Report on Business

The leadership race for the World Trade Organization has been thrown into disarray after the United States opposed the appointment of former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

A Japanese supercomputer shows how humidity can have a large effect on the dispersion of virus particles, pointing to heightened coronavirus contagion risks in dry, indoor conditions during the winter months

Rob Carrick and Roma Luciw, co-hosts of the The Globe’s new personal finance podcast Stress Test, answer questions during an Instagram live on the financial pressure of raising children. Together they discuss RESPs, surging grocery bills and parents supporting their kids into their 20s.

Personal finance expert Preet Banerjee explains the two formulas you need to know: Three Months' Interest and Interest Rate Differential (IRD)

Rick Smith decided to conduct an experiment on himself to see if he could measure an increase of microplastics in his body. The author and Executive Director of the Broadbent Institute says the lab-based tests on his stool samples are the first of their kind in North America to search for traces of the tiny plastic particles in people. Microplastics have been discovered circulating in the environment and are linked to health concerns.

In the lab at Toronto's Downtown Camera, the staff is busy fulfilling developing and scanning jobs for photographers who are shooting on film. Here's a peek at how they processed a roll of Portra 800 120mm for The Globe's story on the expansion of the store to meet the growth of film usage.

The Globe and Mail was Canada’s first newspaper to have its own flying newsroom in the 1930’s. The aircraft was destroyed before it could see much action, but it wasn’t the end of The Globe’s air operations.