Isis Almeida
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United Kingdom
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Chicago Mayor Candidate Backed by Police Makes It to Runoff
Chicago’s mayoral elections is headed for a runoff, with a former head of the city’s school system leading the race. → Read More
Chicago Is Seeking Its Own Jamie Dimon After Griffin’s Departure
As Chicago struggles with rising crime and high-profile corporate departures, Mayor Lori Lightfoot has a message for business leaders: It’s time to be a cheerleader for their city. → Read More
Laid-Off Foreign Tech Workers Are Set to Find New Jobs in Chicago
Chicago is looking to attract a myriad of foreign workers laid off by technology giants as companies in the city and its suburbs seek to lure top talent and fill thousands of open positions. → Read More
Inflation Is Eroding the Power of Basic Income Checks in America
America’s biggest basic-income program is taking a whack from inflation. → Read More
Chicago Mayor Race Heats Up as Garcia Challenges Lightfoot
Even if you’ve been living under a rock, you’re probably familiar with Bitcoin. Now, just as crypto disrupted the concept of value, decentralized finance is poised to disrupt finance itself. The populist movement promises huge returns for daring investors. But with DeFi’s promise of inclusion comes risk and uncertainty. → Read More
Chicago's Decades of Segregation Feed South and West Side Hardships
About 400,000 Black Chicagoans have left the city since 1980. → Read More
Russia’s Contentious Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline Is Dead for Now
Russia’s controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is all but dead. At least for now. → Read More
Europe Sleepwalked Into an Energy Crisis That Could Last Years
With its natural gas stockpiles running dangerously low, the European Union is at the mercy of two wily forces—Putin and the weather. → Read More
Brazil Set to Detail Its New 2050 Net-Zero Plan at COP26
Brazil is set to unveil a more ambitious net-zero target and sign a U.K.-led pledge on ending deforestation in a stark turnaround for the administration of climate-skeptic President Jair Bolsonaro. → Read More
World’s Largest Crop Trader Cargill Names First Female CFO
Cargill Inc. has named its first female chief financial officer, the latest in a slew of moves to the executive team at the world’s largest agricultural commodities trader. → Read More
Consumers are buying more butter than ever to cook at home
Land O’Lakes Inc. is selling record amounts of butter as consumers cook more at home. → Read More
Darkened Duty-Free Shops Are Fueling a Worldwide Chocolate Glut
When commodity analyst Judy Ganes spent 36 hours flying home from a business trip to Asia, it was what she didn’t see that stuck with her. In the four airports she passed through, Ganes found almost no food courts or duty-free shops open for business. No snow globes. No t-shirts. → Read More
Avocados Are In, Pork Bellies Out in the Era of Pandemic Eating
The pandemic has totally transformed the way the world eats. There is no trend, exactly, other than this: People want comfort. They also want to eat their way to stronger immune systems. They’re stress baking, but they’re also eating healthier than they would have at restaurants. → Read More
The Workers Who Supply the World’s Food Are Starting to Get Sick
Poultry giant Sanderson Farms Inc. on Monday reported the first case of a worker at a major U.S. meat producer testing positive for coronavirus. → Read More
Whey demand plummets
Swine fever is another worry for dairy farmers. → Read More
How many acres will be be planted?
Rabobank predicts unprecedented number of unplanted corn acres in #NoPlant19. → Read More
Wiped-Out Hedge Fund Manager Confessed His Losses on YouTube
It looks like the hedge-fund equivalent of a hostage video.James Cordier, in a dark suit, cuff links and expensive-looking watch, sits in a brown leather chair and stares into a camera, his hands folded in front of him.Then he delivers the bad news. → Read More
Glut of Indian Sugar Hits London Exchange After Expiry
(Bloomberg) -- A glut of sugar from India, the second-largest producer, has hit the London exchange as traders sold the sweetener to settle the expiration of December futures, according to people involved in the process. ED&F Man Holdings Ltd. → Read More
EU Loses to Canada for No. 3 Wheat Exporter Title as Crops Fry
Europe’s wheat loss is a win for Canadian farmers. → Read More
Beer Makers Feel the Heat as Europe Braces for Barley Shortages
Even beer is being affected by Europe’s sweltering heat. → Read More