Recently, a sweet, bright purple yam from the Philippines has become very popular in the U.S. It’s called ube, and according to research firm Datassential, it appeared on three times as many U.S.

It’s still early in the current war in the Middle East, but the impact on oil markets may feel like déjà vu for those who remember the oil embargo of the 1970s.

How much could Trump’s war in the Middle East eat into an already-negative mood? Plus: commodities prices, a Texas supermarket bonanza, and ube’s big moment.

Oil is hardly the only commodity that saw a price jump as the war in the Middle East enters its second week. The palm oil that makes your peanut butter smooth hit its highest price in more than a year ...

In February, consumers expected inflation to outpace wage growth by half a percentage point next year. But the survey was fielded just before the war in the Middle East began. The war’s effects should ...

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Across universities and research centers, experts are studying how nuclear weapons, engineered pathogens, and artificial intelligence could reshape humanity’s future.

The New World screwworm, a parasitic fly, has been eradicated from the U.S. for over 60 years. But in recent months, it has been detected as close as 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.

The rate of people either working or looking for work in the U.S. ticked down to 62%.

GLP-1 weight loss drugs are increasingly popular as a treatment for obesity. But a lot of employer-sponsored health plans won ...

The latest jobs report showed a loss of 92,000 jobs in February. After months of easing unemployment, that number crept up ...

Reports on private sector hiring offer a preview of what to expect in Friday’s federal jobs report, including a growing gap ...