Ammonia-Powered Tractors, Why Cutting Air Pollution Boosts Crops And Ford’s Big EV Expansion

This week’s Current Climate, which every Saturday brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability. Sign up to get it in your inbox every week. Brian Banducci for Amogy Brooklyn-based A...

21 Cases Of Monkeypox Identified In 11 States, CDC Says

Topline There are 21 confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox in 11 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters Friday, as the disease continues to spread worldwide, with al...

OPEC Bows To Global Pressure To Increase Oil Supply

Getty Images Key Takeaways The price of crude oil continues to rise and hit new highs on the back of significant demand post-Covid19 OPEC has agreed to increase their oil output to 648,000 barrels a d...

Americans’ Economic Anxiety Shouldn’t Surprise Anyone

SANTA YNEZ, CA – MAY 29: Gas prices at a Mobil service station were at $6.40 per gallon with Diesel … [+] fuel selling for $6.42 per gallon during the Memorial Weekend traval holiday as vi...

Labor Market Added 390,000 Jobs In May—Beating Expectations Despite Looming Recession Concerns

Topline The U.S. added back another 390,000 jobs in May, performing better than economists expected as the strong labor market recovery encourages Federal Reserve officials to more aggressively raise ...

Children Under 5 May Get Covid Vaccines Starting In Late June, White House Says

Topline Children under 5 could begin receiving Covid-19 vaccine shots in the U.S. as early as June 21 if federal agencies authorize them promptly, White House Covid-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish ...

Hiring Has Slowed Across All Industries, ADP Reveals In Worst Private Jobs Report Since 2020

Topline As looming interest rate hikes fuel uncertainty over the economic recovery, private U.S. employers posted their worst monthly job growth in more than two years on Thursday, according to payrol...

Ukraine May Get U.S. Attack Drones That Can Strike Moscow

A U.S. Air Force MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition … [+] (ADEX) at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, on Oct. 18, 2021. SeongJoon Cho/Bloo...

Pfizer Asks FDA To Greenlight Covid Vaccine For Children Under 5

Topline Pfizer has asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its three-dose Covid-19 vaccine for children under 5, the company announced Wednesday evening, a move that could extend protectio...

U.S. Reportedly Aiming To Sell Ukraine Faster And More Powerful Armed Drones

Topline The Biden Administration plans to sell four MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones to Ukraine, Reuters reported Wednesday, potentially giving Ukraine access to much larger, more sophisticated and more heavil...

Summer Will Provide Big Clues About Future Direction Of U.S. Road Deaths

Smartphone usage while driving is a major cause of road deaths. Nauto Some of the major causes of the 10.5% spike in U.S. traffic deaths last year persist and are growing, while others may be fading. ...

Minivans, With All Their Advantages, Finally Get Millennials’ Appreciation

True, it took a global supply-chain disaster to make it happen, but a day has arrived in the U.S. auto industry that I long wished for — but never thought would happen. The minivan officially is back ...

Support For Tighter Gun Laws In The U.S. Or Canada? [Infographic]

After the gun massacres in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas, U.S. President Joe Biden has pledged action on gun control. Due to the Democrats’ shaky majority in Congress, however, the future of any...

Zodier Looks To Disrupt The $3.7 Billion Online Dating Game

Chatbot experts: Zodier’s CEO Matvey Gramovich and chief technical officer Slava Kalevich. Zodier/DANIEL ANOHIN The multi-billion dollar world of online dating has not moved on very much from th...

Almost 1,000 U.S. Flights Canceled Over Memorial Day Weekend

Topline A total of 959 U.S. flights have been canceled in the U.S. over the Memorial Day weekend so far, as bad weather conditions and Covid-19-related staffing shortages interfere with airline operat...

How Coors Is Making Clean Fuel

This week’s Current Climate, which every Saturday brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability. Sign up to get it in your inbox every week. getty A new report from consulting firm D...

