Bloomberg Cities ranging from Boston to New York and Washington are set to swelter through Thursday as high heat and humidity combine to make 95-degree temperatures feel as if they’re 100 degrees Fahrenheit or more, boosting energy demand to cool homes and businesses. A large area of high pressure has parked across the eastern US, bringing in a typical summer ...

Bloomberg India plans to spend $1.4 billion to send a crew of three to space by 2022, spurred by PM Narendra Modi’s goal that will help the country break into an elite club. A module with three astronauts will be launched from Sriharikota, a tiny barrier island in southeastern India, taking the passengers on a seven-day voyage around the Earth, ...

Bloomberg When Amazon.com Inc. bought Whole Foods last year, investors panicked and dumped shares in Kroger, Sprouts Farmers Market and even Walmart. The fear was that the e-commerce leviathan would disrupt yet another industry. Since then, the concerns have subsided as investors and analysts came to recognise that it will be years before Amazon becomes a major player in the ...