published Apr 10th 2016, 5:54 pm, by Emma O’Brien (Bloomberg) — U.S. oil topped $40 a barrel for the first time this month, extending Friday’s surge amid easing concern over a global glut ahead of a meeting of major producers. Commodity-linked currencies held on to gains. West Texas Intermediate crude

Turns out that the United States Food and Drug Administration has given its stamp of approval on a number of new varieties of genetically modified apples and potatoes. The agency evaluated two varieties of genetically modified apples from Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Inc. in Canada and six varieties of genetically modified