America’s highly specialized food supply chains are contributing to food shortages and waste in the wake of consumption disruption resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Major cities all across the U.S. currently see empty grocery store shelves and staggering lines in front of food banks. Meanwhile, farmers in other parts of the country have no choice […]

Wall Street rallied on Friday, led higher by Apple and Microsoft as investors finished a turbulent week of trading and some states prepared to relax coronavirus-related lockdowns. Apple and Microsoft each climbed more than 1%, lifting the S&P 500 more than any other companies. The two tech titans are on tap to report their March-quarter […]

The holy month of Ramadan began on Friday with Islam’s holiest sites in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem largely empty of worshippers as the coronavirus crisis forced authorities to impose unprecedented restrictions. During Ramadan, Muslims the world over join their families to break the fast at sunset and go to mosques to pray. But the pandemic […]