London (CNN Business)1. Oil spike: US crude futures climbed 0.9% on Friday to above $53 per barrel, putting the commodity on track for its tenth consecutive daily gain. Oil is already on its the longest win streak since January 2010. There’s still a long way to go, however. Prices are still well below the $75 […]
After a long year fighting underage use of its products, Juul Labs has today struck a deal with Altria Group, the owners of Philip Morris USA and makers of Marlboro cigarettes. The deal values Juul at $38 billion, according to Bloomberg, and injects the company with a fresh $12.8 billion in exchange for a 35 […]
(CNN)New Zealand may become the first Asia-Pacific country — and only the third worldwide — to legalize marijuana. Speaking in Parliament last month, Swarbrick blasted the hypocrisy of MPs who admitted they had taken drugs in the past but did not support legalization. “A substantial number of us (in Parliament) have personally admitted to breaking […]
Audi driver Kasar Jehangir, 25, and his passengers Tauqeer Hussain, 26, and Mohammed Fahsha, 30, died when the car ploughed sideways into the taxi coming the other way. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Three vehicles were involved in the crash on Belgrave Middleway In February, Mr Worth handed in a petition signed by over […]
Maggie Lane You need to stop procrastinating. Maybe it’s time for some… caffeine from braceletsWhatever your choice, workers today (especially in the tech industry) will do just about anything to be more productive. flow statedorsolateral prefrontal cortexBut how do we invite this state in? A detailed in Fast Company outlines how extreme sports (professional surfing, […]
Looking for toys for kids both young and old? SproutScout.co has put together 30 guides for parents and grandparents to find the *perfect* gift this Christmas. Each list has ten options to help you find exactly what your child/grandchild will want to find under the tree. The Top 10 Best Current Marvel Toys The Top […]
announced its plan to become the first country in the world to make all its public transportation free. re-elected coalition government led by Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has promised to lift fares on trains, trams and buses nationwide by summer 2019, As the paper noted, however, some of the finer points of the plan have […]
Justin Trudeau’s family is at it again with another year of delightful Halloween costumes. Canada’s prime minister dressed up as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s beloved character Sherlock Holmes for the spooky holiday, donning the fictional detective’s signature deerstalker hat, pipe, and clue-hunting magnifying glass. SEE ALSO: This little boy’s Star Destroyer Halloween costume is out […]
The result, after Tuesday’s midterm elections, is government that looks more like the nation. A HuffPost profiled a dozen of these historic candidates, with illustrations by Kyle Hilton For HuffPost First Latina Congresswoman From Texas Texas is 40 percent Hispanic, but it has never sent a Latina to Congress — until now. Veronica Escobar, a […]
(CNN)It’s the midterms of 2018, so why was Elizabeth Warren presidential hopeful, class of 2020 — swamping the news cycle? Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton was talking about her husband, Monica Lewinsky and #MeToo. Please stop talking (for now), said Michelle Cottle, in The New York Times. “This close to Election Day, discussing hot-button issues in national […]