Isis Almeida
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Kamala Harris’ Vibes-Heavy, Policy-Lite Campaign Leaves Businesses Guessing
The presidential candidate is selling hope and joy, but has avoided providing policy specifics that could pit one Democratic faction against another.
- Friday August 23, 2024
- Author: Sridhar Natarajan, Amanda L Gordon, Isis Almeida, Laura Davison
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Kamala Harris’ Vibes-Heavy, Policy-Lite Campaign Leaves Businesses Guessing
The presidential candidate is selling hope and joy, but has avoided providing policy specifics that could pit one Democratic faction against another.
- Friday August 23, 2024
- Author: Sridhar Natarajan, Amanda L Gordon, Isis Almeida, Laura Davison
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AI Is Helping Automate One Of The World’s Most Gruesome Jobs
Advances in computer vision and machine learning allow robots to perform some of the high precision tasks required to butcher beef and chicken.
- Monday May 6, 2024
- Author: Gerson Freitas Jr, Isis Almeida
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AI Is Helping Automate One Of The World’s Most Gruesome Jobs
Advances in computer vision and machine learning allow robots to perform some of the high precision tasks required to butcher beef and chicken.
- Monday May 6, 2024
- Author: Gerson Freitas Jr, Isis Almeida
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Buffett Praises Apple After Trimming It, Drops Paramount Stake
At Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s annual meeting in Omaha on Saturday, Warren Buffett heaped praise on Apple Inc. — after revealing he’d cut his stake in it.
- Monday May 6, 2024
- Author: Amanda Albright, Isis Almeida
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Buffett Says US Corporate Taxes Likely To Rise To Tame Deficit
Though Buffett sidestepped directly commenting on the partisan fight over corporate taxes taking shape, but said his company will pay whatever the rate is, whether the current 21% or something higher.
- Sunday May 5, 2024
- Author: Josh Wingrove, Amanda Albright, Isis Almeida
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Buffett Says US Corporate Taxes Likely To Rise To Tame Deficit
Though Buffett sidestepped directly commenting on the partisan fight over corporate taxes taking shape, but said his company will pay whatever the rate is, whether the current 21% or something higher.
- Sunday May 5, 2024
- Author: Josh Wingrove, Amanda Albright, Isis Almeida
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A Post-Buffett Berkshire Is Omaha Focus After Munger’s Passing
Buffett and Munger transformed Berkshire from a failing textile mill into a behemoth spanning industries including insurance, energy and railroads churning out billions in earnings.
- Sunday May 5, 2024
- Author: Amanda Albright, Isis Almeida
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India Mulls Curbing Ethanol Output to Fight Sugar Shortages
Authorities are studying a proposal to limit the use of sugar-cane juice to produce the biofuel for the current season.
- Friday December 8, 2023
- Author: Isis Almeida, Dayanne Sousa, Mumbi Gitau
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Chicago Business Fears Death By A Thousand Cuts Over Expanded Paid Leave
A coalition of Chicago business groups said a new rule guaranteeing paid leave amounts to “death by a thousand cuts,” adding to the challenges of rising property taxes and persistent crime.
- Tuesday November 14, 2023
- Author: Isis Almeida
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World’s Top Sugar Trader Is Having Deja Vu Of An Epic Shortage
For global sugar markets, it’s beginning to look a lot like one of the worst shortages in history.
- Friday November 3, 2023
- Author: Dayanne Sousa, Isis Almeida
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A World Desperate For Sugar Sees It Pile Up In Brazilian Ports
The world needs sugar from top producer Brazil more than ever to help ease global shortages. Congestion at key ports means the country can’t ship it fast enough.
- Wednesday November 1, 2023
- Author: Dayanne Sousa, Isis Almeida
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Feeding the World Once Brought the U.S. Untold Influence—No More
Wheat, corn and soy surpluses were once a powerful tool of American statecraft. Now other agricultural superpowers are filling the void left by the country’s waning exports.
- Monday October 2, 2023
- Author: Isis Almeida, Gerson Freitas Jr, Michael Hirtzer
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Feeding the World Once Brought the U.S. Untold Influence—No More
Wheat, corn and soy surpluses were once a powerful tool of American statecraft. Now other agricultural superpowers are filling the void left by the country’s waning exports.
- Monday October 2, 2023
- Author: Isis Almeida, Gerson Freitas Jr, Michael Hirtzer
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Brazil Is Pushing the US Out of World’s Biggest Soybean Market
The sales come as Brazil is reaping a record crop and offering much lower prices than rival producers.
- Tuesday July 25, 2023
- Author: Tarso Veloso, Isis Almeida, Hallie Gu