Mind The Gap

Gender gaps are visible in terms of wages, opportunity, aspiration, and leadership roles. Graduates, regardless of where they position themselves on the gender spectrum, need to be prepared to navigat...

Mining Billionaire Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Electric Seeks Dual Listing In New York, Toronto

Robert Friedland, chairman and cofounder of Ivanhoe Mines, speaks during the Denver Gold Forum (DGF) … [+] in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S., in 2016. Matthew Staver/Bloomberg Billionaire Robe...

Fed Sees Asset Prices As Elevated, Expects To Raise Rates Further

WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 04: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell attends an event at the … [+] Federal Reserve headquarters October 4, 2019 in Washington, DC. Powell participated ...

19 Children Killed In Texas Elementary School Shooting As Biden Urges Americans To ‘Stand Up’ To Gun Industry

Topline President Joe Biden called on lawmakers to pass “common-sense gun laws” in an impassioned address Tuesday evening, after a shooting at a Texas elementary school left 19 children dead, saying, ...

Despite Bear Market, Fed Expected To Hike Aggressively Next Month

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 29: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news … [+] conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on January 29, 2020 in Washing...

Pelosi Joins Biden, Kerry, Giuliani And Other Catholics Threatened With No Communion Because Of Abortion Support

Topline House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), banned from receiving communion by her local diocese, became the latest Catholic U.S. politician targeted for their views supporting abortion rights. Spe...

Zara’s Move Suggests Free Returns May Become Rare

Zara in the UK has started charging a fee of £1.95 ($2.39) to return merchandise bought online. The fast-fashion retailer reportedly instituted the charge for environmental reasons. Zara deducts the r...

Colgate-Palmolive: Stability Amid Volatility

HEFEI, CHINA – APRIL 18: (CHINA OUT) A shop assistant removes Colgate toothpaste from the shelves of … [+] a supermarket on April 18, 2005 in Hefei of Anhui Province, China. U.S researcher...

Outgoing Chair Paraag Marathe Will Continue Playing A Key Role In Cricket’s Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Bid

Paraag Marathe is stepping down as chair but will remain active in cricket. (Photo by Lachlan … [+]n Cunningham/Getty Images) Getty Images Paraag Marathe, the outgoing USA Cricket chairman, alwa...

U.S. Will Release Monkeypox Vaccine From National Stockpile, CDC Says

Topline The U.S. is releasing vaccines that can prevent monkeypox from its national stockpile, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials announced Monday, after at least one U.S. resident t...

Exposed By Putin, The Energy Know-Nothings Must Now Go Away

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) speaks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during a meeting … [+] at the Kremlin in Moscow on December 15, 2015. / AFP / POOL / MANDEL NGAN (Photo c...

Muscle Car Giveaway Tweet Deleted By U.S. Road Safety Charity

MADD’s tweet has been deleted. MADD/Dream Giveway tweet Following an uproar on social media, a U.S. road safety campaign group has deleted a tweet promoting a “dream giveaway” of muscle cars. Mo...

The Coming Global Recession, Helped By Europe’s ‘Green War’ With Russia

Much of today’s economic woes can be blamed on the pandemic and China supply chain. But Europe and … [+] Russia’s energy war over Ukraine is adding fuel to the fire. getty The “adult...

U.S. Covid-19 Cases Top 7-Day Average Of 100,000 For First Time Since February

Topline The seven-day average of new Covid-19 cases rose above 100,000 Saturday for the first time since February 18, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with multiple subvari...

Climate Change And Y2K, Elon Musk Calls ESG ‘A Scam’ And A Way To Beat Forever Chemicals

This week’s Current Climate, which every Saturday brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability. Sign up to get it in your inbox every week. Two digit dates had the potential to caus...

Carvana’s ‘Chaotic’ Zoom Firing Caps Company’s Struggles Amid Market Downturn

Carvana ILLUSTRATION BY STEPHANIE JONES FOR FORBES; PHOTO BY MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty After letting go 2,500 people, or 12% of its workforce, the online used car seller Carvana faces a moment of rec...