Inflation moderated in April but was still close to its highest level in 40 years.
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At Taco Bell, the Drag Brunch Goes Corporate
The glittery live shows have long been a staple in many cities, but the fast-food chain is taking that a step further.CHICAGO — As drag brunch came to a close…
Goldman’s Move to Unlimited Vacation Is Good for … Goldman
When Goldman Sachs — the investment bank known for its hard-charging culture — recently told its senior bankers that they could take off as much time as they wanted, the…
Pakistan Raises Fuel Prices in Effort to Stabilize Economy
The interim government’s move was seen as a bid to revive a $6 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund.ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s government on Friday sharply increased fuel prices…
Ellen DeGeneres, a Signature Star of the Obama Era, Says Goodbye
The host had apologized after reports of misconduct at the “Ellen” workplace, but it wasn’t enough to undo a ratings crash. She makes her exit from daytime TV after a…
Gas Prices Hit New Highs as Summer Driving Season Starts
A gallon has jumped by about 50 cents over the last month as Russia’s war in Ukraine has continued to unsettle the global energy market.HOUSTON — With the Russian invasion…
Stock Market Set to Snap Long Losing Streak
S&P 500 May 25 May 26 May 27 3,950 4,000 4,050 4,100 Data delayed at least 15 minutesSource: FactSetBy: Ella KoezeStocks on Wall Street edged higher on Friday, after the…
As Inflation Bites, Personal Income Stayed Strong
Americans continued to add more cash to their wallets in April, but found that it wouldn’t go as far as it did this time last year, according to data released…
Housing Market Has Altered the Math of Moving
The housing market has altered the math of moving for nearly everyone.In this housing market, it makes less and less sense to move. American homeowners sitting on the lowest mortgage…
Is the Stock Market a Shy Bear, or Will It Become a Monster?
The decline has been unnerving, but readers want to know how nasty this year’s downturn may become. Our columnist turns to history for answers.The stock market’s decline this year has…
What Dominated the World Economic Forum
Our takeaways from Davos, plus how some influencers hype crypto without disclosing their financial ties.Andrew here. The Times has a major story on how Republican lawmakers and their allies have…
G7 nations pledge to deliver near-zero carbon electricity grids by 2035
Climate ministers of G7 nations have this afternoon pledged to deliver "predominately decarbonised" electricity systems by 2035, while taking "concrete and timely steps" to phase out unabated coal power generation.…
Wooden wind farms? Stora Enso and Modvion tout wood as greener option for turbine towers
Could wind farms one day be made from wood, which would provide a more sustainable and energy efficient alternative to steel? That is the hope of biomaterials develop Stora Enso,…
Global Brands Seek Clarity on Xinjiang
In the summer of 2019, an executive at Patagonia got a phone call from a trusted auditor working in China. A planned trip to visit some cotton farms in the…
How Influencers Hype Crypto, Without Disclosing Their Financial Ties
Logan Paul had a message for his six million Twitter followers: He was “all in” on a new cryptocurrency called Dink Doink.According to the project’s creator, Dink Doink investors would…
BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2022: Book now to avoid disappointment
With less than a month to go to this year's BusinessGreen Leaders Awards, shortlisted companies have just a few weeks to confirm their place at the latest edition of the…
RAC: Electric cars charging costs are rising – but not as fast as petrol costs
The average price to charge up an electric car using a publicly-accessible rapid charger in Britain has risen by more than a fifth since September due to soaring energy costs,…
Airbus launches new hydrogen research hub for zero emission aviation technologies
Airbus has launched a new hydrogen research hub near its West Country headquarters where it will explore how the fuel can help decarbonise commercial flight. The company said it had…
Can Elon Musk save ESG?
Last week, Dow Jones Indices, a unit of S&P Global, removed the electric car maker Tesla from its S&P 500 ESG Index, part of an annual rebalancing of stocks that…
How an Organized Republican Effort Punishes Companies for Climate Action
Legislators and their allies are running an aggressive campaign that uses public money and the law to pressure businesses they say are pushing “woke” causes.In West Virginia, the state treasurer…
Choco: Meet the German startup digitising restaurant orders to address food waste
Every year, an estimated one-third of all food produced in the world - about 1.3 billion tons - is lost or wasted. The emissions related to food waste are equivalent to an…
Daniel Defense Got $3.1 Million in Pandemic Aid
Daniel Defense, the company that made the rifle a gunman used to kill 21 people inside a Texas elementary school this week, was one of hundreds of gun makers and…
TikTok’s Amber Heard Hate Machine
Television turned the celebrity trial into a 24-hour tabloid spectacle. Social media made it into a sport.I did not follow the defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard —…
How to Choose the Best Social Trading Platform
Social trading is a relatively new trend. It has created new opportunities for people to share information with each other. By using asocial trading platform, you will be able to…
'Game changer': LanzaTech transforms captured carbon into plastic
Carbon capture and recycling specialist LanzaTech claims to have found a way to produce plastic using carbon dioxide captured at steel mills or gasified waste biomass plants. The company announced…
Why corporate climate reporting should be separated from ESG reporting
Companies today are expected to publish detailed reports to show regulators, shareholders, customers, and other stakeholders how they think and act on a range of issues. The reporting landscape was...
