1. Home
  2. Business

Category: Business

Underpaid and overlooked, migrant labor provides backbone of Maryland Eastern Shore’s local economy

Underpaid and overlooked, migrant labor provides backbone of Maryland Eastern Shore’s local economy

Every summer, people flock to Maryland to eat blue crabs. Named for their brilliant sapphire-colored claws, blue crab is one of the most iconic species in the Chesapeake Bay. The scientific name for blue crabs,…

Read More
Do we need a new law for AI? Sure – but first we could try enforcing the laws we already have

Do we need a new law for AI? Sure – but first we could try enforcing the laws we already have

Regulation was once a dirty word in tech companies around the world. They argued that if people wanted better smartphones and flying cars, we had to look past dusty old laws dreamed up in the…

Read More
U.S.-led naval group warns ships to avoid Iranian waters to avoid seizure By Reuters

U.S.-led naval group warns ships to avoid Iranian waters to avoid seizure By Reuters

© Reuters. Attendees hold flags from Iran and the United States as Iranian Americans from across California converge in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 11, 2020. REUTERS/ Patrick T. Fallon/ File Photo DUBAI (Reuters) –…

Read More
how bad will the property crunch be?

how bad will the property crunch be?

There has been much talk for a while about offices heading for the buffers. The nightmare scenario is many thousands of office buildings being deemed virtually worthless as leases come up for renewal, leaving owners…

Read More
the science that could save an endangered species

the science that could save an endangered species

There are several parallel projects running across the world to save the northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum), one of Africa’s captivating and iconic wildlife species. With the death of last male in 2018 and…

Read More
Energy & precious metals – weekly review and outlook By Investing.com

Energy & precious metals – weekly review and outlook By Investing.com

© Reuters. Pop the bubbly: Oil has rallied for nearly two months now and the run-up isn’t showing any signs of exhaustion, some say. But is that really the case? Let’s examine. Helped by forecasts…

Read More
Zimbabwe heads to the polls amid high inflation, a slumping currency and a cost of living crisis

Zimbabwe heads to the polls amid high inflation, a slumping currency and a cost of living crisis

Zimbabwe is facing a host of pressing challenges that voters dearly want the next president to address. Persistently high inflation, elevated interest rates, and a slumping and volatile Zimbabwe dollar have combined to fuel a…

Read More
Lab-grown ‘ghost hearts’ work to solve organ transplant shortage by combining a cleaned-out pig heart with a patient’s own stem cells

Lab-grown ‘ghost hearts’ work to solve organ transplant shortage by combining a cleaned-out pig heart with a patient’s own stem cells

Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that 17.9 million people lose their lives to it each year, accounting for 32% of global deaths. Doris Taylor is a…

Read More
Most AE central banks split internal and external communications

Most AE central banks split internal and external communications

Central banks in advanced economies (AEs) tend to assign separate teams to handle internal and external communications, data from the Communications Benchmarks 2023 shows. Sixty-three per cent of AE respondents said they have separate teams…

Read More

Texas power use hits 3rd record this week in heat wave By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A general view of electric lines as demand for power surges during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare/File Photo (Reuters) -Demand for power…

Read More