IBOV 177,547.57 ▲ 2.44% IPSA 11,009.22 ▲ 0.50% IPC MEX 66,709.60 ▲ 0.88% MERVAL 3,379,771 ▲ 2.98% COLCAP 2,297.00 ▼ 0.19% BVL PERÚ 57,575.02 — — USD/BRL5.06▼ 0.29% USD/MXN17.40▼ 0.08% USD/CLP937.27▲ 0.17% USD/COP3,200▼ 1.71% USD/PEN3.40▲ 0.07% USD/ARS1,482▲ 0.30% USD/UYU40.14▲ 1.07% USD/PYG6,035▲ 1.50% USD/BOB10.95▲ 3.79% USD/DOP58.34▲ 0.24% USD/CRC447.42▲ 1.35% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.27% USD/HNL26.74▲ 1.52% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.72% USD/VES736.04▼ 0.04% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD157.49▲ 0.36% USD/TTD6.71▲ 0.76% EUR/BRL5.77▼ 0.86% BRENT 95.46 ▲ 4.89% WTI 87.85 ▲ 3.46% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.48 ▼ 0.45% GOLD 4,133 ▲ 1.51% SILVER 59.95 ▲ 1.89% SOY 1,238 ▲ 1.54% CORN 484.25 ▲ 6.96% WHEAT 706.25 ▲ 4.17% COFFEE 318.05 ▼ 4.19% SUGAR 14.75 ▼ 0.87% ORANGE JUICE 147.50 ▲ 2.57% COTTON 81.36 ▲ 3.04% COCOA 5,353 ▼ 4.53% BEEF 219.20 ▼ 3.30% CATTLE 336.15 ▼ 3.83% LITHIUM 69.00 ▼ 0.12% PETR4 42.58 ▲ 2.21% VALE3 75.10 ▲ 3.77% ITUB4 42.90 ▲ 0.87% BBDC4 18.97 ▲ 2.26% ABEV3 16.13 ▲ 2.09% BBAS3 21.09 ▲ 1.01% B3SA3 15.90 ▲ 4.81% WEGE3 46.74 ▲ 10.05% PRIO3 59.77 ▲ 2.73% SUZB3 42.66 ▲ 2.47% RENT3 37.14 ▲ 1.61% AZZA3 17.81 ▲ 1.89% CSAN3 3.92 ▲ 3.70% RAIZ4 0.27 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▲ 0.73% GMAT3 3.91 ▲ 2.09% PSSA3 55.45 ▲ 3.68% CVCB3 1.27 ▲ 13.39% POSI3 3.70 ▲ 0.54% SLCE3 13.96 ▲ 1.53% NATU3 8.68 ▼ 0.34% BRKM5 6.07 ▲ 6.30% RANI3 8.00 ▲ 1.39% CSNA3 5.38 ▲ 6.32% CMIN3 5.84 ▲ 4.66% USIM5 8.65 ▲ 2.25% GGBR4 24.06 ▲ 2.43% ENEV3 25.97 ▲ 2.16% CPFE3 46.71 ▲ 0.67% CMIG4 11.21 ▲ 1.72% EQTL3 39.35 ▲ 1.34% LREN3 13.54 ▲ 2.03% VIVT3 35.38 ▼ 1.17% RAIL3 13.64 ▲ 3.02% KLABIN 17.93 ▲ 1.93% RAIA DROGASIL 18.29 ▲ 0.88% RDOR3 34.49 ▲ 1.68% HAPV3 11.39 ▲ 1.33% FLRY3 16.65 ▲ 0.60% SMTO3 16.05 ▲ 3.02% UGPA3 32.83 ▲ 3.17% VBBR3 34.98 ▲ 3.03% BBSE3 42.58 ▲ 2.48% BPAC11 57.02 ▲ 2.98% CURY3 30.20 ▲ 0.83% AERI3 2.05 ▲ 0.49% VIVARA 21.55 ▲ 0.65% COMPASS 24.81 ▲ 1.51% VAMOS 3.23 ▲ 4.53% SANB11 26.95 ▼ 0.96% ASAI3 8.40 ▲ 1.82% SBSP3 29.29 ▲ 2.41% WALMEX 48.53 ▼ 1.26% GMEXICO 215.01 ▲ 2.61% FEMSA 227.74 ▲ 0.33% CEMEX 22.17 ▲ 0.45% GFNORTE 191.62 ▲ 3.13% BIMBO 60.21 ▲ 1.38% TELEVISA 9.87 ▲ 1.75% AMX 22.69 ▼ 0.31% GAP 376.73 ▼ 0.42% ASUR 273.53 ▼ 0.52% OMA 228.70 ▲ 1.24% KOF 182.65 ▲ 0.88% GRUMA 279.68 ▼ 1.03% KIMBER 38.82 ▲ 1.09% SQM-B 65,055 ▼ 0.60% COPEC 6,550 ▲ 4.81% BSANTANDER 79.85 ▲ 3.70% FALABELLA 6,042 ▲ 3.55% ENELAM 84.53 ▲ 0.58% CENCOSUD 2,010 ▲ 0.74% CMPC 1,070 — 0.00% BANCO CHILE 193.50 ▲ 2.65% LATAM AIR 24.09 ▼ 2.43% YPF 82,500 ▲ 2.33% GGAL 8,275 ▲ 3.89% PAMPA 5,625 ▲ 2.74% TXAR 668.50 ▼ 1.55% ALUAR 974.00 ▲ 0.10% TGS 9,905 ▲ 2.01% CEPU 2,411 ▲ 3.03% MIRGOR 16,925 ▲ 0.89% COME 43.14 ▲ 0.63% LOMA NEGRA 3,823 ▲ 6.03% BYMA 295.50 ▲ 1.11% TELECOM ARG 4,420 ▲ 3.88% ECOPETROL 16.69 ▲ 0.97% BANCOLOMBIA 84.66 ▲ 1.22% GRUPO AVAL 5.04 ▼ 0.98% CREDICORP 393.43 ▲ 0.60% SOUTHERN COPPER 195.48 ▲ 3.97% BUENAVENTURA 32.09 ▲ 2.69% MERCADOLIBRE 1,799 ▼ 1.29% NUBANK 14.51 ▲ 0.83% XP 17.30 ▲ 2.67% PAGSEGURO 9.67 ▲ 0.94% STONE 11.36 ▲ 0.93% GLOBANT 30.67 ▼ 4.45% TECNOGLASS 45.22 ▲ 0.16% GAP AIRPORT 217.70 ▲ 0.01% ASUR 273.53 ▼ 0.52% OMA AIRPORT 105.35 ▲ 1.07% AMX ADR 26.12 ▲ 0.12% FEMSA ADR 130.96 ▲ 0.47% CEMEX ADR 12.74 ▲ 0.32% PETROBRAS ADR 18.89 ▲ 1.89% VALE ADR 14.85 ▲ 4.21% ITAU ADR 8.48 ▲ 0.95% SANTANDER BR 5.45 ▲ 0.74% AMBEV ADR 3.14 ▲ 0.96% CSN 1.09 ▲ 9.00% GERDAU 4.77 ▲ 2.69% LATAM ADR 51.26 ▼ 0.60% BTC 66,098 ▼ 0.61% ETH 1,934 ▲ 0.29% SOL 77.99 ▼ 0.15% XRP 1.14 ▼ 0.06% BNB 570.86 ▲ 0.02% ADA 0.17 ▲ 0.55% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.44% AVAX 6.62 ▲ 0.67% LINK 8.63 ▼ 0.21% DOT 0.84 ▼ 1.28% LTC 47.14 ▲ 0.69% BCH 219.96 ▲ 0.03% TRX 0.33 ▲ 0.65% XLM 0.19 ▼ 2.32% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 4.87% NEAR 1.87 ▼ 5.54% ATOM 1.47 ▼ 1.67% AAVE 97.43 ▲ 1.94% SELIC 14.25% EGX 53,932 ▼ 0.11% USD/ZAR16.40▼ 0.46% USD/NGN 1,370 — 0.00% NIKKEI 66,116 ▼ 0.18% CSI300 4,717 ▼ 0.46% HSI 24,893 ▼ 0.95% NIFTY 23,996 ▼ 0.79% KOSPI 6,798 ▲ 0.74% JCI 6,334 ▼ 0.09% USD/JPY 163.10 — 0.00% USD/CNY6.77▲ 0.09% DAX 25,155 ▲ 0.58% CAC 8,438 ▲ 0.89% FTSE 10,717 ▲ 1.24% MIB 52,792 ▲ 0.97% IBEX 19,571 ▲ 0.99% STOXX 646.93 ▲ 0.58% 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JUICE 147.50 ▲ 2.57% COTTON 81.36 ▲ 3.04% COCOA 5,353 ▼ 4.53% BEEF 219.20 ▼ 3.30% CATTLE 336.15 ▼ 3.83% LITHIUM 69.00 ▼ 0.12% PETR4 42.58 ▲ 2.21% VALE3 75.10 ▲ 3.77% ITUB4 42.90 ▲ 0.87% BBDC4 18.97 ▲ 2.26% ABEV3 16.13 ▲ 2.09% BBAS3 21.09 ▲ 1.01% B3SA3 15.90 ▲ 4.81% WEGE3 46.74 ▲ 10.05% PRIO3 59.77 ▲ 2.73% SUZB3 42.66 ▲ 2.47% RENT3 37.14 ▲ 1.61% AZZA3 17.81 ▲ 1.89% CSAN3 3.92 ▲ 3.70% RAIZ4 0.27 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▲ 0.73% GMAT3 3.91 ▲ 2.09% PSSA3 55.45 ▲ 3.68% CVCB3 1.27 ▲ 13.39% POSI3 3.70 ▲ 0.54% SLCE3 13.96 ▲ 1.53% NATU3 8.68 ▼ 0.34% BRKM5 6.07 ▲ 6.30% RANI3 8.00 ▲ 1.39% CSNA3 5.38 ▲ 6.32% CMIN3 5.84 ▲ 4.66% USIM5 8.65 ▲ 2.25% GGBR4 24.06 ▲ 2.43% ENEV3 25.97 ▲ 2.16% CPFE3 46.71 ▲ 0.67% CMIG4 11.21 ▲ 