Dining at La Fourchette de Rōze.| Sophie Garcia Part of Côte d’Ivoire has big plans. In the last couple years, the country has been asserting its culture and economy both regionally within West Africa and globally. The food scene in Abidjan, the country’s massive economic capital, is a critical feature. Ivorian food, once tucked away…
Heat pump sales fell 23% in Europe last year, industry data shows, reverting to the level they were at before the war in Ukraine and slowing the shift away from gas-burning boilers. Demand for clean heating devices fell by about half in Belgium and Germany, and by 39% in France, according to data for 13…
Bill Ackman, CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, speaks during an interview for an episode of “The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations,” in New York on Nov. 28, 2023. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman hiked his takeover offer for Howard Hughes Holdings to create a “modern-day” Berkshire Hathaway. The…
Mannequins displaying shapewear at a Skims pop-up shop at the Nordstrom flagship store in New York, US, on Sunday, June 9, 2024. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nike has teamed up with Kim Kardashian’s intimates brand Skims to launch a new line of activewear as the legacy sneaker giant looks to win over…
A top federal prosecutor has quit after refusing to launch what she called a politically driven investigation into Biden-era climate spending, exposing deepening rifts in the US’s premier law enforcement agency. Denise Cheung, head of criminal prosecutions in Washington, resigned on Tuesday after Trump appointees demanded she open a grand jury investigation into Environmental Protection…
A federal judge in Washington gave President Trump a major victory on Tuesday when she declined to bar Elon Musk and his associates from having access to data at seven federal agencies or involvement in mass firings. In an order on Tuesday, Judge Tanya S. Chutkan in Federal District Court in Washington, wrote that a…
Along with sourdough starters and DIY spray foam mirrors, food-shaped candles were another one of the serotonin-sustaining items that helped get us through 2020. Often found in the form of donuts, avocados, croissants, these kitsch but lifelike candles represented the usual smorgasbord of millennial pop culture foods. But post-pandemic, food-shaped candles have evolved into a…
The Trump administration on Tuesday said it will keep using strict guidelines adopted by the administration of former President Joe Biden to review proposed corporate mergers. The decision to retain the guidelines — which have been widely disliked by corporations since their adoption in 2023 — was detailed by Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson…
The NASCAR Cup Series is set to take on Atlanta Motor Speedway for the second race of the 2025 season, with 39 cars registered for the 40 spots available on the grid. Unless there are adjustments to the entry list prior to the event, all 39 cars will qualify for the Ambetter Health 400 race…
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell in New York City on Feb. 12, 2025. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images Stock market investors enjoyed lofty annual returns over the past two years. However, 2025 may not offer a “three-peat,” investment analysts say. The S&P 500 stock…
