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Eating chocolate more than once a week can make you smarter

Researchers from the University of Maine have linked habitual chocolate consumption to improved cognitive function.




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Joe Fresh creator barely acknowledges Bangladeshi factory collapse during Toronto Fashion Week

Joe Mimran is more concerned with his flow of creative juices than the tragedy.




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Intricate geek chic jewelry is made from recycled electronic circuit boards

The complex little patterns of old circuit boards are highlighted in this lovely handmade collection of jewelry for men and women.




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The Weekend Recap: Friday-Sunday, July 29, 30 & 31, 2011

With ~30+ new posts on TreeHugger.com each weekday, we understand if you miss a post here and there. To keep you up-to-date, here's what we covered over the weekend, July 29, 30, and 31, 2011.Animals Jaymi told us that




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The Week in Pictures: Tree House Kindergarten, Transparent TVs, and More

An amazing circular kindergarten in Tokyo is built around a tree. We also have transparent TVs, the gnarliest waves ever surfed, a wild proposed pier for Florida, and more.




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Recipe of the Week: Grilled Marinated Portobello Mushrooms

Now that the barbecue season is well under way you may be getting tired of the same veggie burgers. A simple alternative is grilled portobello mushrooms.




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Photo: Squirrel peeks out from a palm

Our photo of the day comes from Los Angeles, California.





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YouTube Beauty Stylist Andrea Brooks Reveals Holiday Party Beauty Tips in Latest Colgate® Optic White® Smile Show™ Episode ¿¿ - Video Sneak-Peek

Exclusive sneak-peek of how Andrea gets her #BrilliantSmile holiday ready in Episode 7 of The Smile Show.




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Las Vegas Kicks-Off Big Game Weekend with Famous Budweiser Clydesdales - Budweiser Clydesdales Kick-Off Big Game Weekend in Las Vegas

The famous Budweiser Clydesdales kick-off Big Game weekend in Las Vegas by posing with show girls, trotting down Las Vegas Strip and a visit to the South Point sports book. Photo credit: Las Vegas News Bureau






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How To Use Disney Pixar Movies To Teach Kids About Friendship - Hide and Seek

Watch Arlo and Spot’s friendship grow in this heartwarming clip. THE GOOD DINOSAUR Available on Digital HD, Blu-ray and Disney Movies Anywhere today!






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Laura Dern, Kellie Pickler, Valerie Harper Among Notable Voices Kicking Off National Women's Lung Health Week - #ShareYourVoice for LUNG FORCE

Laura Dern, Kellie Pickler, Valerie Harper Among Notable Voices Kicking Off National Women’s Lung Health Week





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YouTube Beauty Stylist Andrea Brooks Reveals Holiday Party Beauty Tips in Latest Colgate® Optic White® Smile Show™ Episode ¿¿ - Video Sneak-Peek

Exclusive sneak-peek of how Andrea gets her #BrilliantSmile holiday ready in Episode 7 of The Smile Show.




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Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans to meet next week on embattled Trump nominee Pack

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is planning on holding a meeting next week on President Donald Trump's controversial nomination to lead a federal media organization.




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Oil jumps 5%, snaps 3-week losing streak

Oil prices jumped on Friday, extending the previous session's gains, buoyed by a lower-than-expected gain in U.S. crude inventories and the start of output cuts in a bid to offset a slump in fuel demand triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.




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Oil jumps 5%, posts second straight week of gains

Oil prices gained on Friday as more countries began relaxing restrictions put in place to halt the coronavirus pandemic, raising hopes that demand for crude and its products will start to pick up.




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LinkedIn offers to connect job-seekers with essential businesses for free

In the wake of COVID-19 shutting down broad swaths of the economy, LinkedIn is ditching the core engine of its business model to help people connect with jobs at no cost.




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Weekly mortgage applications show real recovery in homebuying, as interest rates set another record low

Homebuyers appear to be heading slowly back into the market, as the coronavirus-stricken economy begins to reopen.




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NFL teams seeing high early ticket demand despite Covid-19, agency SeatGeek says

The Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are among the most in-demand teams, while demand for Patriots tickets is way down, according to ticket volume data provided by SeatGeek.




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Rural retail chain owner Stage Stores prepares for bankruptcy that could come as soon as next week

Stage Stores has about 700 department stores predominately in small towns and rural communities. It employed roughly 13,600 full-time and part-time employees as of February.




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Department stores had an insane week. Here's everything that happened

It was another onslaught of bad news from America's department store chains, including bankruptcy filings and store closures, this week. And that likely will not be letting up anytime soon.




