IBOV 173,325.65 ▼ 0.03% IPSA 10,954.04 ▲ 0.52% IPC MEX 66,709.60 ▲ 0.88% MERVAL 3,281,979 ▲ 1.81% COLCAP 2,301.34 ▲ 0.13% BVL PERÚ 56,620.35 — — USD/BRL5.06▼ 0.27% USD/MXN17.41▼ 0.02% USD/CLP934.18▼ 0.03% USD/COP3,230▼ 0.79% USD/PEN3.40▲ 0.07% USD/ARS1,478▼ 0.27% USD/UYU40.11▲ 1.23% USD/PYG6,045▲ 1.76% USD/BOB10.80▲ 2.69% USD/DOP58.02▼ 0.31% USD/CRC446.12▲ 1.15% USD/GTQ7.62▲ 2.33% USD/HNL26.74▲ 1.61% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.72% USD/VES735.39▼ 0.13% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD157.79▲ 0.55% USD/TTD6.73▲ 1.11% EUR/BRL5.77▼ 0.83% BRENT 93.89 ▲ 3.16% WTI 87.18 ▲ 2.67% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.53 ▲ 0.28% GOLD 4,122 ▲ 1.26% SILVER 59.79 ▲ 1.62% SOY 1,224 ▲ 0.39% CORN 478.00 ▲ 5.58% WHEAT 683.75 ▲ 0.85% COFFEE 305.60 ▼ 7.94% SUGAR 14.91 ▲ 0.20% ORANGE JUICE 142.30 ▼ 3.46% COTTON 80.36 ▲ 1.77% COCOA 5,758 ▲ 4.31% BEEF 223.05 ▼ 1.53% CATTLE 344.88 ▼ 2.02% LITHIUM 69.08 ▲ 3.23% PETR4 41.66 ▲ 1.24% VALE3 72.37 ▲ 0.61% ITUB4 42.53 ▲ 0.54% BBDC4 18.55 ▲ 0.76% ABEV3 15.80 ▲ 0.06% BBAS3 20.88 ▲ 3.52% B3SA3 15.17 ▼ 0.59% WEGE3 42.47 ▼ 1.53% PRIO3 58.18 ▲ 0.85% SUZB3 41.63 ▼ 0.62% RENT3 36.55 ▼ 2.51% AZZA3 17.48 ▼ 3.80% CSAN3 3.78 ▼ 1.05% RAIZ4 0.27 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.73 ▲ 5.00% GMAT3 3.83 ▼ 0.52% PSSA3 53.48 ▼ 1.33% CVCB3 1.12 ▲ 3.70% POSI3 3.68 ▼ 0.54% SLCE3 13.75 ▲ 1.33% NATU3 8.71 ▲ 0.93% BRKM5 5.71 ▼ 3.87% RANI3 7.89 ▼ 1.25% CSNA3 5.06 ▼ 0.20% CMIN3 5.58 ▲ 3.53% USIM5 8.46 ▲ 3.68% GGBR4 23.49 ▼ 0.55% ENEV3 25.42 ▼ 0.90% CPFE3 46.40 ▲ 0.17% CMIG4 11.02 — 0.00% EQTL3 38.83 ▼ 1.17% LREN3 13.27 ▼ 0.30% VIVT3 35.80 ▲ 0.36% RAIL3 13.24 ▼ 2.43% KLABIN 17.59 ▲ 0.63% RAIA DROGASIL 18.13 ▼ 3.00% RDOR3 33.92 ▼ 4.32% HAPV3 11.24 ▼ 2.68% FLRY3 16.55 ▼ 0.06% SMTO3 15.58 ▲ 1.10% UGPA3 31.82 ▲ 0.38% VBBR3 33.95 ▼ 0.47% BBSE3 41.55 ▲ 1.22% BPAC11 55.37 ▼ 0.84% CURY3 29.95 ▼ 0.80% AERI3 2.04 ▼ 1.45% VIVARA 21.41 ▼ 2.50% COMPASS 24.44 ▼ 0.65% VAMOS 3.09 — 0.00% SANB11 27.21 ▲ 0.74% ASAI3 8.25 ▲ 1.35% SBSP3 28.60 ▼ 1.31% WALMEX 49.15 ▼ 0.47% GMEXICO 209.54 ▲ 4.34% FEMSA 226.99 ▲ 0.01% CEMEX 22.07 ▲ 0.87% GFNORTE 185.80 ▲ 3.22% BIMBO 59.39 ▼ 0.18% TELEVISA 9.70 ▼ 0.10% AMX 22.76 ▲ 0.09% GAP 378.85 ▲ 0.17% ASUR 274.96 ▲ 0.22% OMA 225.89 ▼ 0.24% KOF 181.05 ▲ 0.13% GRUMA 282.60 ▼ 1.74% KIMBER 38.40 ▲ 0.03% SQM-B 64,540 ▲ 2.25% COPEC 6,450 ▲ 4.03% BSANTANDER 79.01 ▲ 3.84% FALABELLA 5,919 ▲ 0.75% ENELAM 84.53 ▲ 0.50% CENCOSUD 2,028 ▲ 1.66% CMPC 1,084 ▲ 1.67% BANCO CHILE 190.01 ▲ 1.89% LATAM AIR 24.20 ▼ 0.86% YPF 80,625 ▲ 1.80% GGAL 7,965 ▲ 1.53% PAMPA 5,475 ▲ 3.89% TXAR 679.00 ▲ 1.27% ALUAR 973.00 ▲ 1.41% TGS 9,710 ▲ 2.21% CEPU 2,340 ▲ 2.23% MIRGOR 16,775 ▼ 2.04% COME 