“Imagine going to the bakery and every twentieth time you visit, you get the bread for free – or are actually paid to take it away. At some point the baker’s going to decide this isn’t great business.

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

U.S. Marine Corps deployed at the southern border in San Diego, reinforce the US-Mexico border wall as pictured from Colonia Libertad in Tijuana, Baja Calif. state, Mexico on Feb. 5, 2025. Reporter ...

ZURICH, June 19 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank cut its interest rate to zero on Thursday and did not rule out returning borrowing costs to negative territory in future, although it stressed this ...

A negative mindset is known to trigger or heighten stress and anxiety — and new research has revealed other trickle-down effects on mental and physical health. Researchers from Amen Clinics, a ...

France registered its second-lowest price ever observed in May with -€118/MWh. Image: Mariana Proenca via Unsplash. France has registered zero or negative energy prices for 90% of days in May 2025, ...

I’m a zero at mental arithmetic. It’s true—I struggle with this skill—but I want to focus on the phrase itself. In our language, we often equate zero with something negative. But zero is the only real ...

Europe is experiencing a record number of hours with negative electricity prices as renewable energy production outpaces demand. Negative energy prices, while beneficial for consumers, threaten the ...

Nipping negative repetitive thinking in the bud has the potential to stave off numerous mental health disorders. Think Eeyore and Piglet. Cheerful Piglet is a chronic worrier, coping with anxiety; ...

As the nation experiences what many experts believe is the second-largest wave of COVID infections since the pandemic started, many Americans will be checking to make sure they don’t have the ...