US economic growth for last quarter is revised up slightly to a healthy 3.4% annual rate

The U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.4% annual pace from October through December, the government said in an upgrade from its previous estimate. The government had previously estimated that the economy expanded at a 3.2% rate last quarter. The Commerce Department’s revised measure of the nation’s gross domestic product — the total output of goods and services — confirmed that the economy decelerated from its sizzling 4.9% rate of expansion in the July-September quarter. But last quarter’s growth was still a solid performance, coming in the face of higher interest rates and powered by…

Holcim: in the green with broker upgrade

(marketscreener.com) Holcim gains nearly 1% in Zurich, helped by comments from Oddo BHF, which raises its opinion on the building materials group’s stock from ‘neutral’ to ‘outperform’, with a price target raised from CHF 73 to CHF 95.The research firm justifies its upgrade by the update of market data and the inclusion in the beta of the spin-off of North American…https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/HOLCIM-LTD-2956274/news/Holcim-in-the-green-with-broker-upgrade-46311041/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20240328

‘People mustn’t feel meat is being taken away’: German hospitals serve planetary health diet

A group of hospitals serve up a menu rich in plants – and say they have had few complaintsPatrick Burrichter did not think about saving lives or protecting the planet when he trained as a chef in a hotel kitchen. But 25 years later he has focused his culinary skills on doing exactly that.From an industrial park on the outskirts of Berlin, Burrichter and his team cook for a dozen hospitals that offer patients a “planetary health” diet – one that is rich in plants and light in animals. Compared with the typical diet in Germany, known for its bratwurst sausage and doner kebab, the 13,000…

Internautas celebran invitación de Colombia a músico Silvio Rodríguez

Imagen principal: Imágenes del cantautor cubano Silvio Rodríguez, la letra de sus canciones y fragmentos de sus presentaciones más icónicas se multiplican hoy en las redes sociales de los colombianos.Tras la divulgación de una carta en la que el ministro de las Culturas, las Artes y los Saberes de Colombia, Juan David Correa, le pide al trovador volver a la nación sudamericana y ofrecer un concierto, el nombre del bardo se convirtió aquí incluso en trending topic en X.