Taxes on sugary drinks cut consumer sales by 33%, study says Raising the price of sugar-sweetened sodas, coffees, teas and energy, sports and fruit drinks by an average of 31% reduced consumer purchases of those drinks by a third, according to a new analysis of restrictions implemented in five US cities. “What we measured is … 더 읽기
At 78, Norma Kamali isn’t ready to retire. But the celebrated New York designer is starting to think about how the company she built from scratch and has run for more than 50 years will carry on when she eventually steps back. Typically, this kind of succession planning entails preparing the right leadership to take … 더 읽기
Trump glowers and gestures in court, then leaves to campaign as sex abuse defamation trial opens NEW YORK — Donald Trump shook his head in disgust Tuesday as the judge in his New York defamation trial told would-be jurors that an earlier jury had already decided the former president sexually abused columnist E. Jean Carroll … 더 읽기
Home sale scams ramp up amid a housing market short on inventory Last month, a real estate agent in Patty Zuzek’s office got a call about selling a plot of land. The caller, who had heard about the real estate agency through a Facebook post wanted to sell the vacant lot $75,000 below the market … 더 읽기
Baidu’s live streaming plans suffer as it calls off $3.6 billion Joyy deal Baidu’s bid to expand its live streaming business in China and diversify its revenue has suffered a blow with the collapse of a planned $3.6 billion acquisition. The Chinese tech giant announced Monday that one of its affiliate companies had terminated a … 더 읽기