Kitchen countertop workers are dying. Some lawmakers want to ban their lawsuits

Some safety experts want California to stop the cutting of quartz countertops saying it can't be done safely. Lawmakers, ...

Early humans relied on simple stone tools for 300,000 years in a changing east African landscape

The ability of the early toolmakers to select high-quality stone, produce sharp flakes, and return to familiar raw-material ...
Investopedia

A New Fed Cut Just Landed—But the 2026 Forecast Might Be the Real Story for Your Savings

The Fed delivered a widely expected cut, but its new 2026 projections reveal just how uncertain the path for rates has become. Sabrina Karl has over two decades of experience writing about savings, ...
Reuters

Jumped the gun, says Morgan Stanley; reverses Dec Fed rate call to 25bps cut

Dec 5 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley said on Friday it now expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to deliver a quarter-percentage point rate cut in December, joining peers J.P.Morgan and BofA Global Research, ...
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How the Ancients May Have Cut Stone with Sound

The ancient world is filled with stone monuments so precise, they baffle modern engineers. Did early civilizations possess tools we’ve lost — or did they use something far more advanced? This video ...
Reuters

BofA expects December Fed cut, two more in 2026

Dec 1 (Reuters) - BofA Global Research on Monday said it now expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 25 basis points at its December meeting, citing weak labor market conditions and ...
FoodNavigator

Cost-cutting in food: How tech and ingredients can keep expenses down

Cost-cutting is one of the main priorities of any food business. With sky-high commodity prices, energy price inflation and the impact of US tariffs further pushing up costs, businesses need to save ...
ABC News

The Fed is divided over cutting interest rates. Here's why that matters

Sentiment has shifted dramatically in favor of an interest rate cut. Top officials at the Federal Reserve have displayed a rare degree of public disagreement over a possible interest rate cut next ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Fed’s Williams Says He Sees Room for Rate Cut in ‘Near Term’

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said he sees room to lower interest rates again in the near term as the labor market softens, reviving investor expectations for a December ...
AZ Central

How Emma Stone became the most interesting actor in Hollywood

Nothing worthwhile ever comes from taking the easy way out. So they say. I’m not sure I always believe that, which is probably why I’ve never done anything worthwhile. Hmm. When you put it that way. … ...
Healthline

Can Rybelsus Be Cut in Half?

Rybelsus (semaglutide) is a brand-name oral tablet prescribed to help manage blood sugar levels and reduce the risk of certain cardiovascular problems in adults with type 2 diabetes. When taking your ...