Analysis-Chocolate makers' prospects sour as cocoa prices spike
By Maytaal Angel, Jessica DiNapoli and Richa Naidu LONDON/NEW YORK Chocolate makers like Hershey and Mondelez face tougher
2023-08-18 11:24
Japanese Drugstore Chain Boosts Duty-Free Counters on China Bets
Welcia Holdings Co., Japan’s largest drugstore chain, is more than tripling the number of stores with duty-free counters
2023-08-18 10:47
The Best Mice for Macs in 2023
Everybody needs a mouse. Even the simplest computing—web browsing, word processing, dragging files—is made better
2023-08-18 10:21
Chinese Banks Challenged as Economy Wobbles and Property Market Woes Mount
Chinese banks reporting earnings next week are wrestling with a range of operating challenges as the economy and
2023-08-18 09:52
Ford Swings at Supercars With New $300,000 Mustang GTD
Ford Motor Co. has debuted a $300,000, 800-horsepower Mustang. The 2025 Ford Mustang GTD is a street-legal, limited-edition
2023-08-18 09:51
Ukrainian children's war diaries are displayed in Amsterdam, where Anne Frank wrote in hiding
The city where Anne Frank wrote her World War II diary while hiding with her family from the brutal Nazi occupation is hosting an exhibition about the Ukraine war with grim echoes of her plight more than three quarters of a century later
2023-08-18 09:25
Connecticut kitten mystery solved, police say: Cat found in stolen, crashed car belongs to a suspect
Police who found a kitten in a stolen car say they have ascertained that the animal belongs to a juvenile suspect who was arrested after the car crashed
2023-08-18 08:56
US escalates trade dispute with Mexico over limits on genetically modified corn
The U.S. government says it is formally requesting a dispute settlement panel in its ongoing fight over Mexico's limits on genetically modified corn
2023-08-18 05:49
Sea temperatures lead to unprecedented, dangerous bleaching of Florida's coral reef, experts say
Experts say Florida's coral reef is suffering an unprecedented and potentially deadly level of severe bleaching because of rising sea temperatures sparked by climate change
2023-08-18 05:21
The Stakes Are Unfairly High for DC’s All-Latine Superhero Movie Blue Beetle
On August 18, DC Comics’ Blue Beetle, its latest superhero movie, hits theaters across the country. As the first superhero film to be written, directed, and starred by Latines, it’s been billed as a win for Latine representation in superhero and sci-fi films. And as can be (unfairly) expected for a project with predominantly ethnically marginalized actors and creators, the stakes around its success are high.
2023-08-18 05:18
How Mercedes Baptista Revolutionized Black Modern Dance in Brazil
In 1948, an all-white corps de ballet was the norm in a place like Theatro Municipal, then the most-esteemed performing arts theater in Rio de Janeiro. Getting accepted into its company was all Mercedes Baptista wanted. While she had taken classes in the theatro’s ballet school, Baptista knew her chances were slim — especially as a Black ballerina. The last Black dancer who tried to join the company in 1945 wasn’t even allowed to register for the audition.
2023-08-18 04:52
Sam Asghari seeks divorce from Britney Spears 14 months after wedding
LOS ANGELES Sam Asghari, the husband of pop superstar Britney Spears, is seeking to divorce the singer he
2023-08-18 04:49