Axios

Sweetgreen appears well-positioned to ride new trends in the economy.

Why it matters: Restaurants have been among the slowest businesses to recover from the pandemic — battling financial hardship from closures and broken supply chains, then worker shortages, inflation and the fallout of remote work.

Houston's mayor said at least four people died in a severe windstorm that caused widespread damage Thursday, as the National Weather Service warned of "dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding" in eastern Texas and western Louisiana.

The big picture: The NWS' Storm Prediction Center had warned of possible tornadoes and issued a high risk (Level 4 of 4) of excessive rainfall for portions of western Louisiana and eastern Texas as widespread thunderstorms struck the already-saturated region.

The current dynamics of a well-supplied market in critical minerals are a poor guide to the future, an exhaustive new report finds.

Why it matters: These inputs are vital to producing renewable energy and powering electric vehicles. And an International Energy Agency analysis finds that while supplies of critical minerals have so far outpaced demand, sharp increases in production are needed to facilitate Paris climate targets.