If you think the only purpose of intersections is to move cars past each other, you solve problems like a plumber: with bigger pipes. But wide, barren streets full of traffic don’t make a livable city. One solution would be nothing. No lights, no curbs, no sidewalks—just colored pavers. It …

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Websites like Twitter, Netflix and Paypal have become the essential building blocks of digital life. So last week, when service to those and other popular sites was temporarily interrupted, life for many came to a standstill, the virtual equivalent of the Mississippi River freezing over. It didn’t take long for …

Meet the guy who invents new beers for Anheuser-Busch Brazilians aren’t drinking as much beer as they used to, which is giving the biggest beer brewer in the world — Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) — a major hangover. The Belgian-based company said beer sales dropped nearly 9% in Brazil in the …

UK employment tribunal rules that Uber drivers are entitled to holiday pay and the national minimum wage.

The past week hasn’t been a great one for proponents of Obamacare. The Department of Health and Human Services reported that in 2017, benchmark premiums in federal and state-run health care exchanges will increase by an average of 25 percent. That’s a big jump compared with the modest increases in …

Supermarket Morrisons has raised the cost of a jar of Marmite by 12.5%, say retail industry experts.

5 Stunning stats about Chipotle Alex Simon believes Chipotle fired him for refusing to participate in, what he calls, its “shady practices.” There were many instances that he found questionable during his six-year career at Chipotle (CMG), where he started serving burritos at the age of 17. But none of …

Inside Hershey’s super secret chocolate lab There’s nothing scary about Hershey’s latest earnings report. The candy king reported profits that topped Wall Street forecasts on Friday, just ahead of Halloween. Hershey (HSY) gave another kiss to Wall Street with some sweet guidance as well. Shares of Hershey rose 5% in …