Researchers at the University of Connecticut have identified a protein known as p21 as a key culprit in aging and the illnesses and general debilitation that can accompany it.
Category: 27 August 2024
TEST WOULD ASSESS OCEANS’ ABILITY TO ABSORB MORE CARBON
A controversial test scheduled for next year would dump 20 tons of lye into the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Cod, then follow that up with a 200-ton test in the Gulf of Maine a year later.
BLACK SOLDIER FLIES: THE NEXT WASTE-PROCESSING BIOFACTORIES
Black soldier flies don’t transmit diseases or buzz around your backyard barbecues. They stay out of our way, laying their eggs in trash dumps where their larvae have a voracious appetite for food scraps and later poop out surprisingly rich fertilizer.
SPOTLIGHT: BIGS GETTING BIGGER
The U.S. justice department has announced it will not oppose Alaska Airlines’ $1.9-billion takeover of Hawaiian Airlines on antitrust grounds.
SPOTLIGHT: CHINA’S ECONOMIC CRISIS
Alibaba Group Holding, Kuaishou Technology, and other major Chinese consumer companies have failed to meet revenue targets, “upsetting expectations for a market recovery to take hold,” the Financial Times reported.
TOP TREND 2024: EV GO FU
Ford Motor has dumped its plan to produce a three-row, all-electric SUV, citing an overcrowded market and consumers’ reluctance to pay premium prices for electric vehicles (EVs).
SWEDEN’S CENTRAL BANK CUTS RATES, SAYS MORE COMING
On 20 August, Sweden’s Riksbank took a quarter point off its policy interest rate, reducing it to 3.5 percent. The bank could make as many as three more cuts still this year in an attempt to revive the country’s feeble economy, bank officials said.
GERMAN ECONOMY CONTINUES ITS TAILSPIN
S&P Global’s purchasing managers index combining Germany’s goods and services sectors slipped to 48.5 in August from 49.1 in July, falling below economists’ forecasts.
GLOBAL ECONOMY BOUNCING BACK?
The world’s economy is showing signs of resilience, despite high interest rates and nations still struggling to recover their momentum, according to The Wall Street Journal.
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
The economic landscape has presented an array of challenges that have profoundly affected the business community.