Food Banks Struggle to Meet Demands As Inflation Raises the Cost of Goods
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AB Foods Eyes Further Profit Growth as Primark Margins Rise
Primark owner AB Foods raised its dividend and said it expects a significant rise in full-year profit after its budget retailer delivered robust margins and higher earnings.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
When will the Bank of Japan next raise interest rates?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week aheadFinancial Times - World - Japan -
When will the Bank of Japan next raise interest rates?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week aheadFinancial Times - Business - Japan -
Italian Bonds Marginally Outperform Bunds After S&P Affirms Rating, Outlook
Italian BTPs marginally outperformed Bunds in early European trade after S&P affirmed Italy’s BBB rating and stable outlook.The Wall Street Journal - World -
A ‘Nature School’ Meets in Brooklyn
A series of workshops hosted by the artist collective Field Meridians will try to get New Yorkers to open their eyes to the nature all around them.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Singapore's Inflation Unexpectedly Cools to Over Two-Year Low
Singapore’s easing but still high levels of inflation will likely add to expectations that the central bank will keep monetary policy settings steady.The Wall Street Journal - World -
UK grocery inflation falls to 30-month low
Grocery price growth eases to 3.2% in four weeks to mid-April as retailers focus on special offersFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
UK grocery inflation falls to 30-month low
Grocery price growth eases to 3.2% in four weeks to mid-April as retailers focus on special offersFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
Could interest rate hikes be keeping inflation high?
The stickiness of the post-pandemic inflation is raising questions about how effective high interest rates are at bringing down price increases – and if they could be fueling the problem. Standard economic thinking says that higher interest rates ...The Hill - Politics -
UK grocery inflation falls to 30-month low
Grocery price growth eases to 3.2% in four weeks to mid-April as retailers focus on special offersFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom -
Taking Account of Rising Health Care Costs
Have your out-of-network insurance bills skyrocketed? Chris Hamby, an investigative reporter for The Times, may have an explanation.The New York Times - Health -
Drones or UFOs? Alarming incursions demand answers
Over the last five years, a series of bizarre — and remarkably brazen — “drone swarms” have overwhelmed key Department of Defense facilities and assets, including nuclear missile silos.The Hill - Politics -
Politicians demand new probe into Gething donations
Opposition parties say an independent review needed into Vaughan Gething's donations.BBC News - Top stories -
U.S. Natural Gas Futures Post Moderate Gains
Natural gas futures rose with support from lower U.S. production and a pickup in LNG feeedgas, while some further weather-driven demand was seen for later in the week.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Parisians struggle to cash in on Olympic Games rentals
A glut of apartments available in the French capital this summer is pushing down pricesFinancial Times - World -
Colleges Struggle to Contain Intensifying Pro-Palestinian Protests
Columbia moved classes online, police arrested dozens at Yale, and Harvard Yard was closed to the public until Friday.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Mass arrests made as US campus protests over Gaza spread
Demonstrators at NYU and Yale are arrested while Columbia cancels in-person classes for safety.BBC News - Top stories -
Universities Struggle as Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations Grow
Dozens were arrested Monday at N.Y.U. and Yale, but officials there and at campuses across the country are running out of options to corral protests that are expected to last the rest of the school year.The New York Times - Top stories -
BBC crew sees people struggling on board migrant boat
The BBC’s Andrew Harding witnessed the vessel leave the French coast in which five people later died.BBC News - Top stories -
Haitians scramble to seek food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital
Life in Port-au-Prince has become a game of survival, pushing Haitians to new limits as they scramble to stay safe and alive while gangs overwhelm the police and the government remains largely absentABC News - Top stories -
In our changing climate, food availability must be a top concern
Now is the time to ensure we reduce risks and build resilience across food systems in all nations and regions.The Hill - Politics -
Haitians scramble to seek food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital
Life in Port-au-Prince has become a game of survival, pushing Haitians to new limits as they scramble to stay safe and alive while gangs overwhelm the police and the government remains largely absentABC News - World -
Canada Targets 12 Foreign Grocers to Lure to Food-Retailing Market
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne has criticized Canada’s three biggest grocery companies—Loblaw, Metro and Empire—for failing to be transparent on the causes of food inflation.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
Triplebar, the biotech firm solving the global food and drug supply issues of tomorrow
Triplebar uses advanced technology to speed the production of more sustainable foods and create medicines to help solve urgent issues.VentureBeat - Tech -
AB Foods Eyes Further Profit Growth as Primark Margins Rise
Primark owner AB Foods raised its dividend and said it expects a significant rise in full-year profit after its budget retailer delivered robust margins and higher earnings.The Wall Street Journal - World -
A Wave of AI Tools Is Set to Transform Work Meetings
An AI-powered wearable from startup Limitless promises to make meetings more productive. It’s the beginning of a wider transformation of human interactions.Wired - Tech -
Meet the private doctor to the wealthy — at $40,000 a year
The rise of family office-style medical practices reflects the surge in wealth and growing demand for hyper-personalized, data-driven health care.CNBC - Business -
The Fight to Fend Off Bird Flu With Lasers and Inflatable Dancers
Some poultry growers are turning to innovative tactics to protect their flocks, deploying deterrents like drones, air horns, balloons and decoy predators.The New York Times - Business -
To fight inflation, we should look for ways beyond the Fed’s policies
The obvious problem is that almost total reliance on the Fed to defeat inflation by slowing the economy will not work in sectors where price-fixing and structural issues are its principal causes.The Hill - Politics -
Inflation, Interest Rates and Oil Prices Have Jolted the Markets
Euphoria has been replaced by a much more somber mood, changing the value calculations in a host of markets, our columnist says.The New York Times - Business -
BOJ's Ueda Reiterates Possibility of Rate Hike if Inflation Rises as Expected
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda reiterated Tuesday that the bank would raise interest rates further if inflation grows as the central bank expects.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Investors raise bets on euro falling to parity with dollar
Eurozone borrowing costs seen as likely to fall first as strength of US economy lowers chance of imminent rate cutsFinancial Times - World -
CVC Looks to Raise €250 Million in Amsterdam Float
CVC has priced its IPO implying a market valuation of up to $16 billion and said it planned to raise €250 million.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Blinken to raise risks for American travelers on trip to Beijing
The Biden administration is unlikely to ease high-level travel warnings for China unless the country takes concrete steps to address safety concerns, a senior administration official told The Hill ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip ...The Hill - Politics -
Asda seeks to raise £2.6bn to refinance debt burden
UK supermarket has carried heavy debt load since sale to billionaire Issa brothers and TDR CapitalFinancial Times - Business -
CVC Looks to Raise €250 Million in Amsterdam Float
CVC has priced its IPO implying a market valuation of up to $16 billion and said it planned to raise €250 million.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
Legal Fees Costing Trump Millions as Criminal Trial Begins
Donald Trump’s political money operation spent more than $4 million on legal-related expenses in March, new data show.The Wall Street Journal - World - Donald Trump -
US college affordability debate should focus on net cost, not sticker prices
Total cost figures are misleading, with few students actually paying the headline amountFinancial Times - World -
Here's how Joe Biden can lower families' costs for air travel
Joint ventures between ultra-low-cost carriers thus have the potential to revolutionize air travel while also providing the Biden administration an easy win.The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
'We got away with it' - 'embarrassment' could 'cost Ten Hag job'
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag admits his side "got away with it" to reach the FA Cup final after their shootout victory against Coventry.BBC News - Top stories