Tag: News Analysis

From a former nightclub in Newark’s Ironbound to a basement in New York City’s tony Tribeca to shipping containers scattered out west,...

Plant-based meat has taken off as a lucrative market for companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods. Now there’s buzz about another...

Ethan Brown, the founder and CEO of Beyond Meat, does not seem fazed by intensifying competition in the plant-based industry, from either...

Shanghai, the world’s third-largest city, has been frantic about garbage sorting tips since July 1, when the so-called “strictest garbage regulation in...

As the world’s energy giants push into wind, solar and other renewable sources, they are tasked with another kind of exploration: seeking...

India’s booming online insurance market is drawing more investors, attracted by the subcontinent’s vast population, opening insurance market and widening middle class....

The day is nearing when moms around the world may tell their kids to “sit down and eat your crickets!”

The spark came when Rafael Jorda Siquier was still a teenager, in his first year at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in...

While Beyond Meat and Impossible Burger have reignited investor appetite for meat alternatives, not everyone is going to become vegetarian or readily...

If J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.’s latest moves around the world are any indication, the world’s sixth-largest bank is getting anxious and...

The electric motorcycle industry, mostly populated by startups so far, is getting new interest from old-guard manufacturers like BMW, which Tuesday unveiled...

France plans to assemble a G7 task force to study how banks monitor cryptocurrencies like Facebook’s Libra, France’s central governor announced on...

Before the dust had settled on Facebook’s announcement that it planned to introduce a digital coin, MoneyGram rushed in and announced a...

Uber earlier this month was reported to be adding financial services to its ride-hailing business and that it was hiring engineers with...

Uber and rival Lyft have set their sights on a not-so-hip crowd -- elderly passengers needing a ride to a medical appointment....

Ten years ago, Ashton Braun was pricing and shipping coffee for export as a commodities trader in Southeast Asia. His experience in...

The on-demand scooter industry entered a new phase this year as investors and companies bet that the two-wheelers, at one time reserved...

Facebook’s foray into digital banking has set up a millennial vs. establishment clash, where in a reversal, the old guard got there...

In a scene with echoes of the space race, American and Russian tech giants are competing to send cutting-edge technology to a...

This week, Facebook joined Amazon, Apple and other big tech names as the race to implement a truly global digital currency and...

When China banned the import of 24 types of solid waste last year, the action disrupted $5.6 billion in exports from the...

Generation Z is on “the precipice of a loneliness epidemic,” according to Sima Sistani, co-founder and CEO of the “face-to-face” video chat...

On Our Radar: Deals we are paying attention to, for their impact on industry Russian scientist Denis Rebrikov told...

On a foggy Monday afternoon, a helicopter crash in midtown Manhattan took a pilot’s life. This fatal accident in...

Blockchain not only opens doors for people who don’t have access to banks, it can help improve the environment, healthcare and trust...

Microsoft plans to build zero-carbon data centers in Sweden. Facebook is investing in a massive solar farm in Texas. And Google uses...

A handful of biotech companies are pursuing the development of microbiome drugs, and many prominent investors are placing their bets.

Apple Inc. has cast its eye on robotaxi company Drive.ai in an effort to hoover up Drive.ai’s roster of engineers to give...

Seattle green energy startup LevelTen pulled in $20.5 million this week from a group of investors that for the most part ticked the usual...

Blackstone Group doubled down this weekend on its commitment to the logistics space, placing a $18.7 billion bet on what on the...