Why Your Energy Bills Are So High Right Now

It’s been 140 years since Thomas Edison flipped the switch that powered the world’s first electrical grid, lighting a handful of homes in lower Manhattan. Edison would likely be impressed… Read more

What Euphoria Gets Right—and Wrong—About Teen Drug Use and Addiction

Euphoria—the most tweeted-about TV show of the decade in the U.S.—has thrust teenage drug use into the cultural spotlight. The HBO show follows 17-year-old Rue Bennett, a sweet but troubled… Read more

Why Ignoring Africa’s Climate Change Problem Could Have Devastating Effects

Climate change is a global challenge that demands global solutions. But we must acknowledge the fact that the most underresourced parts of the world are bearing the brunt of climate… Read more

‘Selfish’ post-Christmas shopping means retail bonanza says eBay

New insights from eBay Advertising “reveal an untapped opportunity for brands to reach consumers in the week after Christmas as time-rich shoppers come out in force to find the gifts they… Read more

‘Flawless’ heart-shaped diamond highlights Geneva auction

The 92-carat pendant suspended from a pearl sautoir is the showcase piece at Christie’s spring sale, set for May 17 at the ultra-luxe Four Seasons des Bergues hotel on the… Read more

Danish fur industry prepares for the future

The latest winter fashion week in Copenhagen gave the long-established Danish fur industry the ideal opportunity to express itself in an environment less riven by controversy. Apart from a placard… Read more

Amazon extends work from home regime until Oct. 2

“Employees who work in a role that can effectively be done from home are welcome to do so until at least October 2,” an Amazon spokesman said in an emailed statement… Read more

H&M halts leather purchases from Brazil due to Amazon wildfires

Sweden-based H&M follows VF Corp, owner of shoe and clothing brands including Timberland, Vans and North Face, which made a similar announcement last week in response to the fires.Thousands of… Read more

German retail sales rise more than expected in February

A Reuters poll had pointed to a month-on-month fall of 0.9 percent. Sales rose by 4.7 percent on the year, marked by strong growth of 9.2 percent in online and… Read more

Japan sending patent officials to U.S. over Kim Kardashian ‘Kimono’ flap

The reality TV star and businesswoman said on Monday she would rename her Kimono shapewear line after people in Japan said her use of the term was disrespectful.Trade Minister Hiroshige… Read more