Jun 30, 2022
U.S. July Fourth cookouts feel the heat of soaring food prices

By Bianca Flowers and Christopher Walljasper CHICAGO (Reuters) - Summer cookouts are getting more expensive ahead of the U.S. Independence Day holiday, forcing Americans to make tough decisions about how they celebrate. Prices for barbecue items such as hamburgers, hot…

Jun 21, 2022
Extreme heat to test U.S. Midwest power grid this week

(Reuters) - The power grid operator in the Central United States said on Tuesday that it started to take some steps to make sure utilities are ready to keep the lights on as consumers crank up their air conditioners during…

Jun 15, 2022
Global tech on edge as WTO weighs e-commerce tariffs

By Philip Blenkinsop and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The global technology industry is pressing the World Trade Organization to exempt data flows from cross-border tariffs, saying a failure to do so would undermine a global recovery already threatened by spiralling…

Jun 07, 2022
Food shortages are next global health crisis – expert

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - Growing food shortages may represent the same health threat to the world as the COVID-19 pandemic, a leading global health figure has warned. Rising food and energy prices, in part sparked by the war…