As Recession Fears Rise, ‘No Buy’ Takes On New Urgency
The uncertainty surrounding President Trump’s tariffs has invigorated an underconsumption movement that took off early this year on TikTok and...
Month: April 2025
A New, Full-Bodied Fraud Comes in a Whisky Barrel
Small investors in Britain and Ireland have fallen prey to companies selling casks that turn out to be untraceable or...
RFK Jr. Wants to Ban Chemical Dyes. Food Makers Are in No Hurry.
Companies make packaged food without synthetic dyes in other countries. But despite pressure from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the change...
With Khloud, Khloe Kardashian Will Release a Protein-Packed Popcorn
Social media has fueled a “proteinification” of snacks, and Khloé Kardashian is hopping on board with a line of enhanced...
Markets Rise on Hints of Easing Trade Tensions
Stocks were pointing toward a fourth straight positive trading session.
Forced Labor Taints Brazilian Coffee, Say Complaints to U.S. Authorities
Two legal actions seeking U.S. government intervention say that some of the coffee bought by major American retailers is harvested...
Publisher of PCMag and Mashable Sues OpenAI
Ziff Davis, which owns more than 45 media properties, is accusing the tech company of infringing on the publisher’s copyrights...
UN warns of rising deportations of Haitian mothers and newborns from Dominican Republic
The UN has raised concern over a growing number of vulnerable Haitians – particularly pregnant women, new mothers, and infants...
What Elon Musk Didn’t Budget For: Firing Workers Costs Money, Too
An expert on the federal work force estimates that the speed and chaos of Mr. Musk’s cuts to the bureaucracy...
Pepsico Cuts Growth Forecast Amid Tariffs and Slowed Consumer Spending
PepsiCo’s earnings call pointed to anxious consumers as to why sales had slowed, echoing comments made by Chipotle and Procter...