Category: Business

U.S. President Donald Trump has berated and belittled many of the European leaders expected to attend next week’s NATO summit in Turkey but has only praise for its host, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Differences in unhealthy cholesterol levels and blood pressure found to have ‘narrowed or disappeared’ in over-40s Many adults living with obesity have “indistinguishable” cholesterol and blood pressure levels compared with those who are a healthy weight, largely because of the use of statins, according to a study. In some cases,...

Study suggests even light activity such as ironing could reduce health risks linked to prolonged sedentary behaviour Sitting for longer than half an hour at a time each day raises the risk of dying from cancer, a study suggests. Researchers who tracked more than 90,000 people over a decade found...

Jane Calvert has spent 25 years championing John Dickinson, a lesser-known Revolutionary War figure

New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Wednesday that the central bank would remain independent and seek to bring down inflation, likely foreclosing the rate cuts President Trump has sought

Thursday’s report from the Labor Department on June job changes will provide some important clues on the health of the U.S. economy

Multiday warnings of extreme heat have landed in New York, Boston and Philadelphia

A Democratic member of Congress is calling for a federal investigation into the "rent now, pay later" industry

Tiny, quivering spheres designed to feed and multiply raise prospect of artificial organisms to make drugs, food and fuel Researchers claim they are closer to creating life from scratch after building tiny, quivering blobs that use lab-made DNA to feed, grow and multiply in a dish. The synthetic cells were...

Talking to kids about money can be fraught, especially if parents don’t feel totally comfortable with the topic themselves