Sale of UK’s Observer, world’s oldest Sunday newspaper and a bastion of liberal values, is agreed Posted January 12, 2025 The sale of The Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper and a bastion of liberal values in Britain’s media landscape, was approved despite two days…
Hong Kong will display 2,500 panda sculptures to capitalize on a local bear craze Posted January 9, 2025 Thousands of giant panda sculptures greeted residents and tourists in December 2024 in Hong Kong, where enthusiasm for the bears has grown since two cubs were born in a local them…
Is Enron back? If it’s a joke, some former employees aren’t laughing Posted January 6, 2025 An elaborate parody appears to be behind an effort to resurrect Enron, the Houston-based energy company that exemplified the worst in American co…
Nearly 30% of US drugstores closed in one decade, study shows Posted January 4, 2025 Nearly three out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021, new research shows. Some neighborhoods were most vulnerable to the …
Campbell’s shareholders approve the company’s new, soupless name Posted December 30, 2024 Campbell’s is ditching the soup—at least in name. And the change has now received the shareholders’ green light. Campbell Soup Co. announced its intention to c…
Cyber Monday shoppers were expected to set a record on the year’s biggest day for online shopping Posted December 27, 2024 Even though e-commerce is now part and parcel of many people’s regular routines and the holiday shopp…
Ancient meets modern as a new subway in Greece showcases archeological treasures Posted December 23, 2024 A high-tech new subway whose construction uncovered Roman and Byzantine treasures has opened in Greece. As well as sparkling new trains and stations the new line showcases the …
Snack judgment: Spanish court slaps supermarket that fired a worker for eating a croquette Posted December 20, 2024 A Spanish court has upheld a ruling that a supermarket worker was unlawfully fired for having eaten a croquette that was going to be thrown away …
Grocery chains vied for a place on Thanksgiving tables with turkey dinner deals and store brands Posted December 18, 2024 Walmart, Target, Aldi and other grocers competed for a place on holiday tables with turkey dinner deals and other promotions to tempt Americans who haven’t recovered from recent f…
US agency says Tesla’s public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can’t Posted December 5, 2024 The U.S. government's highway safety agency says Tesla is telling drivers in public statements that its vehicles can drive themselves, conflicting with the owner’s manual and brie…