U.S. hits new low in World Happiness Report, driven largely by young people

The United States is no longer among the world’s 20 happiest countries, according to a new report — with young people hit particularly hard and reporting lower levels of well-being than any other age group. The United States fell from 15th in 2023 to 23rd in this year’s World Happiness Report, which was released Wednesday … Read more

Holiday gatherings and a new variant have driven up COVID cases globally, the UN health agency says

GENEVA — The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, while hospital admissions during the month jumped 42% in nearly 50 countries — mostly … Read more

‘Excess profits’ of big firms have driven up inflation, report claims

LONDON — Major companies in the energy and food sectors amplified inflation in 2022 by passing on greater cost increases than needed to protect margins, according to a new report. British think tanks the Institute For Public Policy Research and Common Wealth said in a report Thursday that big firms made inflation “peak higher and … Read more

Tech shares are again, pushed by A.I. craze, slowing price hikes

Jen-Hsun Huang, president and chief govt officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks through the firm’s occasion at Cellular World Congress Americas in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Photos Neglect concerning the debt ceiling. Tech buyers are in purchase mode. The Nasdaq Composite closed out its … Read more

3one4 Capital, pushed by contrarian bets, raises $200 million new fund

Companions of 3one4 Capital, a enterprise capital agency in India, lately went on a street present to boost a brand new fund. Inside two and a half months, on the peak of the worsening international economic system, that they had secured $200 million. It’s the fourth marquee fund for the Bengaluru-headquartered fund, whose portfolio consists … Read more