• The magic of mushrooms: A mycological trip

    The magic of mushrooms: A mycological trip

    In the summer, I went camping with my friends. On the first day after our arrival, I woke up early to take a walk and pick some chanterelles for breakfast. As bad luck would have it, however, I left my glasses in the tent, and without them, I struggle to tell mushrooms apart.
  • Dutch grocery giant Ahold Delhaize buying majority stake in FreshDirect

    Dutch grocery giant Ahold Delhaize buying majority stake in FreshDirect

    Dutch supermarket conglomerate Ahold Delhaize is buying a majority stake in the FreshDirect grocery delivery service as the coronavirus pandemic spurs a shift to online food shopping. The companies
  • Walmart to take $1B loss after sale of its Argentina business

    Walmart to take $1B loss after sale of its Argentina business

    Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, said on Friday it was selling its retail operations in Argentina to South American supermarket chain owner Grupo de Narváez, pulling back as the country
  • Grocery chains again limiting toilet paper, sanitizing wipes purchases

    Grocery chains again limiting toilet paper, sanitizing wipes purchases

    At Kroger, customers can buy a maximum of two such items, according to a spokesperson who told the network that the limits, which began this week, apply in stores and online.
  • Grocery truck drivers who supply Whole Foods threaten to strike

    Grocery truck drivers who supply Whole Foods threaten to strike

    More than 100 truck drivers who deliver gourmet groceries to Whole Foods stores in the New York area are threatening to strike over COVID-19 safety issues, The Post has learned. Teamster’s Local 445
  • Scaled-back Thanksgiving plans leave turkey farmers in limbo

    Scaled-back Thanksgiving plans leave turkey farmers in limbo

    For the turkey industry, this Thanksgiving is a guessing game. Millions of Americans are expected to have scaled-down celebrations amid the pandemic, heeding official warnings against travel and large
  • This colorful billionaire reportedly played outsized role in recent market rally

    This colorful billionaire reportedly played outsized role in recent market rally

    The mystery player behind the unprecedented summer-long rally in tech stocks appears to be the colorful billionaire CEO of Japanese conglomerate Softbank. Masayoshi Son, known for making big plays in tech giants like Alibaba and Uber, has spent billions of dollars buying options on individual tech stocks starting in the spring, according to multiple reports …
  • Robinhood reportedly faces SEC probe related to deals with high-speed traders

    Robinhood reportedly faces SEC probe related to deals with high-speed traders

    Robinhood Markets faces a probe by the Securities and Exchange Commission over its early failure to fully disclose its practice of selling clients’ orders to high-speed traders, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The investigation is at an advanced stage and the company could pay a fine exceeding $10 million, the report added, citing people …
  • Macy’s moving away from malls with smaller, independent stores

    Macy’s moving away from malls with smaller, independent stores

    Macy’s just put mall owners on notice. Over the next two years the largest department store in the world will build new, smaller stores outside of malls, chief executive Jeff Gennette said on an earnings call. “We continue to believe that the best malls in the country will thrive. However, we also know that Macy’s …
  • Hedge fund stake sends shares in Kodak up 65 percent

    Hedge fund stake sends shares in Kodak up 65 percent

    The wild ride that is Kodak’s stock market performance appears far from over. The company’s stock shot up by 65 percent on Tuesday after news broke that New York-based hedge fund D.E. Shaw had built up a 5.2 percent stake in the moribund camera technology firm. Word of D.E. Shaw’s stake, disclosed in a regulatory …