Posts by Amelia Frost
As Big Retailers Pull Back on D.E.I, What Happens to Emerging Black Sellers?
[ad_1] Pernell Cezar’s coffee company, BLK & Bold, was operating out of the back of a brewery with three employees when he got his big break: an audience with a buyer at a Target Black History Month expo. By January 2020, bags of his Rise & GRND roast were on Target shelves. That was five…
Read MoreUS Postal Service Says Suspending Parcels From China
[ad_1] The US Postal Service says it will temporarily suspend inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong, shortly after Washington imposed fresh tariffs on Beijing AFP The US Postal Service (USPS) said Tuesday it was temporarily suspending inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong, shortly after President Donald Trump’s imposition of fresh tariffs targeting Beijing.…
Read MoreToyota Announces Lexus EV Plant In Shanghai
[ad_1] Japan’s Toyota said Wednesday it will build an electric vehicle plant in Shanghai for its luxury Lexus brand as it raised its annual net profit forecast to almost $30 billion. China overtook Japan as the biggest vehicle exporter last year, helped by its dominance in EVs. Many foreign car firms are struggling in China,…
Read MoreMyanmar Junta Bid To Sell Suu Kyi Mansion Flops For Third Time
[ad_1] Myanmar’s junta failed in its attempt to auction Aung San Suu Kyi’s lakeside mansion on Wednesday, with no bids submitted for the former democracy leader’s home — the third time the sale has flopped. The two-storey Yangon house, with about 0.8 hectares (1.9 acres) of land, was put up for sale with a minimum…
Read MoreTrump’s Crypto Czar Says Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Review A Priority, But $BTC Unmoved
[ad_1] KEY POINTS Sacks specifically mentioned Bitcoin when discussing the president’s order for assessing a ‘digital asset stockpile’ Bitcoiners and $XRP users had been in a word war over assets that will be considered for a strategic crypto reserve $BTC prices were barely moved by the news as the top cryptocurrency remains down by 3.5%…
Read MoreAsian Markets Stutter As Traders Weigh China-US Trade Flare-up
[ad_1] Asian markets stumbled Wednesday and gold hit a new record as investors kept tabs on China and the United States after they exchanged tariffs, sparking fears of another debilitating trade war between the economic superpowers. Shanghai, which reopened after a week-long break, and Hong Kong were among the main losers as e-commerce firms took…
Read MoreFrench PM Set To Survive No Confidence Vote
[ad_1] French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is expected on Wednesday to survive a no-confidence vote in parliament, winning some breathing space after less than two months in office but by no means ensuring his long-term future. Bayrou, a veteran centrist named by President Emmanuel Macron in December to end months of political crisis, on Monday…
Read MoreU.S. Postal Service Halts Parcel Service from China as Trump’s Trade Curbs Begin
[ad_1] The United States Postal Service announced Tuesday that it had temporarily stopped accepting packages from China and Hong Kong, hours after an order by President Trump took effect that ended duty-free handling of these parcels. The United States imports about 3 million parcels a day with almost no customs inspection and no duties collected…
Read MoreTrump’s Plan To ‘Take Over The Gaza Strip’ Draws Sharp Reactions Across Globe, Political Spectrum
[ad_1] AFP President Donald Trump‘s suggestion that the U.S. should “take over the Gaza Strip” and develop the disputed territory into “the Riviera of the Middle East” drew sharp actions across the globe and political spectrum on Tuesday. In a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump made a bold assertion that…
Read MoreTrump Suggests US Take Over Gaza And Build ‘Riviera of the Middle East’
[ad_1] President Donald Trump sent shockwaves around the world Tuesday night by announcing the U.S. could “take over the Gaza Strip” and “develop” the disputed territory. Hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the first White House visit from a foreign leader of Trump’s second term, the two held a meeting and a joint press…
Read MoreConditions May Have Stymied Black Hawk Crew Before Fatal Crash
[ad_1] Flying helicopters near Ronald Reagan National Airport always carries some risk. But the conditions on the moonless night of Jan. 29, when an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger jet collided, were unusually challenging. Many of the factors that contributed to the disaster are still being uncovered as investigators from the…
Read MoreTop Climate Scientist Declares 2C Climate Goal ‘Dead’
[ad_1] Holding long-term global warming to two degrees Celsius — the fallback target of the Paris climate accord — is now “impossible,” according to a stark new analysis published by leading scientists. Led by renowned climatologist James Hansen, the paper appears in the journal “Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development” and concludes that Earth’s…
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