How Fear Can Spread Like a Virus

The sensations were familiar: my heart rate accelerating, my chest tightening, my focus narrowing. These were feelings I’d had many times before in my life—most often when exposed to heights,…

Here’s How Bad a Nuclear War Would Actually Be

We know that an all-out U.S.-Russia nuclear war would be bad. But how bad, exactly? How do your chances of surviving the explosions, radiation, and nuclear winter depend on where…

Bestseller’s Object moves forward with circular design

As part of the pre-spring 21 offer that will be in stores in December, the label has included styles that “have been designed so they can easily be recycled” and…

EU ministers fail to break digital tax deadlock

The European Union’s executive arm proposed a 3 percent tax on big digital firms’ online revenues in March, alleging the companies funnelled profit through states with the lowest tax rates.The…

Nearly 60 hair relaxer lawsuits against L’Oreal, others consolidated in Illinois federal court

At least 57 lawsuits have been filed in federal courts across the country over the products, which use chemicals to permanently straighten textured hair, court records show. The lawsuits allege…

Owner of Timberland, Vans stops buying Brazilian leather as Amazon burns

Thousands of forest fires in the Amazon have been raging for weeks, which has already led to heightened scrutiny of Brazil’s beef industry, one of the country’s main economic engines.The…

-Made in Europe– Plight of garment workers under scrutiny

It has produced clothes since 1997 for big names such as Kenzo, Escada, Marc O’Polo, Faconnable and Inditex, the Spanish-based giant whose brands include Zara and Massimo Dutti.But some workers…

U.S. expects China’s top trade negotiator to visit ‘most likely’ this month

“The current intent is that the Vice Premier Liu He will most likely come and visit us later in the month and I would expect the government shutdown would have…

Sneakers show limits of trade policy in reviving jobs for Trump

Nike Inc and its smaller, privately held rival New Balance Shoes Inc split over the question of whether the United States should back the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal. But…

UK online fashion retailer Boohoo defends supplier treatment after BBC probe

BBC Television conducted an investigation with an undercover reporter, who worked for 10 weeks at Boohoo’s head office in Manchester as an administrative assistant.”Like all businesses, we have experienced significant…