ROCHESTER / AP All is not well in cranberry country this harvesting season, the 200th anniversary of the world’s first known commercial cultivation. In the birthplace of the industry, many Massachusetts growers whose families have tended bogs for generations are in “dire straits,” facing challenges that include rising production costs, decreasing crop values, changing consumer habits and increasing competition …

  Rio de Janeiro / DPA Carlos Saman is a 54-year-old library employee in the city of Nilopolis, not far from Rio de Janeiro, but oftentimes you will find him sifting Copacabana’s sandy beaches, hunting for treasure. Not pirate treasure, but the valuable objects that beach-goers drop. Very early on a recent morning on the beach, Saman and his 31-year-old …

  Dubai / Emirates Business According to a new report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), FinTech companies in the GCC now account for 7% of all FinTech business in the Middle East and Africa region. Taking on the successful business models of the United States of America (USA), payment solutions account for approximately 40% of all FinTech business in …