Global airlines and aviation executives warned on Sunday about growing international trade tensions, saying they could damage the airline industry and the world economy. The Trump administration has renewed tariff threats against China, while key U.S. allies Canada, Mexico and the European Union have been hit with duties on steel and aluminium. Alexandre de Juniac, […]
COOL DOWN FROM YOUR workout and pound protein. It’s a routine that most gym lovers have down pat – and when we slip up, we hope that all of our sweat wasn’t in vain. The so-called “anabolic window” refers to a short period of time following workouts, during which exercisers need to consume protein for […]
SpaceX, the rocket company founded by tech billionaire Elon Musk, is just as likely to grab headlines as NASA these days. But if you’re having a hard time keeping up with SpaceX’s plans to reshape the spaceflight industry, replace international flights with orbital rocket launches, create a global broadband network and build a huge human […]
The black unemployment rate has fallen below 6 percent for the first time, setting a new record that suggests progress is being made toward closing a longstanding employment gap between blacks and whites — but also offering a reminder that there’s a long way to go before it disappears completely. The new figures from the […]
Government officials will have planned the move in the utmost secrecy, telling their European partners only that same evening while simultaneously ordering the shutdown of banks and financial markets to prevent a stampede of capital out of the country. This is “Italy’s Plan B”, an eye-popping contingency scenario drawn up by the team at a […]
When Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett makes investing decisions, he focuses on one thing only: the facts. “You have to be able to play out your hand under all circumstances,” Buffett told shareholders in 2006. “But if you can play out your hand, and you’ve got the right facts, and you reason by yourself, and […]
The U.S. unemployment rate dipped to 3.8 percent last month, an 18-year low. But a more dramatic drop occurred in black unemployment, which fell to a record low 5.9 percent, suggesting that African-Americans are also benefiting from job gains in this booming economy. Even more striking, the gap between black and white unemployment has never […]
Scientists have produced the firmest evidence yet of so-called sterile neutrinos, mysterious particles that pass through matter without interacting with it at all. The first hints these elusive particles turned up decades ago. But after years of dedicated searches, scientists have been unable to find any other evidence for them, with many experiments contradicting those […]
There are more than 5 million cases of skin cancer diagnosed in the United States each year, making it the most common cancer in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most cases of melanoma, the deadliest kind of skin cancer, are caused by exposure to ultraviolet light (like the […]
Wendi Weiner likes to start her day with a workout. After waking up at 6:30 a.m., she has a quick breakfast with coffee and changes into a tank top and capris from Old Navy before taking a 45-minute cycling class. Weiner, a 40-year-old writer and attorney who lives in Florida, had a particularly memorable ride […]
Astronomers peering closely at images of Pluto have spotted what look like dunes on the surface of the former planet. They wouldn’t be sand dunes, but dunes of methane ice—an Earthly feature on a totally alien world. Dunes don’t just happen—they require both tiny grains and some sort of force, like wind, to push them […]
Canada will retaliate against new U.S. tariffs by imposing its own trade barriers on U.S. steel, aluminum and other products, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said Thursday. Freeland said Canada plans to slap dollar-for-dollar tariffs on the U.S. The Nafta partner’s proposed import taxes would also cover whiskey, orange juice and other food products alongside […]