42.87 ▼ 0.19% LOMA NEGRA 3,605 ▲ 0.91% BYMA 292.25 ▼ 0.51% TELECOM ARG 4,255 ▲ 2.65% ECOPETROL 16.53 ▲ 3.09% BANCOLOMBIA 83.64 ▲ 3.49% GRUPO AVAL 5.09 ▲ 2.83% CREDICORP 391.10 ▲ 1.10% SOUTHERN COPPER 188.01 ▲ 7.39% BUENAVENTURA 31.25 ▲ 3.96% MERCADOLIBRE 1,823 ▼ 0.53% NUBANK 14.39 ▲ 2.86% XP 16.85 ▲ 0.30% PAGSEGURO 9.58 ▲ 3.12% STONE 11.26 ▲ 1.21% GLOBANT 32.10 ▼ 0.59% TECNOGLASS 45.15 ▼ 2.08% GAP AIRPORT 217.68 ▲ 0.26% ASUR 274.96 ▲ 0.22% OMA AIRPORT 104.23 ▲ 0.21% AMX ADR 26.09 ▼ 0.04% FEMSA ADR 130.35 ▲ 0.26% CEMEX ADR 12.70 ▲ 1.68% PETROBRAS ADR 18.54 ▲ 1.92% VALE ADR 14.25 ▲ 1.06% ITAU ADR 8.40 ▲ 0.96% SANTANDER BR 5.40 ▲ 0.56% AMBEV ADR 3.11 ▲ 0.97% CSN 1.01 ▼ 0.50% GERDAU 4.64 ▼ 0.85% LATAM ADR 51.58 ▼ 0.31% BTC 65,884 ▼ 0.93% ETH 1,918 ▼ 0.55% SOL 77.26 ▼ 1.09% XRP 1.13 ▼ 0.82% BNB 569.61 ▼ 0.70% ADA 0.17 ▼ 0.84% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 1.26% AVAX 6.51 ▼ 0.78% LINK 8.60 ▼ 0.58% DOT 0.84 ▼ 0.57% LTC 46.36 ▼ 0.97% BCH 220.98 ▼ 1.22% TRX 0.33 ▼ 0.18% XLM 0.19 ▼ 1.40% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 1.60% NEAR 1.87 ▼ 3.42% ATOM 1.46 ▼ 1.42% AAVE 95.40 ▼ 0.18% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 82.65 ▼ 0.77% EMBRAER ADR 65.47 ▼ 0.70% JBS 11.95 ▼ 0.67% JBS BDR 60.22 ▼ 0.94% MBRF3 15.11 ▲ 4.06% MBRFY 2.95 ▲ 1.37% INTER 5.58 ▼ 0.71% IBOV 173,325.65 ▼ 0.03% IPSA 10,954.04 ▲ 0.52% IPC MEX 66,709.60 ▲ 0.88% MERVAL 3,281,979 ▲ 1.81% COLCAP 2,301.34 ▲ 0.13% BVL PERÚ 56,620.35 — — USD/BRL 5.06 ▼ 0.27% USD/MXN 17.41 ▼ 0.02% USD/CLP 934.18 ▼ 0.03% USD/COP 3,230 ▼ 0.79% USD/PEN 3.40 ▲ 0.07% USD/ARS 1,478 ▼ 0.27% USD/UYU 40.11 ▲ 1.23% USD/PYG 6,045 ▲ 1.76% USD/BOB 10.80 ▲ 2.69% USD/DOP 58.02 ▼ 0.31% USD/CRC 446.12 ▲ 1.15% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.33% USD/HNL 26.74 ▲ 1.61% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.72% USD/VES 735.39 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.79 ▲ 0.55% USD/TTD 6.73 ▲ 1.02% EUR/BRL 5.77 ▼ 0.83% BRENT 93.89 ▲ 3.16% WTI 87.18 ▲ 2.67% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.53 ▲ 0.28% GOLD 4,122 ▲ 1.26% SILVER 59.79 ▲ 1.62% SOY 1,224 ▲ 0.39% CORN 478.00 ▲ 5.58% WHEAT 683.75 ▲ 0.85% COFFEE 305.60 ▼ 7.94% SUGAR 14.91 ▲ 0.20% ORANGE JUICE 142.30 ▼ 3.46% COTTON 80.36 ▲ 1.77% COCOA 5,758 ▲ 4.31% BEEF 223.05 ▼ 1.53% CATTLE 344.88 ▼ 2.02% LITHIUM 69.08 ▲ 3.23% PETR4 41.66 ▲ 1.24% VALE3 72.37 ▲ 0.61% ITUB4 42.53 ▲ 0.54% BBDC4 18.55 ▲ 0.76% ABEV3 15.80 ▲ 0.06% BBAS3 20.88 ▲ 3.52% B3SA3 15.17 ▼ 0.59% WEGE3 42.47 ▼ 1.53% PRIO3 58.18 ▲ 0.85% SUZB3 41.63 ▼ 0.62% RENT3 36.55 ▼ 2.51% AZZA3 17.48 ▼ 3.80% CSAN3 3.78 ▼ 1.05% RAIZ4 0.27 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.73 ▲ 5.00% GMAT3 3.83 ▼ 0.52% PSSA3 