Or perhaps those fruit flies are crowding a fermenting sourdough starter, or swarming a banana that’s about to become an unwanted mush pile. But, for biomedical scientist Caíque Costa, fruit flies aren’t meant to be swatted—when studied, they’re where cancer…
Good morning. This week brought convincing proof that Starbucks’ comeback under CEO Brian Niccol is for real. The coffee chain on Wednesday reported that quarterly U.S. comparable sales rose 7.1%, their second straight gain. What’s more, for the first time…
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Six months before Election Day, America’s $39 trillion national debt has moved from an abstract fiscal concern to a dinner-table anxiety — and voters across the political spectrum are demanding that candidates explain what they plan to do about it.…
Finance chief Dan Durn is turning Adobe’s finance organization into an early proving ground for agentic AI—using autonomous software agents to forecast results, scan contracts, and even answer hundreds of thousands of emails. The push mirrors Adobe’s broader strategy around…
Some of investing’s top voices have always warned against lifestyle creep. You have Warren Buffett still driving a beat-up car and living in his modest Nebraska home; Sheraton Hotels and Purdue Farms heiress Mitzi Perdue flying economy and wearing hand-me-downs;…
Lithium is everywhere: It’s in the battery powering the device on which you’re reading this article. It powers electric vehicles (EVs). It’s in your headphones, your power tools, and your TV remote. In short, lithium powers modern life. The ubiquity…
Louisiana suspended its congressional primaries Thursday as early voting was about to get underway while pressure mounted on Republican officials in other states to also redraw their U.S. House maps in light of a Supreme Court ruling that significantly weakened…
The Senate Banking Committee voted 13-11 along party lines Wednesday to advance Kevin Warsh’s nomination as the next chair of the Federal Reserve, the first fully partisan committee vote on a Fed chair in the panel’s history, according to Sen.…
Apple’s incoming CEO introduced himself to Wall Street on Thursday, in a brief earnings-call debut in which John Ternus emphasized his commitment to continuity at the $4 trillion company. Ternus, who will officially replace CEO Tim Cook in September, promised…