Month: October 2024

Bowmore is responsible for some of the rarest—and priciest—scotch on the planet. Last October a single bottle of the distillery’s oldest whisky (entered into barrel in 1962) sold for nearly a quarter of a million US dollars. The Black Bowmore, meanwhile, originally distilled in 1964, tops the list of many a connoisseur’s “bucket list drams.”
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This weekend the Great American Beer Festival convened in downtown Denver bringing with it over 500 breweries from across the country and 40,000 enthusiasts from around the globe. In addition to being the largest tasting event of its kind, the annual extravaganza, hosted by the Brewers Association, also features the industry’s most influential judging. Today
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In this article DAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Delta aircraft at the airline’s hangar in Atlanta Leslie Josephs/CNBC Delta Air Lines expects to grow earnings in the fourth quarter, thanks to resilient travel demand and strong bookings for year-end holidays. The Atlanta-based carrier on Thursday forecast fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.60 to
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The Milanese know how to do one thing particularly well: the art of aperitivo. In the late afternoons, office workers flock to stylish spots to loosen up and unwind with a drink and a selection of small bites as a precursor to an evening meal. Although the city is replete with places to enjoy an
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Lying at the foot of the Alps, Milan is Italy’s financial hub and economic driver, home to the country’s Stock Exchange. It is also Italy’s most cosmopolitan city, with a modern central district dominated by skyscrapers and a pretty historical quarter lined with palazzi (palaces) – each harbouring wonderful hidden courtyards. Leader of Italy’s fashion and design industry,
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Droughts are worsening and extreme weather events are increasing in intensity. Conflict is driving food insecurity rates higher. And “under our feet, all the time, soils are degrading,” says Sieglinde Snapp, Director, Sustainable Agrifood Systems Program for CIMMYT. We’re seeing what Dr. Evan Fraser from the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph calls
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In this article UAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT United airplanes are seen at the Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, Unitted States on July 16, 2024.  Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images United Airlines is plotting a 2025 international expansion that spans Senegal to Mongolia and Greenland to Palau, a bid to
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Marla Dukharan isn’t one to shy away from hard truths. Widely regarded as the Caribbean’s leading economist, she has built a reputation for her sharp, no-nonsense assessments of the region’s most complex challenges. She sits down with me to discuss the region’s increasingly severe hurricanes and Caribbean food insecurity, but quickly steers the conversation toward
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