Economy

Bill Gates’ favorite author has a new book, and the billionaire says “it will teach you a lot” about food. Specifically, how eliminating food waste and reducing global food insecurity could make food cheaper for everyone. Vaclav Smil’s “How to Feed the World,” which was published on Tuesday, “will transform the way you think about […]

Meta ‘s Facebook’s influence remains strong globally, but younger users are logging in less. Only 32% of U.S. teens use Facebook today, down from 71% in 2014, according to a 2024 Pew Research study. However, Facebook’s resale platform Marketplace is one reason young people are on the platform. “I only use Facebook for Marketplace,” said […]

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domoyega | E+ | Getty Images Alicia Love typically purchases the most popular beans for Coffee Labs Roasters in a one-year deal with her coffee importer. But at the end of last year, prices were so high that she decided to wait the market out. Instead, prices climbed even higher. With supplies running low, she […]

Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz (L) is welcomed by Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer to the European Political Community summit at Blenheim Palace on July 18, 2024 in Woodstock, England. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images OXFORD, England — The U.K.’s new Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seeking to reset fractured […]

Cattle graze at the Buffalo Gap Wind Power project in Taylor and Nolan counties just south of Abilene, Texas. Robert Daemmrich | Corbis | Getty Images Just off of Interstate 20, in the heart of West Texas, is a town of 125,000 people called Abilene. Once a stopping point along a cross-country cattle trail in […]

British Prime Minister Liz Truss attends a news conference in London, Britain, October 14, 2022. Daniel Leal | Reuters LONDON — The new U.K. government is on Thursday set to propose legislation to prevent “significant uncosted measures” from being announced without an analysis of their impact on public finances. The Labour government, which took power […]

Hands, tablet and doctor with body hologram, overlay and dna research for medical innovation on app. Medic man, nurse and mobile touchscreen for typing on anatomy study or 3d holographic ux in clinic Jacob Wackerhausen | Istock | Getty Images Dr. Scott Gottlieb is a physician and served as the 23rd Commissioner of the U.S. […]

An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight from Los Angeles approaches for landing at Reagan National Airport shortly after an announcement was made by the FAA that the planes were being grounded by the United States in Washington, U.S. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Boeing executives spent years after two fatal 737 Max crashes trying […]

A general view of the container terminal in Qianwan of Qingdao Port, a port in Shandong Province, China, March 17, 2023. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s exports growth slowed more than expected at the start of the year while imports plunged, as lackluster domestic demand and U.S. tariffs challenge Beijing’s bid to […]