HANOI (Reuters) – A crackdown on corruption in Vietnam unnerved some foreign investors when it intensified last year, but they are now getting much more sanguine about it and some say the business climate is improving as a result. While the campaign by the government of Communist party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has slowed […]

Come for the Harvest Bowl, stay for the artwork—at least that’s what the team behind the hip, health-conscious lunch spot Sweetgreen hopes you do. Since its founding in Washington, D.C., 11 years ago, the chain has set itself apart with fresh ingredients combined in creative ways, yes, but also with an aesthetic that makes the […]

Next weekend, thousands of music lovers from all across Texas will gather in Austin to enjoy R&B, hip-hop and rap performances from an impressive lineup of artists. The Urban Music Festival celebrates Afrocentric culture and music, drawing huge crowds each year. The festival was founded 13 years ago on the heels of Austin’s Quality of Life […]

  – New public-private partnerships in Argentina, Australia, Egypt, France, Nigeria, Russia and Ukraine – Part of multi-year, $50 million commitment to promote healthy lifestyles and address obesity DEERFIELD, Ill., Mar. 28 /CSRwire/ – (GlobeNewswire) – The Mondelēz International Foundation today announced the launch of healthy lifestyle programs aimed at bringing nutrition education, active play and fresh […]

Ulta Beauty Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA) was the retailer that could do no wrong. It had a business that seemed insulated against the progress made by Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and it had comparable-store sales results that most companies would die for. So why then, is Ulta stock down about 35% from its 52-week high? Home run after home run eventually […]

Scientists in Australia have discovered the remains of a mummy in a 2,500-year-old coffin that was previously classified as empty. The coffin, acquired by the University of Sydney 150 years ago, was left untouched in its Nicholson Museum and was never studied. But when researchers removed the lid to the coffin late last year, they […]

NEW YORK and SAN DIEGO, March 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Generali Global Assistance’s Travel Insurance division (“the Company), has received the Gold Award for Travel Insurance Company by consumer product review site Top Ten Reviews. The Gold Award is given to the number one ranked product in the category. Top Ten Reviews is a product review site, which has been in operation […]

Only Katy Perry thought it was funny to tell a group of girls one of them needed to volunteer to leave the competition. For the next few episodes, we find ourselves in the oft-chaotic “Hollywood Week” portion of “American Idol.” It’s the most intense and serious part of the entire season, which means the contestants and the […]

Banks also weighed on the market as bond yields declined. A steep, late-afternoon sell-off in technology companies pulled U.S. stocks sharply lower Tuesday, knocking 344 points off the Dow Jones industrial average. The market slide erased modest gains from earlier in the day and much of a powerful rally from the day before. Banks also […]

China’s central bank realized the first of what will likely be many Blockchain implementations in the form of the Blockchain Registry Open Platform (BROP), released Monday, March 26. Unveiled at the Global Financial Science and Technology Summit in the city of Hangzhou, BROP is an open Blockchain protocol developed by the Zhongchao Blockchain Research Institute. […]