1.72% EQTL3 39.35 ▲ 1.34% LREN3 13.54 ▲ 2.03% VIVT3 35.38 ▼ 1.17% RAIL3 13.64 ▲ 3.02% KLABIN 17.93 ▲ 1.93% RAIA DROGASIL 18.29 ▲ 0.88% RDOR3 34.49 ▲ 1.68% HAPV3 11.39 ▲ 1.33% FLRY3 16.65 ▲ 0.60% SMTO3 16.05 ▲ 3.02% UGPA3 32.83 ▲ 3.17% VBBR3 34.98 ▲ 3.03% BBSE3 42.58 ▲ 2.48% BPAC11 57.02 ▲ 2.98% CURY3 30.20 ▲ 0.83% AERI3 2.05 ▲ 0.49% VIVARA 21.55 ▲ 0.65% COMPASS 24.81 ▲ 1.51% VAMOS 3.23 ▲ 4.53% SANB11 26.95 ▼ 0.96% ASAI3 8.40 ▲ 1.82% SBSP3 29.29 ▲ 2.41% WALMEX 48.53 ▼ 1.26% GMEXICO 215.01 ▲ 2.61% FEMSA 227.74 ▲ 0.33% CEMEX 22.17 ▲ 0.45% GFNORTE 191.62 ▲ 3.13% BIMBO 60.21 ▲ 1.38% TELEVISA 9.87 ▲ 1.75% AMX 22.69 ▼ 0.31% GAP 376.73 ▼ 0.42% ASUR 273.53 ▼ 0.52% OMA 228.70 ▲ 1.24% KOF 182.65 ▲ 0.88% GRUMA 279.68 ▼ 1.03% KIMBER 38.82 ▲ 1.09% SQM-B 65,055 ▼ 0.60% COPEC 6,550 ▲ 4.81% BSANTANDER 79.85 ▲ 3.70% FALABELLA 6,042 ▲ 3.55% ENELAM 84.53 ▲ 0.58% CENCOSUD 2,010 ▲ 0.74% CMPC 1,070 — 0.00% BANCO CHILE 193.50 ▲ 2.65% LATAM AIR 24.09 ▼ 2.43% YPF 82,500 ▲ 2.33% GGAL 8,275 ▲ 3.89% PAMPA 5,625 ▲ 2.74% TXAR 668.50 ▼ 1.55% ALUAR 974.00 ▲ 0.10% TGS 9,905 ▲ 2.01% CEPU 2,411 ▲ 3.03% MIRGOR 16,925 ▲ 0.89% COME 43.14 ▲ 0.63% LOMA NEGRA 3,823 ▲ 6.03% BYMA 295.50 ▲ 1.11% TELECOM ARG 4,420 ▲ 3.88% ECOPETROL 16.69 ▲ 0.97% BANCOLOMBIA 84.66 ▲ 1.22% GRUPO AVAL 5.04 ▼ 0.98% CREDICORP 393.43 ▲ 0.60% SOUTHERN COPPER 195.48 ▲ 3.97% BUENAVENTURA 32.09 ▲ 2.69% MERCADOLIBRE 1,799 ▼ 1.29% NUBANK 14.51 ▲ 0.83% XP 17.30 ▲ 2.67% PAGSEGURO 9.67 ▲ 0.94% STONE 11.36 ▲ 0.93% GLOBANT 30.67 ▼ 4.45% TECNOGLASS 45.22 ▲ 0.16% GAP AIRPORT 217.70 ▲ 0.01% ASUR 273.53 ▼ 0.52% OMA AIRPORT 105.35 ▲ 1.07% AMX ADR 26.12 ▲ 0.12% FEMSA ADR 130.96 ▲ 0.47% CEMEX ADR 12.74 ▲ 0.32% PETROBRAS ADR 18.89 ▲ 1.89% VALE ADR 14.85 ▲ 4.21% ITAU ADR 8.48 ▲ 0.95% SANTANDER BR 5.45 ▲ 0.74% AMBEV ADR 3.14 ▲ 0.96% CSN 1.09 ▲ 9.00% GERDAU 4.77 ▲ 2.69% LATAM ADR 51.26 ▼ 0.60% BTC 66,098 ▼ 0.61% ETH 1,934 ▲ 0.29% SOL 77.99 ▼ 0.15% XRP 1.14 ▼ 0.06% BNB 570.86 ▲ 0.02% ADA 0.17 ▲ 0.55% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 0.44% AVAX 6.62 ▲ 0.67% LINK 8.63 ▼ 0.21% DOT 0.84 ▼ 1.28% LTC 47.14 ▲ 0.69% BCH 219.96 ▲ 0.03% TRX 0.33 ▲ 0.65% XLM 0.19 ▼ 2.32% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 4.87% NEAR 1.87 ▼ 5.54% ATOM 1.47 ▼ 1.67% AAVE 97.43 ▲ 1.94% SELIC 14.25% EGX 53,932 ▼ 0.11% USD/ZAR 16.39 ▼ 0.09% USD/NGN 1,370 — 0.00% NIKKEI 66,116 ▼ 0.18% CSI300 4,717 ▼ 0.46% HSI 24,893 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Aviation authorities are quietly making big changes: “We should be seriously concerned”

