Hospitals face dire nursing shortage

Hospitals face dire nursing shortage – CBS News Watch CBS News Nurses are considered the backbone of the U.S. health care system, but there’s an unprecedented shortage. The U.S. needs more than 200,000 new registered nurses every year until 2030 to meet the demand. Norah O’Donnell reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications … Read more

UN: Taliban has plunged Afghanistan into ‘dire’ conditions

The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday accusing the Taliban of violating the human rights of Afghan women and girls, failing to establish a representative government, and plunging the country into “dire economic, humanitarian and social conditions.” The resolution also pointed to persistent violence in the country since the Taliban takeover 15 months ago … Read more

Saudi Aramco — the world’s largest oil producer — just issued a dire warning over ‘extremely low’ capacity. Here are 3 stocks for protection

‘The world should be worried’: Saudi Aramco — the world’s largest oil producer — just issued a dire warning over ‘extremely low’ capacity. Here are 3 stocks for protection The global oil market remains tight according to Saudi Aramco, the largest oil producer in the world. And that does not bode well for a world … Read more

Billionaire Ray Dalio just issued dire warning to investors — this is what he holds to prepare for the tough times ahead

‘You fight inflation with economic pain’: Billionaire Ray Dalio just issued dire warning to investors — this is what he holds to prepare for the tough times ahead In August, consumer prices in the U.S. rose 8.3% over the past year, down from June’s 9.1% peak but still worryingly high. And that does not bode … Read more

Famed investor Mark Mobius says in dire warning, ‘It’s going to get worse from here’ for stocks—and Michael Burry of ‘The Big Short’ agrees

Over the past few years, top investors have repeatedly warned Americans about a brewing bubble in the stock market and the increasing potential for a U.S. recession. And even after a roughly 19% drop in the S&P 500 so far this year, some of the world’s best market watchers continue to sound the alarm. In … Read more

Michael ‘Big Short’ Burry Makes Another Dire Prediction

Michael Burry rose to fame after the 2015 film “The Big Short” depicted his bet on the subprime-mortgage meltdown, which sparked the 2008 financial crisis.  The financier has since become a market statesman. He mainly plays the role of Cassandra. The name of his profile on the microblogging website Twitter is “Cassandra B.C.” He’s the … Read more

Taiwan/Pelosi: push to pick US or China leaves TSMC in dire straits

Asian markets usually ignore imminent visits by US politicians below secretary of state grade. Not when the politician is Democratic bigwig Nancy Pelosi and her mooted destination is Taiwan. Indices bumped downwards in Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. The Taiwan dollar plunged to a two-year low. Chinese warplanes have been roaring over the Taiwan Strait. … Read more

Health Care Unions to Call for “All-Hands-on-Deck” Action to Deal With Dire Staffing Crisis, Growing Wave of Emergency Room Closures: Media Conference Thursday, July 21 – 11 A.M.

Article content TORONTO — Tomorrow, July 21st, union leaders from SEIU Healthcare and CUPE/OCHU, which together represent 70,000 hospital staff, will be holding a virtual press conference to call on hospital CEOs for answers and real transparency into the staffing crisis amidst the growing wave of emergency room closures across the province. This is a … Read more