A restaurant in China has apologized after weighing diners in an effort to prevent food waste. The restaurant in central Changsha asked customers to stand on scales and scan their data in an app that recommended food choices based on their weight, Agence France Presse reported. Signs were placed on …
Read More »European stocks rise as investors juggle technological optimism and economic sadness
European stocks rose on the last trading day of the month, fueled by better-than-expected results and after big gains from top US tech companies. That joy helped investors sideline, for now, the signs of increasing global economic problems due to the pandemic. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP Index, + 0.57% …
Read More »Here are five stock picks of securities that set up your portfolio for a pandemic recovery
If you really want to call yourself a counter investor, it’s time to take a closer look at what hasn’t worked so far this year: value stocks and dividend stocks. Value stocks have underperformed growth stocks (especially Tesla Inc. TSLA, -4.09% and the most popular tech names) amid the economic …
Read More »Food crisis in China? Rising domestic prices and large import purchases send a signal
Empty (dark) plate and chopsticks on a dark background. Asian style, Asian cuisine. Copy … [+] space. getty Rising demand, floods, insect infestations and rumors of spoiled inventories are contributing to the development of food-related problems in China. China has a food problem. For a nation whose leaders are old …
Read More »Scientists have awakened microbes trapped under the seabed for 100 million years
Researchers have successfully revived dormant microbes trapped in an apparently lifeless area of the seabed for more than 100 million years. A team of scientists from Japan and the United States was looking to see if microscopic life survives in less hospitable conditions below the sea floor of the Pacific …
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