The stunning rise of cremation reveals America’s changing idea of death
Cremation is now more popular in the United States than a traditional casket burial, and twice as common as it was two decades ago. What does that say about us?
Affirm’s IPO Filing Reveals Nearly A Third Of Its Revenue Comes From A Single Customer
Affirm, the fintech startup known for providing installment loans to shoppers, publicly filed its S-1 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday.
U.S. airline demand, costs soaring as earnings kick off
Major U.S. airlines are enjoying the strongest travel demand in three years, yet investors will focus on how they are mitigating mounting inflationary pressures when they report quarterly earnings starting on Wednesday.
No poop for you: Manure supplies run short as fertilizer prices soar
For nearly two decades, Abe Sandquist has used every marketing tool he can think of to sell the back end of a cow. Poop, after all, needs to go somewhere. The Midwestern entrepreneur has worked hard to woo farmers on its benefits for their crops.
Ukraine war imperils wheat, but farmers in no rush to pivot
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Russia’s war in Ukraine could mean changes for Ed Kessel’s farm along a quiet stretch of western North Dakota. Worldwide, farmers like Kessel are weighing whether to change their planting patterns and grow more wheat this spring as the war has choked off or thrown into question grain supplies from a region known as “the breadbasket of the world.”
AMC and other theaters introduce 'variable pricing' for tickets to 'The Batman'
Moviegoers heading to the new Warner Bros. film “The Batman” this weekend can expect to pay $1 to a few bucks more to see it, after exhibitors introduced a...
Rents reach 'insane' levels across US with no end in sight
Krystal Guerra’s Miami apartment has a tiny kitchen, cracked tiles, warped cabinets, no dishwasher and hardly any storage space. But Guerra was fine with the apartment’s shortcomings. It was all part of being a 32-year-old graduate student in South Florida, she reasoned, and she was happy to live there for a few more years as she finished her marketing degree.