Dan Weissmann

Reporter, Sustainability

Latest Stories (232)

Oil prices shoot sky-high. Olive oil, that is.

Dec 25, 2014
A lousy crop means high prices. At least for the real thing.

Nike earnings: Wall Street and Sneakerheads weigh in

Dec 18, 2014
The street vs. Wall Street on Nike

Consumer sentiment and retail sales

Dec 12, 2014
The monthly Index of Consumer Sentiment has clues about holiday sales numbers.

At climate change meeting, poor countries step forward

Dec 10, 2014
More developing countries are making the commitment to fight emissions.

Who wins and loses as oil prices fall

Dec 9, 2014
The worst-hit countries are small oil producers that depend greatly on the revenue.

Time to think about saving for retirement (again)

Nov 28, 2014
The average household nearing retirement has just $110,000 socked away in retirement accounts, one expert says.

Would #BoycottBlackFriday help Ferguson, or Wal-Mart?

Nov 26, 2014
It depends on whether customers just buy the same stuff later. Or get creative.

The hidden dangers of low oil prices

Nov 24, 2014
Whole states lose out, and, also, global warming.

McDonald's is not lovin' GMO potato

Nov 20, 2014
McDonald's appears to agree with customers who see new FDA-approved genetically modified potato as unhealthy.