Sweet makers face steep cocoa costs, get artistic

Dried cocoa beans at the Somos Cacao farm and production facility in Ragonvalia, Norte de Santader department, Colombia, on Friday, March 22, 2024.  Ferley Ospina | Bloomberg | Getty Images There’s pricing pressure taking hold of a specific corner of global agriculture — and it’s bittersweet. Prices of cocoa have more than tripled over the …

EU elections 2024: European Parliament outcomes

A woman casts her ballot paper for the European elections at a polling station. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Populist, far-right parties won record support in this year’s European Parliament elections, according to provisional results on Monday. The far-right Identity and Democracy group made major gains, while the right-wing European Conservatives and …

Biden immigration government order labor markets and provide chains

U.S. President Joe Biden announces an executive order on enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border, as he delivers remarks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 4, 2024.  Leah Millis | Reuters President Joe Biden’s new executive order tightening asylum limits at the U.S.-Mexico border could have the double-edged economic effect …

ANC set to lose majority in pivotal vote

Residents line up to cast ballots in the national election on May 29, 2024 in Matatiele, South Africa. J. Countess | Getty Images News | Getty Images South African’s governing African National Congress appears set to lose majority control in the country’s most seismic political transition since the end of the apartheid. Early indications from …

The yr of AI PCs

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Narayana Nadella speaks at a live Microsoft event in the Manhattan borough of New York City, October 26, 2016. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Microsoft‘s Build developer conference kicks off on Tuesday, giving the company the opportunity to showcase its latest artificial intelligence projects, following high-profile events this month hosted …

Brad Hinkelman Has A Vision for Medellin

My name is Brad Hinkelman, and for over 15 years, I have envisioned tourism in Colombia as a significant economic and social opportunity. In 2008, my initial visit to Colombia was among only 500,000 foreigners that year. By 2024, it is expected that Colombia will see over 5,000,000 foreign visitors, marking an incredible 1000% increase …

Trump hush cash trial: Michael Cohen testifies

Michael Cohen, former attorney for Donald Trump, arrives at court in New York City, March 13, 2023. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Michael Cohen testified Monday he feared there would be a “catastrophic” effect on the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump if porn star Stormy Daniels went public with her claim of having sex with …

U.S. rejects China’s declare to Arunachal Pradesh, says it is part of India

A tableau of Arunachal Pradesh state during the Republic Day parade along Kartavya Path in New Delhi, India, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. India’s Republic Day marks the anniversary of when the country’s secular constitution came into effect in 1950.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. has rejected China’s “unilateral attempts” to advance …

Wegovy coronary heart well being approval will not imply broad insurance coverage protection but

Victoria Klesty | Reuters In the U.S., Wegovy is no longer just for weight loss. The blockbuster drug — one of a handful of weight loss treatments to skyrocket in popularity over the last year — is now approved in the U.S. for heart health, too. But that may not translate to wider insurance coverage of …