Your avocado toast with eggs may become a breakfast luxury rather than a tasty staple
Prices for eggs and specialty produce are on the rise. Savor the taste of that avocado toast with eggs because it is about to get more expensive. From avian diseases to tariffs, there are multiple forces at work driving the price increases on your breakfast. In January, the price of eggs hit a record high…
Hermès will give staffers a $4,700 bonus as sales and revenue jump
Hermès employees will receive a 4,500 euro bonus in 2025. Hermès employees are cashing in on the company’s success. On Friday, Hermès presented its 2024 financial report that showed better-than-expected sales. (B-17 converted the euros to dollars based on currency rates as of Friday.) The French luxury group said that sales reached 4 billion euros…
A group fighting the fentanyl crisis says Trump’s tariffs could make the problem worse
Harm reduction advocates say that President Donald Trump’s tariffs could actually make drug overdoses spike. President Donald Trump introduced tariffs on Mexico and Canada as part of an effort to fight drug trafficking, but a harm reduction advocate says that stopping the regular flow of drugs could make overdoses spike. Trump announced on February 1…
My mom always told me I could call her anytime I needed her. I’ve done it throughout my life, and she always shows up.
The author, not pictured, called her mom when she was 9 to come get her from a sleepover. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with LaVina Hawkins. It has been edited for length and clarity. When I was 9, I got my first invitation to a sleepover. We had just moved from the…
Twitter’s former safety chief is helping women avoid harassment on Hinge and Tinder
Yoel Roth said Match is focused on improving men’s behavior for safer dating. Yoel Roth, Twitter’s former head of trust and safety, is trying to reduce inappropriate messages sent on Match Group’s dating platforms, like Tinder and Hinge. The company is working on what Spencer Rascoff, its new CEO, called “an ecosystem cleanup.” On an…
Ukrainians say civilian-funded drones destroyed 3 high-value Russian air defense systems in a single day
A Ukrainian drone unit said it took out a Russian Buk-M3, pictured here at a defense forum in 2022, as one of three air defense systems it destroyed in a single day. The drone unit of a Ukrainian brigade in Zaporizhzhia said it destroyed three advanced Russian air defense systems in a single day. The…
DeepSeek keeps boosting Chinese tech stocks. Goldman Sachs says this upswing could be different.
Hong Kong’s stock market has been on a AI-fueled tech rally recently. Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek keeps setting the country’s tech stocks on fire. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Tech Index is about 25% higher so far this year, underscoring the strong gains for Chinese tech firms. Meanwhile, the broader Hang Seng Index is about…
European defense stocks surge as investors bet Trump’s Ukraine stance will push up military spending
Shares in aerospace, defense, and information security firm BAE Systems jumped close to 7% on Monday. European defense stocks are surging as investors bet on increased military spending amid uncertainty over the future of the war in Ukraine and pressure from the Trump administration. Shares in London-based aerospace, defense, and information security firm BAE Systems…
Trump is not happy delays to the new Air Force One — and toured a Boeing 747 to make the point
Donald Trump cut a cake adorned with a model of the next Air Force One at his inaugural ball. President Donald Trump is again pressuring Boeing to ensure it promptly delivers the next Air Force One. On Saturday, he toured a Boeing plane to “check out the new hardware/technology,” Steven Cheung, the White House communications…
