1. Home
  2. Business

Category: Business

Gold Wraps With Weekly Loss After Sting From No Stimulus By Investing.com

Gold Wraps With Weekly Loss After Sting From No Stimulus By Investing.com

By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Gold prices ended a tumultuous week lower as the White House’s back-and-forth on a new coronavirus relief deal hurt those with long positions in the yellow metal. settled at $1,906.40…

Read More
beauty still trumps brains in too many workplaces

beauty still trumps brains in too many workplaces

Universities position themselves as places where brains matter. It seems strange then that students at a US university would rate attractive academics to be better teachers. This was the finding of a recent paper from…

Read More
Do criminals freely decide to commit offences? How the courts decide

Do criminals freely decide to commit offences? How the courts decide

Social media algorithms, artificial intelligence, and our own genetics are among the factors influencing us beyond our awareness. This raises an ancient question: do we have control over our own lives? This article is part…

Read More
Oil Settles Above $40, U.S. Crude Clings to Weekly Gain By Investing.com

Oil Settles Above $40, U.S. Crude Clings to Weekly Gain By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Oil ended the week little changed as a drop in stockpiles of crude and diesel countered concerns about market direction amid surging Covid-19 caseloads. New York-traded , the…

Read More
Worsening hurricane season threatens billions of chickens

Worsening hurricane season threatens billions of chickens

CC BY-SA Hurricanes can have devastating consequences for both residents and businesses in their path. And one sector that’s particularly exposed is the broiler chicken industry. Virtually all of the breasts or legs you eat…

Read More
a smart waste-reduction move, or clever cash grab?

a smart waste-reduction move, or clever cash grab?

Apple has released its new smartphone, the iPhone 12, without an accompanying charger or earbuds. Users have harshly criticised the company for this move and will have to purchase these accessories separately, if needed. While…

Read More
Trick-Or-Treating Slump to Hit Cocoa Farmers in Top Growers By Bloomberg

Trick-Or-Treating Slump to Hit Cocoa Farmers in Top Growers By Bloomberg

© Reuters. Trick-Or-Treating Slump to Hit Cocoa Farmers in Top Growers (Bloomberg) — Fewer Americans will trick-or-treat this Halloween as Covid-19 infection numbers continue to climb. While kids may be disappointed, the worst effects will…

Read More
#Manifestation – some businesses use this new age spirituality to hold employees accountable

#Manifestation – some businesses use this new age spirituality to hold employees accountable

Manifestation is the latest viral trend on social media, presented as a way to create – or physically manifest – your own reality through carefully monitoring thoughts, beliefs and feelings. The hashtag #manifest has over…

Read More
An evolutionary jolt helped cattle to spread across Africa. Now genetics must make them more productive

An evolutionary jolt helped cattle to spread across Africa. Now genetics must make them more productive

African cattle breeds are astonishingly diverse, and often quite beautiful. They range from the dark-red Ankole of southern Uganda, with their massive heat-dissipating horns, to the Boran which thrive in the dusty plains of northern…

Read More
UK is not doing enough to get Irish-facing ports ready for Brexit

UK is not doing enough to get Irish-facing ports ready for Brexit

Much of the UK debate surrounding Brexit has revolved around two kinds of border. The first is the land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. We have seen a combination of economic…

Read More