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JC Penney in talks to fund potential bankruptcy filing next week

If J.C. Penney files for bankruptcy without financing in hand, it could doom the department store chain's restructuring process.




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Federal Reserve seeks banks' advice as it gets into direct lending with coronavirus relief

The Federal Reserve has reached out to investment and retail banks for feedback on its Main Street lending program ahead of its formal launch, according to people familiar with the matter.




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US weekly jobless claims hit 3.84 million, topping 30 million over the last 6 weeks

Jobless claims for the week ended April 25 came in at the lowest level in a month but bring the rolling six-week total to 30.3 million as part of the worst employment crisis in U.S. history




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April's jobs report showing millions out of work looms large in the week ahead

In the week ahead, the April jobs report is expected to show the highest unemployment since 1939.




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It's critical we have cheap, rapid at-home testing for Covid-19, but that could take weeks or even months, experts say

Most experts agree that Covid-19 testing is vital to safely reopen the economy. But getting to scale presents challenges, they say.




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Tesla tells furloughed workers to expect a week or more of unemployment

On Friday, Tesla braced its furloughed U.S. employees for at least another week of unemployment, wrapping up a wild week that included expletives and wild tweets from CEO Elon Musk.




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Fiat Chrysler to restart US production in two weeks after coronavirus shutdowns lead to $1.8 billion quarterly loss

Despite the "unexpected and unprecedented times" due to Covid-19, the company, said Tuesday that it and French automaker PSA Group "remain committed" to a previously announced merger of equals.




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Michigan governor to allow state's auto manufacturing plants to reopen next week

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will allow the state's auto manufacturing plants, most of which have been shuttered since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, to reopen beginning Monday.




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Rystad Energy: Global crude storage capacity may reach the top in about 3-4 weeks

Bjørnar Tonhaugen of Rystad Energy discusses what could potentially happen to oil prices when the U.S. and the world is projected to run out of viable physical storage capacity, potentially sometime in May.




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Why one of the nation's largest car dealers says sales have been improving in recent weeks

Bryan DeBoer, CEO of car dealer Lithia Motors, discusses how auto sales have trended during the COVID-10 pandemic, and how the company has adapted to accommodate potential car buyers, including home delivery and pickup.




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Dwek: It's great we're restarting, but the level of growth we're going to get is nothing close to what he had pre-crisis

Esty Dwek of Natixis Investment Managers discusses market reaction to plans by U.S. states and some countries to reopen their economies, and whether stocks may be pricing in too much optimism.




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Cramer's week ahead: Wall Street is having a 'curb-your-enthusiasm moment'

"'Sell in May and go away' is suboptimal advice, people, but this May, it just so happens that the market's run too much versus the fundamentals," the "Mad Money" host said.




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House Democrats hope to vote on coronavirus bill next week as Republicans press pause

Democrats are pushing to pass their next coronavirus relief bill, but Republicans have less urgency as they grow wary of taxpayer spending.




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Virus hits Trump's inner circle, unemployment rivals Great Depression: This week's recap and our best reads

The U.S. shed a record number of jobs in April, Trump's personal valet tests positive for virus: This weeks news recap and our best reads.




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Traders recap scary week on Wall Street and see more wild times ahead

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange swapped stories all week about the extreme trading conditions they witnessed.




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The S&P 500 ekes out a small gain to start the week, supported by strength from big tech

Stocks rose slightly on Monday to start the week, as the advance in the biggest U.S. technology shares lifted the market higher.




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The Week That Was: 20.5 million jobs lost in April, unemployment near 15%

CNBC's Dominic Chu looks ahead to what are likely to be next week's top business and financial stories.




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The Week Ahead: Disney reopens Shanghai park

CNBC's Dominic Chu looks ahead to what are likely to be next week's top business and financial stories.




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General Motors ekes out $294 million profit in the first quarter despite crippling production and sales from coronavirus

The Covid-19 outbreak cut deeply into GM's performance, costing the largest U.S. automaker $1.4 billion before taxes during the first three months.




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Apple to reopen stores in US starting next week

The vast majority of Apple's stores outside of China have been closed since March in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. In recent weeks, a few locations have reopened in countries such as South Korea, Australia and Germany.




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Dow rises more than 400 points despite record job losses, posts first weekly gain in three

Stocks rose even after the ugliest monthly jobs report ever as investors bet the worst of the coronavirus and its economic impact has passed.




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Three options strategies for the week: January 13, 2019

The "Options Action" traders share their first moves for the market open.




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Three options strategies for the week: January 27, 2020

The "Options Action" traders share their first moves for the market open.




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Three options strategies for the week: February 24, 2020

The "Options Action" traders share their first moves for the market open.