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Curated coffees and exotic flavors lead 2025 food trends

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More than two-thirds of consumers say they have a health goal to drink more water, according to Datassential's Consumer Preferences platform. But they aren't stopping there. Conversations about hyper-personalized, hormone-based nutrition, as well as sustainable restaurant and grocery options, lead food trends in 2025.
Americans ... (full story)


PBS, NPR stations struggle with Trump-fueled government funding cuts

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NEW YORK (AP) — Coping with a sudden loss in federal funding, PBS affiliate KSPS in Spokane, Washington, faced a surprise extra hurdle. Many of its contributing members — at one point almost half — lived in Canada, and they were withdrawing support out of anger at President Donald Trump's desire to make the country ... (full story)


Financial struggles and financial knowledge

The final version of the 2024 National Financial Capability Study was recently released by FINRA's Investor Education Foundation (tinyurl.com/y656ja3d).
I had written about an initial release from the study in April -- mainly that there had not been improvement from previous results in 2021 when it came to correctly answering s ... (full story)


Mozambique embraces a $6 billion electricity project, southern Africa's biggest in 50 years

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SIDUAVA, Mozambique (AP) — Hermínio Guambe used to cut hair in a tiny barbershop with no electricity in his village outside Mozambique's capital. The arrival of power changed everything.
The 48-year-old now uses hair dryers. The village pharmacy stocks vital medicines requiring refrigeration. More jobs were created ... (full story)


Averaging down

Q: One of my stocks has been falling. Should I buy more of the now lower-priced shares? -- C.J., Dallas
A: If you do, you'll be "averaging down," meaning you reduce the average price you paid for your shares by buying additional ones at lower prices. That can work well sometimes -- perhaps in a big market pullback (whe ... (full story)