Gen Z and young millennial employees in Britain are struggling with mental health issues, leading to the equivalent of a day’s work being missed every week, according to new research. Vitality, a health and life insurer with over 30 million members worldwide, conducted an analysis revealing that the average worker in the U.K. feels unable … Read more
“ Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer repeatedly warned of difficult decisions leading up to Wednesday’s Budget. His chancellor certainly followed through. Rachel Reeves unveiled the UK’s largest tax-raising package since the early 1990s, imposing a … Read more
Read: Joe Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment after Puerto Rico row President Joe Biden has tried to clarify comments that triggered a fresh row, after he was accused of calling supporters of Donald Trump “garbage”. He was responding to comic Tony Hinchcliffe who sparked controversy by calling Puerto Rico, a US territory, an “island of garbage” during … Read more
Novo Nordisk A/S was recently found to have quality lapses at a drug production plant in Denmark that manufactures the popular medicines Ozempic and Wegovy. The plant, located in Kalundborg, Denmark, was found to lack information demonstrating that the water used in drug production was adequately controlled for certain microorganisms, as per a report from … Read more
By Michelle Nichols The United States issued a warning to Iran at the United Nations Security Council on Monday about potential “severe consequences” if Iran continues to engage in aggressive actions against Israel or U.S. personnel in the Middle East. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield stated, “We will not hesitate to act in … Read more
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has apologized to the relatives of the victims of the Hamas massacre on October 7 last year on behalf of the Israeli state. “I am standing here as president of the State of Israel and apologizing,” Herzog said during a ceremony in Jerusalem on Sunday. Unlike Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu … Read more
Wall Street has continued to reach new record highs in October, but one major index is noticeably absent from the list, according to Raymond James. Quantitative and technical strategist Javed Mirza pointed out in a note to clients that the Nasdaq 100 has not reached a record high since July. The struggle of this tech-heavy … Read more