53.48 ▼ 1.33% CVCB3 1.12 ▲ 3.70% POSI3 3.68 ▼ 0.54% SLCE3 13.75 ▲ 1.33% NATU3 8.71 ▲ 0.93% BRKM5 5.71 ▼ 3.87% RANI3 7.89 ▼ 1.25% CSNA3 5.06 ▼ 0.20% CMIN3 5.58 ▲ 3.53% USIM5 8.46 ▲ 3.68% GGBR4 23.49 ▼ 0.55% ENEV3 25.42 ▼ 0.90% CPFE3 46.40 ▲ 0.17% CMIG4 11.02 — 0.00% EQTL3 38.83 ▼ 1.17% LREN3 13.27 ▼ 0.30% VIVT3 35.80 ▲ 0.36% RAIL3 13.24 ▼ 2.43% KLABIN 17.59 ▲ 0.63% RAIA DROGASIL 18.13 ▼ 3.00% RDOR3 33.92 ▼ 4.32% HAPV3 11.24 ▼ 2.68% FLRY3 16.55 ▼ 0.06% SMTO3 15.58 ▲ 1.10% UGPA3 31.82 ▲ 0.38% VBBR3 33.95 ▼ 0.47% BBSE3 41.55 ▲ 1.22% BPAC11 55.37 ▼ 0.84% CURY3 29.95 ▼ 0.80% AERI3 2.04 ▼ 1.45% VIVARA 21.41 ▼ 2.50% COMPASS 24.44 ▼ 0.65% VAMOS 3.09 — 0.00% SANB11 27.21 ▲ 0.74% ASAI3 8.25 ▲ 1.35% SBSP3 28.60 ▼ 1.31% WALMEX 49.15 ▼ 0.47% GMEXICO 209.54 ▲ 4.34% FEMSA 226.99 ▲ 0.01% CEMEX 22.07 ▲ 0.87% GFNORTE 185.80 ▲ 3.22% BIMBO 59.39 ▼ 0.18% TELEVISA 9.70 ▼ 0.10% AMX 22.76 ▲ 0.09% GAP 378.85 ▲ 0.17% ASUR 274.96 ▲ 0.22% OMA 225.89 ▼ 0.24% KOF 181.05 ▲ 0.13% GRUMA 282.60 ▼ 1.74% KIMBER 38.40 ▲ 0.03% SQM-B 64,540 ▲ 2.25% COPEC 6,450 ▲ 4.03% BSANTANDER 79.01 ▲ 3.84% FALABELLA 5,919 ▲ 0.75% ENELAM 84.53 ▲ 0.50% CENCOSUD 2,028 ▲ 1.66% CMPC 1,084 ▲ 1.67% BANCO CHILE 190.01 ▲ 1.89% LATAM AIR 24.20 ▼ 0.86% YPF 80,625 ▲ 1.80% GGAL 7,965 ▲ 1.53% PAMPA 5,475 ▲ 3.89% TXAR 679.00 ▲ 1.27% ALUAR 973.00 ▲ 1.41% TGS 9,710 ▲ 2.21% CEPU 2,340 ▲ 2.23% MIRGOR 16,775 ▼ 2.04% COME 42.87 ▼ 0.19% LOMA NEGRA 3,605 ▲ 0.91% BYMA 292.25 ▼ 0.51% TELECOM ARG 4,255 ▲ 2.65% ECOPETROL 16.53 ▲ 3.09% BANCOLOMBIA 83.64 ▲ 3.49% GRUPO AVAL 5.09 ▲ 2.83% CREDICORP 391.10 ▲ 1.10% SOUTHERN COPPER 188.01 ▲ 7.39% BUENAVENTURA 31.25 ▲ 3.96% MERCADOLIBRE 1,823 ▼ 0.53% NUBANK 14.39 ▲ 2.86% XP 16.85 ▲ 0.30% PAGSEGURO 9.58 ▲ 3.12% STONE 11.26 ▲ 1.21% GLOBANT 32.10 ▼ 0.59% TECNOGLASS 45.15 ▼ 2.08% GAP AIRPORT 217.68 ▲ 0.26% ASUR 274.96 ▲ 0.22% OMA AIRPORT 104.23 ▲ 0.21% AMX ADR 26.09 ▼ 0.04% FEMSA ADR 130.35 ▲ 0.26% CEMEX ADR 12.70 ▲ 1.68% PETROBRAS ADR 18.54 ▲ 1.92% VALE ADR 14.25 ▲ 1.06% ITAU ADR 8.40 ▲ 0.96% SANTANDER BR 5.40 ▲ 0.56% AMBEV ADR 3.11 ▲ 0.97% CSN 1.01 ▼ 0.50% GERDAU 4.64 ▼ 0.85% LATAM ADR 51.58 ▼ 0.31% BTC 65,884 ▼ 0.93% ETH 1,918 ▼ 0.55% SOL 77.26 ▼ 1.09% XRP 1.13 ▼ 0.82% BNB 569.61 ▼ 0.70% ADA 0.17 ▼ 0.84% DOGE 0.07 ▼ 1.26% AVAX 6.51 ▼ 0.78% LINK 8.60 ▼ 0.58% DOT 0.84 ▼ 0.57% LTC 46.36 ▼ 0.97% BCH 220.98 ▼ 1.22% TRX 0.33 ▼ 0.18% XLM 0.19 ▼ 1.40% HBAR 0.07 ▲ 1.60% NEAR 1.87 ▼ 3.42% ATOM 1.46 ▼ 1.42% AAVE 95.40 ▼ 0.18% SELIC 14.25% EMBRAER 82.65 ▼ 0.77% EMBRAER ADR 65.47 ▼ 0.70% JBS 11.95 ▼ 0.67% JBS BDR 60.22 ▼ 0.94% MBRF3 15.11 ▲ 4.06% MBRFY 2.95 ▲ 1.37% INTER 5.58 ▼ 0.71%
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Trump Taps RFK Jr. as Health Chief: Medical Freedom Champion

