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More US Beef Plants May Close as Cattle Herds Keep Tightening
American beef plants are under threat as the number of cattle destined for their facilities stays far below historical levels, reflecting the smallest herd in more than half a century. Cattle placed in US feedlots, where animals are fed until …
POSTED DECEMBER 19, 2025 1:59 PM |
Ben & Jerry’s Board Says More Directors Face Removal
Ben & Jerry’s independent board late on Wednesday said in a filing that its new corporate parent, the Magnum Ice Cream Company, is forcing three more directors to complete training and other requirements or face removal. Ben & Jerry’s, newly …
POSTED DECEMBER 19, 2025 1:57 PM |
Kerr County Officials in Race to Build $5M Flood Warning System Before Next Texas Flood Season
With the next Texas flood season just months away, Kerr County officials say they’re in a race to build a long-planned flood warning system estimated to cost up to $5 million — and they’re depending on the state to contribute …
POSTED DECEMBER 19, 2025 1:44 PM |
AI Threatens to Displace Workers, Bank of England’s Bailey Warns
Artificial intelligence is likely to displace British workers even as it makes the country more productive, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said in his most stark warning yet on the technology’s impact. Bailey said on Friday that the UK …
POSTED DECEMBER 19, 2025 1:20 PM |
Russia Is Trying to Overwhelm Europe With its Sabotage Campaign: Western Officials
In November, a train carrying almost 500 people came to a sudden halt in eastern Poland. A broken overhead line had smashed several windows, and the track ahead was damaged. Elsewhere on the line, explosives detonated under a passing freight …
POSTED DECEMBER 19, 2025 12:57 PM |
British Regulator Cracks Down on Home, Travel Insurers
Britain’s financial watchdog on Thursday laid out its efforts to raise standards in the home and travel insurance market after a consumer group made a rare “super-complaint” against the regulator, accusing it of letting customers down. The Financial Conduct Authority …
POSTED DECEMBER 19, 2025 11:35 AM |
India’s Big-Bang Financial Reforms Target Foreign Money
India’s long-awaited package of financial services reforms is setting the stage for a surge of foreign capital into the world’s fastest-growing major economy. In the latest step, lawmakers passed a bill this week allowing up to 100% foreign ownership of …
POSTED DECEMBER 19, 2025 11:17 AM |
Catastrophe Bonds Linked to Wildfires Lose ‘Untouchable’ Status
Alternative investment managers are starting to take a serious interest in catastrophe bonds tied to wildfires, moving into a risk category that just a few years ago was seen as too difficult to model. More than $5 billion of cat …
POSTED DECEMBER 19, 2025 10:11 AM |
Tesla Door Safety Issues Have Owners Buying Car Escape Tools
Tesla owners are going to extreme lengths to deal with a problem most had never imagined: being unable to open malfunctioning doors.
POSTED DECEMBER 19, 2025 6:33 AM |
Odometer Fraud Sees 14% Jump in the Past Year
An estimated 2.45 million cars on the road likely have their odometers rolled back, 14 percent more than last year, according to vehicle history provider CARFAX. There was just a 4 percent increase between 2023 and 2024. “Odometer rollbacks occur …
POSTED DECEMBER 19, 2025 6:32 AM |
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