A newly released study found a link between ultra-processed foods and a significant increase in the risk of cognitive decline. The study was published by JAMA Neurology and its findings were based on the eating habits of 10,775 individuals over the course of 10 years. The study involved an ethnically diverse sample of people from 35 to......
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WILL GLOBAL SLOWDOWN HAMPER INDIA’S POST-COVID RECOVERY?
India’s GDP grew by 6.3 percent in this year’s third quarter, compared to 13.5 percent in the preceding three months when COVID restrictions were relaxed.
U.S., EU STILL AT ODDS OVER U.S. GREEN MANUFACTURING SUBSIDIES
Tensions between Europe and the U.S. were on display at the 5 December meeting of the transatlantic Trade and Technology Council.
NATO ALLIES, G7 AGREE ON RUSSIAN OIL PRICE CAP
The European Union (EU), the G7 group of nations, and Australia have settled details of a plan to limit the price Russia can charge for oil it exports to $60 a barrel.
FOOD COMMODITY PRICES ARE FALLING BUT NOT GROCERY PRICES
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization’s Food Price Index dropped to 135.7 in November, its eighth consecutive month of decline after peaking last March at 159.7.
GASOLINE PRICES FALL AS DEMAND WEAKENS
On 2 December, the U.S. average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $3.43, data service OPIS reported, almost a third less than highs of $5 or more reached in June.
U.S. HEATING COSTS COULD SOAR THIS WINTER, EIA WARNS
Homes heating with natural gas this winter could see their energy bills leap up 25 percent compared to last year, while those using heating oil could experience a staggering 45-percent rise in costs, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicted.
U.S. CONSUMERS: BUY MORE, SAVE LESS
U.S. consumers spent 0.8 percent more on goods and services in October than in September, the U.S. commerce department reported.
ECONOMIC OUTPUT, JOB NUMBERS GROW MORE THAN EXPECTED
The U.S. GDP grew by 2.9 percent in this year’s third quarter, the U.S. commerce department reported, beating the 2.6 percent analysts had widely predicted.