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‘At a crossroads’: will piling-up crises force Europe to put brakes on US-style car culture? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/07/europe-us-car-culture-bigger-vehicles-harms-suvs-trucks #TravelAndTransport #AutomotiveIndustry #RoadTransport #AutomotiveEmissions #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #ClimateCrisis #Europe #WorldNews #Business #Environment

‘At a crossroads’: will piling-up crises force Europe to put brakes on US-style car culture?

Bigger vehicles including electric can cause multiple harms, yet resistance to rise of SUVs and trucks has had mixed support

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian 6m ago

Powerful US utilities secretly fund ‘grassroots’ groups to sway cities away from switch to public power https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/07/us-utilities-fund-groups-against-public-power-lobby #Utilities #Business #UsNews #Energy #Michigan #Florida #Maine #EnergyIndustry

Powerful US utilities secretly fund ‘grassroots’ groups to sway cities away from switch to public power

As communities push for publicly owned electricity, private utilities may be deploying dark money and local front groups to stop them

The Guardian

Blaze Trends 9m ago

The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce is hosting "Resilience in the Workplace" on May 19 at Stella's Cafe. The forum features Hope for NH Recovery and the Dover Mental Health Alliance to train HR leaders in early distress recognition. #Business #MentalHealth #HR #NewHampshire
https://blazetrends.com/corporate-hr-shifts-to-proactive-mental-health-inside-the-new-recovery-friendly-workplace-model/?fsp_sid=10086

Corporate HR shifts to proactive mental health: Inside the new 'Recovery Friendly' workplace model

The ideological foundation for the May 19 event comes directly from New Hampshire's "Recovery Friendly Workplace" initiative. This statewide program actively

Blaze Trends

The Japan Times 12m ago

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda when he visits Japan next week, a source familiar with the matter have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/07/economy/us-treasury-secretary-bessent-japan-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #scottbessent #sanaetakaichi #yen #forex

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to meet Takaichi and others next week

Bessent will speak individually with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda during his three-day visit, sources have said.

The Japan Times

NPR Topics: News 21m ago

Gas prices keep rising, but do big oil companies plan to drill more? Not so far

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/07/nx-s1-5810511/oil-company-earnings-production-gas-prices

#Energy #Business #Economy

World news | The Guardian 20m ago

Powerful US utilities secretly fund 'grassroots' groups to sway cities away from switch to public power

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/07/us-utilities-fund-groups-against-public-power-lobby

#Energy #Business #Politics

Powerful US utilities secretly fund ‘grassroots’ groups to sway cities away from switch to public power

As communities push for publicly owned electricity, private utilities may be deploying dark money and local front groups to stop them

The Guardian

The Guardian Feeds 21m ago

Fertiliser shortages to have dramatic effect on food prices, says Duke of Westminster’s firm
By Julia Kollewe

Powerful property and farming firm Grosvenor Group says knock-on effect of Iran war could arrive next year

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/06/fertiliser-shortages-iran-war-global-food-prices-farming

#Supplychaincrisis #Fooddrinkindustry #Farming #Iran #UKcostoflivingcrisis #Business #UKnews #USIsraelwaronIran #Inflation #Economics #Environment #Commercialproperty #Realestate #JuliaKollewe

Fertiliser shortages to have dramatic effect on food prices, says Duke of Westminster’s firm

Mark Preston, of Grosvenor Group, who owns one of the UK’s leading farms, says knock-on effect of Iran war could arrive next year

The Guardian

BOCVIP 24m ago

No Clear Path Out of Current Economy? https://www.bocvip.com/1335679/no-clear-path-out-of-current-economy-2/ #Bonds #business #CurrentTrends #economy #Investment #IPOs #predictions #stocks

No Clear Path Out of Current Economy? - BOCVIP

I am currently looking for a new job like so many Americans. I don’t believe the unemployment rate is just at 4% - it has to be way higher (coupled with how

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