It’s never smart to keep hungry people waiting for their food. They turn ‘hangry.’ No one has mastered this idea better than Chinese takeout restaurants, which have put a premium on speed ever since they emerged in the 1800s. That’s when a wave of Chinese immigrants came to the US and opened up cheap and cheerful restaurants catering to …

DUBAI / Reuters Gulf stock markets were mixed on Tuesday with a retreat by Shuaa Capital helping to dampen Dubai while the success of the Kuwait government’s debut international bond issue buoyed that market. The Dubai index fell 0.9 percent as Shuaa dropped 4.2 percent. It had risen more than 18 percent to a seven-year high in the previous two …

  SEOUL / AP Global stocks drifted lower on Tuesday as investors looked to the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting for an expected interest rate increase and hints on future hikes. Britain’s pound fell after the country’s parliament cleared the way for Britain to start its exit process from the European Union. Britain’s FTSE 100 shed 0.1 percent to 7,358 while …