television — that is, until the pandemic “nudged things…#andybreckman #brookeadams #peacock #shalhoub #tedlevine #traylorhoward #jasongraystanford #melorahardin #caitlinmcgee #homeeconomics (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Summers: Inflation Reached 18% In 2022 Using The Government ’s Previous Formula
Numerous commentators—especially those defending President Biden’s economic record—have puzzled over why Americans are sour about the state of the U.S. economy. Unemployment rates have returned to pre-pandemic lows, commentators correctly point out, and the official rate of inflation is declining.…#harvard #treasury #larrysummers #bls #marijnbolhuis #juddcramer #karlschulz #robertgillingham #bolhuisetal #federalreserves (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Confessions of a Hollywood Screenwriter: Brit Marling ’s Secrets of Success
When Brit Marling and her longtime collaborator Zal Batmanglij came up with the idea for their latest series, A Murder at the End of the World, it was the very first time that every network they pitched wanted to make it. At the time, early in the pandemic, they were riding off of the high of the…#zalbatmanglij #amurderatendofworld #oa #netflix #darbyhart #emmacorrin #wga #hollywood #dominicorlando #minnesota (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Popular media company files for bankruptcy, plans to liquidate
For a few years before the Covid pandemic, it seemed like there was an endless amount of money being put into streaming services. Disney, Comcast, Apple, Netflix, and a number of outliers like Verizon and Quibi, were throwing money at seemingly every decent show idea. That was a golden period for…#disneycomcast #apple #netflix #verizon #disney #chapter11 #comcast #nickelodeon #nickelodeonjr #tinychefshow (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

It's not just Jamie Dimon and Wall Street. Local bank branches have big AI ambitions
The pandemic accelerated changes at big banks, where Chase and Wells Fargo already have branches that look more like lounges than banks. But it's not just Wall Street-sized banks where AI is disrupting the way things works. Small, independent branches are also following, and experts and executives…#chase #wellsfargo #christophernaghibi #irvine #firstfoundationbank #naghibi #firstfoundation #jamiedimon #jpmorganchase #jpmorgan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

" Wordle " #1,029 tips, clues and answer for Saturday, April 13 game
Wordle is back with another daily word puzzle—and Newsweek is here to help you guess the answer correctly. Wordle first became an international sensation during the coronavirus pandemic in 2021. Created by British software engineer Josh Wardle, the simple word guessing game went on to achieve such…#joshwardle #wordle #joelcwallenberg #universityofyork #merriamwebster (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Cartel on Your Dinner Plate
The Federal Trade Commission has just released its long-anticipated report on the major disruptions to America’s grocery-supply chain during the coronavirus pandemic—and it confirmed the worst. According to the report, large grocery companies saw the pandemic as an opportunity. They deliberately…#walmart #ftc #kroger #fastfoodnation #foodwaterwatch #ewgroup #hendrixgenetics #amandamull #michigan #minnesota (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Dengue is surging and Argentina is out of bug spray
Remember the mad dash to find hand sanitizer when the pandemic started? Well, Argentinians are having deja vu: Latin America is dealing with what may be the world’s worst dengue epidemic ever, and one of the hardest-hit countries just ran out of mosquito repellent. In Argentina, where infection…#argentinians #latinamerica #argentina #mercadolibre #brazil #paraguay #peru #infections #barbados #costarica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news