18+ hour, 27+ min ago   (458+ words) US consumer prices rose 0.4% in August, up from July’s 0.1% increase, as more expensive gasoline added pressure to household budgets ahead of the Federal Reserve’s next interest-rate decision. The annual inflation rate held at 3.4%, according to figures released by the Bureau…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (663+ words) A 2026 review of research on automated vehicles estimates that adoption could increase total driving in US cities and metropolitan areas, even as the technology promises greater independence for people who cannot drive. The analysis in Travel Behaviour and Society combined…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (308+ words) IT has always been important for construction companies, but it’s always felt peripheral to the actual work being done on site. It may be used plenty in the office, and in the design of the building. But when it comes…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (521+ words) Bank of Japan board member Kazuyuki Masu warned on September 10 that accelerating inflation could force the central bank to raise interest rates rapidly, adding to the debate over how quickly Japan should move away from cheap borrowing. Speaking to local…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (674+ words) Global greenhouse gas emissions from petrochemical production could rise by about 50% between 2023 and 2050 under a business-as-usual scenario, according to a new study. Its facility-level analysis also identifies a concentration of emissions that could help governments and companies decide where to…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (599+ words) The World Bank Group estimates that expanding water reuse for industrial and drinking-water supplies could create up to $340 billion in investment opportunities by 2040. For factories, the decision depends on the cost of producing reliable water at the quality their processes…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (1052+ words) El Niño is established in the tropical Pacific and is expected to become very strong, the World Meteorological Organization said on September 3. Its forecasts put the probability of the event continuing through February 2027 at nearly 100%, extending the period of weather…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (994+ words) More entrepreneurs are pursuing business ownership through acquisition. Stanford has tracked more than 850 core search funds in the United States and Canada, with new launches remaining at historically high levels in 2024 and 2025. Across the long-running dataset, 58% of concluded searches resulted…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1003+ words) ESG downgrades were associated with weaker share-price performance than upgrades in a study of more than 6,000 rating changes at S&P 500 companies. The gap became wider when the surrounding flow of ESG news was unusually positive, suggesting that disappointment matters…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1358+ words) A $4 purchase made every weekday costs $1,040 over 52 weeks. The multiplication is simple. The harder part is recognising that 260 separate decisions belong to the same financial pattern. A television costing $1,500 is likely to receive careful attention. A coffee, app subscription or…...