Natural food dye companies are ramping up production after RFK Junior's call to eliminate artificial colors by the end of 2026, and more and more companies have announced that they're working towards that goal. But some food executives say an industry-wide transition could take more than 6 years. Sensient Technologies might not be a household name, but you probably have its products in your home.As one of the world's largest dye manufacturers, it's been in business for almost 150 years and has been producin ...

Renewable energy like wind and solar has created a hidden infrastructure problem. The issue is that power grids which carry electricity to homes and businesses weren't designed for wind and solar. And even though renewables have become a larger part of the overall power supply, grid infrastructure hasn't kept up.It's why some grid experts say renewables contributed to the severity of the blackout across Spain and Portugal in April. Conventional power plants like coal and natural gas have inertia built into ...

Immigration Policy - Some voters feel President Trump's deportation plan is moving too slowly [2][3] - Others believe he has kept his promise regarding border control, even if deportation numbers haven't surpassed Obama's [4] - There's frustration over the lack of progress on H-1B visas and green cards, despite promises made during the campaign [5][6] - Some believe the administration isn't doing enough to address the issues faced by immigrants trying to obtain green cards legally [7] Foreign Policy - There are differing opinions on President Trump's approach to foreign policy, particularly regarding the war in Ukraine [9] - Some disagree with the claim that Trump solved the issue between Iran and Israel [10] - The US's actions regarding Iran, specifically not preventing Israel's attack, are seen as hypocritical by some [11] - There are concerns about the potential consequences of military action against Iran and a preference for diplomatic solutions [12][14] - Some believe the US should do more to support the Palestinians, particularly by providing aid and medical equipment [15][16] Economic Outlook - There's a general optimism about the economic future, although concerns remain about the housing bubble [22] - Some voters feel that President Trump's influence on departments impacts their economic future [25] - There are mixed views on whether President Trump's actions are helping or hurting efforts to achieve financial goals, with some pointing to the Federal Reserve's role in setting interest rates [24][25] - There's a call for President Trump to do a better job at cutting down the deficit [28]

[Music] With lights dimmed and no workers in sight, this car factory in China uses hundreds of robots to churn out dozens of electric vehicles an hour, 24/7. This is a dark factory, an area of the plant so automated and with so little human presence that in theory the lights could be completely shut off. Factories like this one are part of China's bid to use hyper automation to dominate the electric vehicle or EV market.But the furious trade war between Washington and Beijing raises a key question. Who is g ...

How much bigger can this AI trade that already looms so large over our market really get. We're still very very early days of AI. And you know I think if you look at AI where we are now still in the beginning of building infrastructure right and it's building data center it building chips it's building all the GPUs and things like that. So we're still very early of AI and all if you want to achieve that vision that infrastructure you want to build you know Nvidia has obviously significant lead on that.So if ...

After the big tariff announcement, something happened that shocked economists. And it wasn't the stock market dropping. It was the value of the dollar dropping.Usually, in times of market turmoil, it increases because investors are flocking to the US for safety. That national debt was also one of the main reasons the US's credit rating was downgraded soon after. Congress spends more than it brings in through tax revenue.For 20 years, we've had a budget deficit. 2024's $1.8% $8 trillion deficit was added to ...

- [Narrator] Vanishing wardrobes, disappearing minibars, sinks in the entryway, and even this, your hotel room has been shrinking. See, with the rise of Airbnb and plateauing hotel occupancy rates, operators are on the hunt for the most profitable design, and select-service hotels, which offer scale back amenities are outpacing full service hotels when it comes to profits. Take Marriott's mid-tier Moxy brand, its rooms are a little over half of the size of the average American guest room, and yet its rooms ...

How are you thinking about the private markets right now. I think private market is overvalued, you know, uh and uh and I think OpenAI, SpaceX, yeah, like these are great businesses, but let's take SpaceX, right. I'm I have no coram with SpaceX.It's a great company, but I'm just asking a question. If you're investing in SpaceX, are you investing in a company that has peak market share with a peak multiple. Right.That is the problem right because I just can't imagine a world that a decade from now that every ...

So, you've said you don't think the Federal Reserve should be in a rush to cut interest rates. Why is that. So, I've been describing today's economy as like driving through fog.Um uh just some examples. Um there's a tax bill being um uh discussed, but no one actually knows what's going to end up in it and when it's going to pass. Um we've talked about tariffs, but I don't know, maybe you know better than I do, but I couldn't tell you what the tariff rate on Europe is going to be six months from now.Sure. Um ...

Think back to all the turbulent events that have happened in politics in the last few months. We've had tariffs on again and off again. We had this big Republican tax bill that narrowly squeaked through Congress.We've seen an aggressive program of deportations from the Trump administration and the Jeffrey Epstein matter has resurfaced in the news. Now look at our new Wall Street Journal poll. That big Republican tax bill, more people disapprove of it than support it.They think overall that it's going to hel ...