NEW YORK — The music streaming service Spotify was down temporarily on Sunday, leaving thousands of listeners without access to tunes and podcasts. More than 40,000 people reported outages with the music platform on downdetector.com, a website that allows users to report problems with popular apps and services. Spotify wrote on X Sunday afternoon, “We’re … Read more
Getty Pumpkin spice lattes trigger pleasure-seeking pathways in our brains The pumpkin spice latte is back. With temperatures dropping, nights closing in and Halloween around the corner, consumers are once more turning to the ever-present cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg-spiced drink for comfort. But why are we so obsessed with the scent and smell of this … Read more
Record high inflation was caused by the Bank of England keeping interest rates too low for too long, according to its former head. Lord Mervyn King said inflation has now been tamed, but criticised all central banks for failing to act fast enough initially. Speaking to BBC Radio Four’s Broadcasting House ahead of the Budget … Read more
Feifei Cui-paoluzzo | Moment | Getty Images Last week, the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates for the first time in over four years, signaling a potential uplift for stocks and Wall Street. But what does it mean for the backbone of America, our small businesses? A new CNBC|SurveyMonkey study fielded just before the Fed announced … Read more
The six bosses at one of the firms involved in the controversial ticketing and promotion of Oasis’ reunion tour have received a £14.8m total dividend for 2023. The directors got the payout after the firm, SJM, made a £11.8m pre-tax profit, according to its accounts for last year, posted on Thursday. The payout, which is … Read more
NEW YORK — Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans says the sense of urgency that younger generations bring to solving international challenges needs to be nurtured in the rest of the world. “So many of the world’s most prolific movements were started by people when they were young,” Hugh Evans said, noting that Martin Luther King … Read more
When Cindy Taff was a vice president at the giant oil and gas company Shell in Houston, her middle schooler Brianna would sometimes look over her shoulder as she worked from home. “Why are you still working in oil and gas?” her daughter asked more than once. “Is there a future in it? Why aren’t … Read more
NEW YORK — A lively discussion broke out backstage during Climate Week NYC between a TikTok comedian, a buzzed-about actress, a Latin cuisine entrepreneur and a cooking content creator. Convened by World Food Program USA to educate the panel’s audiences — over 1.8 million Instagram followers combined — about hunger, the four weighed best practices … Read more
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, stop at a Sheetz gas station in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 18, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images As she unveiled her most detailed economic plan yet this week, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris pledged to fight price gouging in order … Read more
Fixed-priced deals offer certainty for a set period but, if prices drop, people could find themselves stuck at a higher price. The forecaster Cornwall Insight, which tracks the energy market, has suggested prices could increase again slightly in January, due to rising wholesale costs paid by suppliers. It says the typical home could pay £1,762 … Read more