BUSINESS
Consumer Shift to Discount Retailers Reshapes U.S. Grocery Landscape
CHICAGO, July 16 — A July 2023 survey by market research firm IRI found that 62% of U.S. shoppers reported buying more private-label products than...
Aging Boeing Planes in Conflict Zones Raise Safety Concerns
KARACHI, July 16 — A fresh examination of aviation safety data is drawing attention to the risks posed by aging aircraft, particularly older Boeing models,...
POLITICS
Olaf Scholz Defends German Election Integrity Against US MAGA Funding
BERLIN, July 16 — The shift is unmistakable. For the first time in his chancellorship, Olaf Scholz is facing a direct confrontation with Washington, and...
Intelligence Community reviews China election interference assessment
WASHINGTON — The economic implications of how the United States Intelligence Community assessed China’s role in the 2020 election cycle are now back under official...
MONEY & FINANCE
Seizing AI Wealth: Revenue Potential and Economic Consequences
WASHINGTON, July 14 — A new report from the Congressional Budget Office has laid out what a one-time wealth tax on the US tech sector...
Projected U.S. Debt Growth and Interest Costs Through 2034
WASHINGTON, July 11 — The Congressional Budget Office is projecting that the nation’s debt load will keep climbing through the next decade, a trajectory that...
ENVIRONMENT
New Japanese Fabric Cools Crops, Lets Sunlight Through
TOKYO, July 16 — A Japanese company has developed an agricultural fabric that selectively blocks heat-causing light while letting through the visible sunlight that plants...
SpaceX Vaporizes 260 Starlink Satellites Over Six Months
WASHINGTON, July 7 — SpaceX has deliberately deorbited and vaporized 260 Starlink satellites over the past six months, a move that has placed the company’s...