90,000 Volkswagen drivers in England and Wales win £193m in 'dieselgate' settlement
Volkswagen has agreed to pay £193m to more than 90,000 drivers in England and Wales in an out-of-court settlement related to the installation of emission cheating devices in its diesel…
A Face Search Engine Anyone Can Use Is Alarmingly Accurate
PimEyes is a paid service that finds photos of a person from across the internet, including some the person may not want exposed. “We’re just a tool provider,” its owner…
Former Head of Louvre Is Charged in Artifact Trafficking Case
Jean-Luc Martinez, who led the museum from 2013 to 2021, was charged with complicity in fraud and money laundering in an investigation into the trafficking of Egyptian antiquities.PARIS — The…
White House Aims to Increase Regulation and Competition in Poultry Industry
WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department proposed a rule on Thursday meant to increase fairness in the poultry industry, which is dominated by a handful of meat processors.The department also said…
Substack Drops Fund-Raising Efforts as Market Sours
Amid an industrywide downturn, venture investors are preaching austerity and halting new deals, particularly for companies that have spent aggressively on growth.Substack, the ballyhooed newsletter platform that has lured prominent…
The Evolution and Comeback of Experiential Marketing
Featured image by Zyabich As safety restrictions ease and with consumers eager to engage, in-person activities and meetups are becoming popular again. In fact, 81% of marketers plan to host…
Imaging Contrast Dye Shortage Delays Tests for Diseases
Many U.S. hospitals are postponing scans used to diagnose diseases after a Covid lockdown in China hobbled the main U.S. supplier of an imaging chemical.Doctors cannot seem to pinpoint what…
Britain announces tax on oil and gas profits to fund cost-of-living payments.
Broadcom’s takeover of VMware would reshuffle the market for business computing.Mike Blake/ReutersBroadcom, the semiconductor giant, said on Thursday that it had agreed to buy the software company VMware in a…
Bus Maker Settles Fraud Case Tied to Government Contract
A nonprofit group said on Thursday that it had settled a fraud complaint it filed against New Flyer of America, a bus maker that is a big government contractor in…
Missoula’s Most In-Demand Kitchen Is Run by Refugees
MISSOULA, Mont. — Wearing a crisp gray chef’s coat over a pink sweater, Ghalia Ahmad Fayez AlMasri doled out instructions to her kitchen team as Egyptian and Lebanese dance music…
Icahn’s Loses Clash With McDonald’s Over Pig Welfare
The activist investor Carl Icahn’s clash with McDonald’s over its treatment of pigs ended with little fanfare on Thursday, when Enrique Hernandez Jr., the fast-food chain’s chairman, announced at its…
With VMware deal, Broadcom reaches for the cloud
The $61 billion combination is one of the biggest of the year, and may signal more tech deals to come.A big deal.Dado Ruvic/ReutersNow even broader The chip manufacturer Broadcom announced…
Colin Forbes, a ‘Designer’s Designer,’ Is Dead at 94
He was best known as the brain behind Pentagram, the influential partnership that has been a force in the design world for half a century.Colin Forbes, a graphic designer who…
Southwest and JetBlue Expect Higher Second-Quarter Revenues as Travel Booms
The travel rebound is shaping up to be even stronger than airlines had expected, helping to make up for rising fuel prices. Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways said on Thursday…
Where the Ice Cream Cones at Dairy Queen and Mister Softee Come From
HERMITAGE, Pa. — The ice cream cone is never the star of the show.Its role is clear: Keep the scoop upright, don’t leak and don’t upstage the main player, the…
U.K. Announces Windfall Tax on Oil and Gas Profits
The British government said it would use a windfall profits tax on oil and gas companies to help raise funds for direct payments to households, totaling about 15 billion pounds…
Macy’s, Dollar General and Dollar Tree Shares Soar After Earnings Reports
Shares of Macy’s, Dollar Tree and Dollar General jumped on Thursday after all three retailers reported profits that defied Wall Street’s expectations, and cut against recent concerns about the health…
Broadcom to Acquire VMware in $61 Billion Enterprise Computing Deal
Broadcom, the semiconductor giant, said on Thursday that it had agreed to buy the software company VMware in a transaction valued at $61 billion. The deal would furnish Broadcom with…
'A sticking plaster': The green economy reacts to Energy Profits Levy and household bills support
The Chancellor this afternoon caved to weeks of political pressure for a windfall tax and announced a temporary levy on oil and gas company record profits in order to raise…
Government taps oil and gas profits to help pay for fresh £15bn energy bills support
Rishi Sunak has announced a temporary levy on oil and gas company profits in order to help fund a fresh £15bn package of measures to support households facing soaring energy…
Royal Mail, Co-op and Marks & Spencer pension schemes target net zero
Royal Mail, Co-op and Marks & Spencer (M&S) have this week pledged to halve the emissions of their pension scheme portfolios by 2030, and to deliver net zero across these…
The UK's net zero target is under threat because there's no plan to pay for it
The UK government's plan for achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is at a serious risk of sinking before it's been fully launched. With the Treasury having rejected…
Are Defenders the New Monteros? If So, What’s Next?
Buyers have been turning to cheaper substitutes and finding, to their surprise, that some are the equal of the more established collectible.Budget-minded vintage car collectors, competing with Americans who took…
G7: Coal, energy security and biodiversity top UK agenda for Berlin meeting
The UK government has promised to push its fellow G7 nations to accelerate the shift towards green energy, reduce dependency on fossil fuels, and ramp up efforts to tackle biodiversity…
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