Convenience food manufacturer Greencore said today it had agreed to the terms of a recommended acquisition of UK fresh food provider Bakkavor Group, in a deal valued at £1.2 billion.…
Analysis: The hackers behind the M&S cyberattacks used a little-known but dangerous technique – and anyone could be vulnerable By Hossein Abroshan, Anglia Ruskin University The cyberattack that has targeted…
Britain's economy grew more strongly than expected in early 2025, giving a boost to the government and finance minister Rachel Reeves, who nevertheless faces a stiffer test ahead due to…
Look at the chief economic and strategic spots across Africa — ports for key trade corridors, mines that produce critical minerals, large renewable energy projects — and you will find…
Just a few days after the United States and Britain announced to much fanfare that they had agreed to lower some tariffs and create a $5 billion export opportunity for…
The credit rating of the United States received a potentially costly downgrade on Friday, as the ratings firm Moody’s determined that the government’s rising debt levels stood to grow further…
The Federal Reserve will reduce its work force by 10 percent over the next several years to ensure the institution is “right-sized and able” to carry out its duties to…
Science seldom works in straight lines. Sometimes it’s “applied” to solve specific problems: Let’s put people on the moon; we need a Covid vaccine. Much of the time it’s “basic,”…
Once you get started on tariffs, it’s hard to know where to stop. Cars, food, shoes, steel, aluminum, pharmaceuticals and myriad other products are already included on the Trump administration’s…
The photo is indelible, and its importance unmistakable: a Vietnamese girl burned by napalm, naked and screaming, her arms outstretched in despair. It drove home the consequences of the Vietnam…
It was supposed to be a big year for travel in the United States, with airlines and hotel companies projecting strong growth. But with the summer travel season about to…
Starbucks workers staged walkouts at dozens of coffee shops in the United States this week to protest a policy change in their dress code that their union says should have…