Industries

Industries

Lab-Grown Diamonds? Turns Out They’re Not De Beers’ Best Friend

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De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer, said it plans to shutter its lab-grown jewelry brand LightBox.

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Electric Vehicles

Rivian Finally Sees Sales Increase, But Not Nearly Fast Enough

On Monday, Rivian announced an expectations-beating jump in deliveries for its third quarter. But a new report says it’s still losing money.

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Industries

Airbnb’s CEO Wants a Customer Do-Over

In an interview with Bloomberg, CEO Brian Chesky laid out how Airbnb has been rocked by user dissatisfaction and tighter regulation.

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Industries

Welcome to Oktoberfest, Where Recessions Don’t Exist

Despite widespread monetary rain clouds pushing up the cost of beer and food, drinkers are showing up in record numbers to Oktoberfest.

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International Economics

UK-US Strike Trade Deal Affirming ‘Special Relationship’

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street via CC BY 2.0.

The UK and US announced a “historic” trade deal Thursday that does little to reduce Washington’s overall global trade war.

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Media & Entertainment

Netflix’s New Homepage Pushes Users to Watch, Not Scroll

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Netflix is rolling out the first major redesign of its home hub since 2013, hoping people might watch more if inundated with less.

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Industries

Could Air Travel Be Big Business for Corn Ethanol Farmers?

Ethanol has been good to corn farmers. But when everybody starts switching to electric vehicles, where’s all that maize going to go?

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Industrials

US Finds Funds to Help Fix Lacking Railroad Infrastructure

While many agree US railroads desperately need refurbishing, some question why federal dollars should support a highly privatized industry.

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Consumer

McDonald’s Franchisees Served Service Fee Hike for First Time in Decades

McDonald’s has had a tenuous relationship with its franchise operators as of late. A new round of royalty fee hikes isn’t likely to help.

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Industries

Space X’s Mars Mission Gets a Boost From Accelerated Launches at Texas Colony

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