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10.07.26 - 07:48
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New York sues 3M, DuPont and others over ′forever chemicals′ in consumer goods (The Guardian)
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State says companies hid environmental and health risks of Pfas for decades even as they began phasing them outSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email New York sued 3M, DuPont and other companies on Thursday for causing a public nuisance by selling “forever chemicals” that they knew were toxic for use in consumer products.The state's attorney general, Letitia James, accused the companies of hiding the chemicals' environmental and health risks from consumers for decades, even as they began phasing out some of the chemicals, which are known as Pfas. Continue reading......
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10.07.26 - 01:03
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Strongest El Nino In 75 Years Sets Off Food Supply-Chain Alarm Bells (ZeroHedge)
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Strongest El Nino In 75 Years Sets Off Food Supply-Chain Alarm Bells
The US Climate Prediction Center has warned that the weather phenomenon El Niño, which only recently emerged across the Pacific, could become the most powerful in more than 75 years. This raises the risk of adverse weather conditions across the US, Asia, Australia, and South America. The stronger the weather event becomes, the greater the threat to critical food supply chains, which are already vulnerable to drought, flooding, export restrictions, and rising protectionism.
The CPC, a NOAA/National Weather Service unit that issues official US government climate outlooks, wrote in its report that sea-surface temperatures at least 1C above normal have spread across the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, with an 81% chance the event becomes "very strong" and ranks among the largest on record since 1950. Some parts of the Pacific were 2.7C above normal last week.
A negative El Niño Southern Oscillation Index indi...
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09.07.26 - 18:06
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Trend-Spielzeug: Der nächste Labubu (FAZ)
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„Squishy Dumplings“ sorgen derzeit für leuchtende Augen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen. Warum junge Menschen jetzt verrückt nach den kleinen Kunststoffteigtaschen sind....
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09.07.26 - 17:03
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ROUNDUP: PepsiCo wächst vor allem im Ausland - Aktie unter Druck (DPA-AFX)
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Der Getränke- und Snackhersteller PepsiCo hat seinen Umsatz im zweiten Quartal dank des Wachstums im internationalen Geschäft deutlich gesteigert. Die Erlöse legten um 6,4 Prozent auf fast 24,2 Milliarden US-Dollar zu, wie das Unternehmen am Donnerstag mitteilte. Organisch, also Währungs- und portfoliobereinigt blieb der US-Hersteller von Doritos, Lay's und Gatorade mit einem Plus von 2,4 Prozent allerdings etwas hinter den Erwartungen der Analysten zurück. So schmälerten niedrigere Preise den Umsatz im nordamerikanischen Snackgeschäft..
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09.07.26 - 08:12
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Goodbye frump, hello TikTok: M&S to celebrate 100 years with London fashion week show (The Guardian)
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Reputation for frumpiness is over as M&S wins over younger audience with shows at Silverstone, Ibiza and now LFWThis autumn's London fashion week boasts plenty of familiar labels, from Burberry to Alexander McQueen, ready to show off their wares. But on Wednesday there was an unexpected addition: Marks & Spencer is joining the luxury lineup.The British high-street retailer will celebrate its 100th anniversary in the fashion industry by staging a catwalk show in September highlighting its latest women's and menswear collections. Continue reading......
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