By · November 15, 2024 · 2 min read

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Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Kennedy, an environmental advocate, has gained prominence for his views on health policy.

His nomination suggests a potential shift in U.S. health policy. Kennedy is a vocal advocate for health freedom and informed consent. His book, “The Real Anthony Fauci,” became a bestseller during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Kennedy raises questions about the pharmaceutical industry’s influence and government health policies. Kennedy has been a prominent figure advocating for medical freedom.

He emphasizes the importance of individual choice in healthcare decisions. During the pandemic, Kennedy became a vocal critic of vaccine mandates.

He expressed concerns about the rapid development and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines, advocating for more transparency and rigorous testing.

Kennedy argues that mandating vaccines infringes on personal liberties and the right to informed consent. If confirmed, Kennedy may introduce new perspectives to health policy.

Debate Over Kennedy’s Nomination

He has suggested reallocating some research funding from infectious diseases to chronic illnesses. Kennedy also advocates for increased transparency in health regulation and pharmaceutical research.

His nomination has sparked debate about balancing personal freedom with public health considerations. Kennedy’s nomination will undergo Senate scrutiny. Some senators have expressed interest in hearing his views directly.

The confirmation hearings will likely explore Kennedy’s ideas on public health and medical freedom. Kennedy’s stance resonates with those who prioritize personal freedom over governmental intervention in healthcare.

Kennedy’s nomination has elicited varied responses from health professionals. Some view him as a proponent of medical choice and government accountability. Others express concerns about potential changes to established health policies

Kennedy’s potential leadership could bring a fresh perspective to health policy discussions. His approach emphasizes individual health choices and transparency in medical research.

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