By · January 23, 2023 · 3 min read

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Something remarkable has happened in the aviation world that has not been widely communicated.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has significantly expanded the criteria for ECG abnormalities. ECG stands for electrocardiogram, colloquially known as a “heart monitor.”

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The FAA made the significant change last October, shortly after the vaccine became mandatory. This means pilots with heart abnormalities will be allowed to fly as usual.

Why?

(Carlson Turck on FAA and pilot safety)

Flight surgeon Theresa Long warned on Tucker Carlson’s show that the change would not make flying safer.

People are now more at risk when they fly, Long argued. “It undermines aviation safety,” she said.

“That’s perplexing,” Carlson responded. He asked the FAA for a response and was told, “We follow standard procedures based on data and science.” Whatever that means.

Carlson referenced an article that tech entrepreneur Steve Kirsch wrote on Substack.

Kirsch says that the FAA has very quietly and tacitly admitted that the ECGs of pilots are no longer normal.

According to Kirsch, we should be “seriously concerned.” “This is extraordinary. The FAA had hoped that no one would notice.

(Dr. Thomas Levy, a cardiologist on pilots and aviation safety.)

Kirsch believes this is a tacit admission by the U.S. government that the Covid vaccine has damaged the hearts of many pilots.

He estimates that at least 50 million Americans have suffered heart damage from the Covid shot.

“That’s one way to treat heart problems in pilots,” neurologist Jan Bonte says sarcastically.

PILOT ASSOCIATION WARNED BACK IN THE SPRING OF 2022

A coalition of pilots’ associations worldwide and several medical associations issued an open letter on May 17 criticizing the de facto Covid vaccination requirement for pilots, pointing out the severe consequences.

Pilots who refused the vaccination have lost their jobs in many cases – and many of those who accepted the vaccination are struggling with side effects that acutely threaten aviation safety.

The firing of unvaccinated employees has left airlines with a massive staffing crisis. At the same time, many vaccinated pilots are now struggling with vaccine damage – including cardiovascular problems, blood clots, and neurological and auditory disorders.

(American Airlines Pilot Bob Snow Says the COVID-19 Vaccine Led to His Cardiac Arrest Minutes After Landing a Plane w/ 200+ Passengers)

A coalition of pilots’ associations worldwide and several medical associations issued an open letter on May 17, 2022, criticizing the de facto Covid vaccination requirement for pilots, pointing out the severe consequences.

Pilots who refused the vaccination have lost their jobs in many cases – and many of those who accepted the vaccination are struggling with side effects that acutely threaten aviation safety.

The firing of unvaccinated employees has left airlines with a massive staffing crisis.

At the same time, many vaccinated pilots are now struggling with vaccine damage – including cardiovascular problems, blood clots, and neurological and auditory disorders.

The letter’s authors – representing thousands of pilots and medical professionals – are urging action to restore flight safety.

Vaccination requirements must be lifted, and pilots and flight attendants’ thorough and objective medical examinations are needed.

Special attention must be paid to potential vaccine damage, the letter said.

It is then not surprising to observe how the rich and beautiful act. The blood of the unvaccinated is worth gold there.

The world’s rulers seem to want only to fly with pilots who have NOT been vaccinated because they know that the drop from above is high.

Download the open letter here.

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