US stock futures pointed to further selling after Wall Street equities posted their worst day since early in the pandemic, as a string of disappointing corporate earnings reports added to fears that global growth was slowing. S&P 500 futures fell 0.9 per cent on Thursday after the blue-chip barometer shed 4 per cent in its…
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Here are the three most relevant developments in the world of structured reporting we became aware of in the course of last week. 1 Disclosure management market business overview The global disclosure management market is anticipated to grow at a significant CAGR of 16.1% during the forecast period (2022-2028). By automating the process of creating…
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Health systems and medical associations are undergoing a process of removing race-based guidelines to improve quality and eliminate health disparities. These steps are part of a larger movement to acknowledge that race is incorrectly applied to diagnoses and treatments and needs to be replaced with physiological factors that better represent patients’ health status. This month,…
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Asian shares declined and European stock futures fell in early trading on Thursday after Wall Street equities suffered their worst day since early in the coronavirus pandemic due to worrying new signs of faltering economic growth. The falls followed a 4 per cent drop for the US S&P 500 share index on Wednesday, the biggest…
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As we step into the second half of Q2, the conference circuit is buzzing. Several events are lined up with an impressive cast of speakers, spanning inspirational founders, global leaders, senior investors, rising stars and so on. Not surprising, given that the insurance industry is facing its most profound disruption in decades. Artificial intelligence, Machine…
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Marsh McLennan is arranging insurance for a controversial east African oil pipeline, putting the world’s largest broker at the centre of a project that has been shunned by major banks and prompted a backlash from its own staff. The $5bn East Africa Crude oil pipeline (Eacop), which will run from Uganda to the Tanzanian coast,…
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President Joe Biden’s top health official tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, the latest member of his Cabinet to be infected with the virus. U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra tested positive while visiting Berlin, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services said. Becerra, who is fully vaccinated and boosted, was experiencing mild…
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Accountable care organization participants aren’t convinced the new ACO REACH health equity benchmark adjustment is going to move the needle and enhance care for beneficiaries in underserved communities.ACO industry watchers agree the policy is a good start, but many believe regulators will have more success driving health equity if they adopt an adjustment that isn’t…
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COVID-19 cases are increasing in the United States – and could get even worse over the coming months, federal health officials warned Wednesday in urging areas hardest hit to consider reissuing calls for indoor masking. Increasing numbers of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are putting more of the country under guidelines issued by the U.S. Centers…
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This article is an on-site version of our #techFT newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox In the rarefied world of supercomputing, China has struck a blow against US sanctions and boosted its own hopes of self-sufficiency in the geopolitically crucial business of chipmaking. As Richard Waters reports, China…
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