Food prices soar in Gaza after looting of almost 100 aid trucks worsens shortages

High street family bakery closes after 100 years

A family-run bakery closes its doors for last time, ending an era stretching back a century.

McDonald's investing $100 million to lure customers after E.coli outbreak

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said slivered onions on the McDonald's Quarter Pounders were the likely source of the E. coli.

UN World Food Programme says it cannot replace UNRWA in Gaza

World - Yahoo News - November 2

Kroger and Walmart Deny ‘Surge Pricing’ After Adopting Digital Price Tags

Some members of Congress have expressed concerns that stores will monitor customers and raise prices. Business experts say the technology has not raised customers’ grocery bills.

Business - The New York Times - October 23

Reddit shares soar after company turns first-ever profit

Monthly users rose by nearly half thanks to AI translation feature, and deals for AI training with Google and OpenAI boosted revenue. Reddit on Tuesday reported a quarterly profit for the first ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Wayfair customers are more price conscious, have cut spending as election nears

Wayfair’s stock turned lower as some downbeat comments about the home-goods seller’s customers followed an earnings beat.

Business - MarketWatch - November 1

Toast’s stock soars after company swings to profit and revenue beats estimates

Toast Inc.’s stock soared in after-hours trade Thursday, after the digital-payment platform for restaurants posted better-than-expected revenue for the third quarter, offsetting a profit miss.

Business - MarketWatch - November 8

Trump calls for investigation of 'rumors' he plans to sell Trump Media stock

Donald Trump, majority owner of the Truth Social operator Trump Media, defeated Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.

Business - CNBC - November 8

Blinken makes clear to Israel that steps so far to increase aid in Gaza are insufficient

TEL AVIV — Israeli leaders told Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday that it is not Israel’s policy to isolate northern Gaza, a senior State Department official said, even as the United ...

Middle East crisis live: Israeli airstrike reported in south Beirut; Gaza is ‘dying’, aid group chief tells Paris conference

Lebanese state media report an Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs; Doctors of the World official laments lack of action for people in Gaza. Warning sirens have again sounded in northern ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Middle East crisis live: world leaders express ‘grave concern’ at Israeli vote to ban Unrwa; deadly airstrikes reported in Lebanon

Israel passes bill dealing huge blow to humanitarian efforts in Gaza and the West Bank; at least 60 people killed in latest reported strikes . . The Israeli army told residents in parts of ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Israeli lawmakers pass second law to restrict the main UN agency providing aid to Gaza, and designate it a terror group

World - ABC News - October 28

Israel passes legislation that risks paralyzing the work of the main UN agency distributing aid in Gaza

World - ABC News - October 28

Israel approves two bills that could halt UNRWA's aid delivery to Gaza. What does that mean?

Israel's parliament has passed bills banning the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories

World - ABC News - October 29

Middle East crisis live: US concerned by ‘horrifying’ Israeli airstrike that killed at least 93 civilians, including 20 children, in Gaza

US spokesperson says officials are asking Israel what happened, expressing ‘deep concern’ over loss of civilian lives. Al Jazeera has spoken with the director-general of the Gaza government’s media ...