The Makers of Phony Negroni Are on Track to Sell 2 Million Bottles This Year. How the Nonalcoholic Spirits Industry Is Coming of Age

With a flood of competitors and conglomerates eyeing the market, brands are working to create a buzz in the new world of nonalcoholic adult drinks.

Business - Inc. - Yesterday

How Spirit Airlines Went From Industry Maverick to Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

The budget carrier’s pivot to ultralow fares brought it success but competition, rising costs and a failed merger bid hurt the business.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 18

Gold Watch, a Gift From Titanic Survivors, Sells for Nearly $2 Million

The gold watch was given to the captain of the Carpathia, the ship that responded to the Titanic’s distress call and rescued hundreds of people.

Business - The New York Times - November 18

Tuberculosis infected 8 million people last year, the most WHO has ever tracked

The World Health Organization says more than 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last year

Health - ABC News - October 30

Age matters when it comes to boards

There is often bias towards candidates with established records, but companies should not be afraid to take a chance on youth

Business - Financial Times - October 30

The World’s Biggest EV Maker Has the Industry’s Worst Human Rights Appraisal

Amnesty International has issued a report charting the supply chains and human rights due diligence policies of 13 major EV manufacturers. The results are a world away from the clean, safe future ...

Tech - Wired - 5 days ago

Hidden message in a bottle found in lighthouse wall after 132 years

Engineers were shocked to find the message deep inside the wall of a lighthouse in the south of Scotland.

Engineers Discover a 132-Year-Old Message in a Bottle in a Scottish Lighthouse

Mechanical engineers inspecting a lighthouse found a surprising message: a handwritten missive from workers of another age.

World - The New York Times - November 16

Smuggler selling ‘fast track’ Channel crossing speaks to BBC undercover reporter

More migrants from Vietnam than any other nation are taking small boats to the UK.

If Army upsets Notre Dame, it could upend the entire playoff structure

Army is 9-0 despite not being able to take advantage of NIL and the transfer portal. Saturday's showdown at Yankee Stadium has major CFP ramifications.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 5 days ago

Review: Space-age art pulsates with the spirit of exploration at Palm Springs museum

PST Art exhibition explores aerospace's profound impact on Southern California artists and the extraterrestrial inspirations for their work.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 29

How to Track Runners in the NYC Marathon

Spectators can use an app to track runners in real time on race day.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 28

This Electric Aircraft-Maker Just Landed a $318 Million Investment

Beta Technologies’s Series C funding comes just a month after a $20 million investment to build out charging infrastructure across the country.

Business - Inc. - November 1

2024 to be first year to breach 1.5C global warming limit

It is also set to be the world's first breach of 1.5C of warming across an entire calendar year.

Livingstone display a 'coming-of-age knock' - Cook

Liam Livingstone delivered a "coming-of-age knock" in England's win in the second ODI in Antigua, said ex-England captain Sir Alastair Cook.

Adani scandal will rock Indian market’s coming of age

Turbulence draws fresh attention to risks and pricey valuations of local stocks

World - Financial Times - 5 days ago

We're following one of our core investing rules by selling this industrial stock

As we've talked about the past few days, we want to capitalize on the recent market strength to lighten up on stocks we deem lesser quality.

Business - CNBC - November 8

Analysts are conflicted on industrials — and why we disagree with a sell call on Starbucks

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

Business - CNBC - November 13

How to live in a polarised age

Instead of regretting how populists exploit resentments, liberals need to find out what those resentments are

World - Financial Times - November 9

MLB qualifying offer: Candidates to receive QO, plus how the one-year, $21.05 million deal works

Teams have until Monday to tender their free agents the QO

Sports - CBS Sports - November 1

'Many dark times': How this startup founder overcame self-doubt and started a $100-million-a-year business

Jeffrey Tiong, the founder and CEO of Patsnap, a IP and R&D intelligence startup, says an investor once told him he was "not fit to be CEO."

Business - CNBC - November 13

A.I.-Powered Painting of Alan Turing Sells for $1.1 Million

The portrait depicts the British mathematician Alan Turing as the god of artificial intelligence. Its creator is a robot named Ai-Da that resembles a woman with a bob haircut.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 8

Aristocrat to Sell Palarium Mobile Gaming for Up to $820 Million

Aristocrat Leisure will sell its Palarium Global mobile-gaming unit to Sweden’s Modern Times Group as the Australian gaming company increasingly focuses on regulated gaming and slot machines.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 11

Mysterious diamond necklace linked to queen's demise sells for $4.8 million

The necklace containing around 300 carats of diamonds was bought by an unidentified woman who put in her bid over the phone, Sotheby's said.

Diamond necklace linked to Marie Antoinette scandal sells for $4.8 million

A 300-carat necklace, whose diamonds have been linked to a scandal involving the last French queen Marie Antoinette, sold Wednesday for nearly $5 million at a Sotheby's auction in Geneva.

Duct-taped banana sells for more than $6 million at auction

"Comedian," a banana duct-taped to a white wall — or an acclaimed piece of art, depending how you look at it — sold at a Sotheby's auction for $6.24 million.

Who’s Laughing Now? Banana-as-Art Sells for $6.2 Million at Sotheby’s

A conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, “Comedian,” is just a fruit-stand banana taped on the wall. But 7 bidders were biting. It went to a crypto entrepreneur.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at art auction

A piece of conceptual art consisting of a banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York

Entertainment - ABC News - 6 days ago

Banana taped to wall sells for $6.2 million at NYC art auction

A banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $6.2 million at an art auction in New York on Wednesday.

Spirit Airlines Files for Bankruptcy; Lost $2.2 Billion in 5 Years

The low-fare carrier has struggled to find its footing after its planned merger with JetBlue was blocked by a federal judge.

Business - The New York Times - November 18

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Has No DRM Whatsoever

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 will have no DRM whatsoever. Tobias Stolz-Zwilling, the PR boss at developer Warhorse, confirmed this during a recent Twitch stream. . The RPG does not use Denuvo or ...

Tech - GameSpot - November 6

World still on track to exceed warming of 1.5C this year, EU agency says

The data comes as experts fear Donald Trump will deliver on his promise to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement

World - Financial Times - November 7

Bird review – Andrea Arnold’s wild, joyous coming-of-age drama

Arnold’s feral, fantastical drama set in the rundown Kent of her childhood stars remarkable newcomer Nykiya Adams as a marginalised child who makes a strange new friend. Andrea Arnold’s films have ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

From a Coming-of-Age First Watch to Timely Stocking Stuffers

Here is a selection of six new timepieces, each priced at less than $1,000.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - November 12

Isabella Rossellini: ‘People never talk about the freedom, the lightness, that comes with ageing’

The Italian star is having a late career renaissance, including a powerful turn in acclaimed Vatican thriller Conclave. She talks about the serenity of being single, enjoying farming in later life ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

The $50 Million Movie 'Here' De-Aged Tom Hanks With Generative AI

As Hollywood studios, actors, and writers wrangle over the use of AI in films, a major new release has fully embraced it.

Tech - Wired - November 6

Big soccer weekend on CBS, Paramount+: NWSL and USL title games, plus Pulisic's Milan vs. Mckennie's Juventus

Elsewhere in today's edition of the Golazo Starting XI, Wrexham are back in action in League One

Sports - CBS Sports - 4 days ago

How the EV era is challenging leading engine maker Honda

Honda is one of the world's largest and most innovative engine makers. But in recent years it has been challenged by the shift to electric vehicles.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

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