There are definitely times in which anxiety and even depression are part of the cancer process. For example, the initial adjustment to being diagnosed with cancer can be one of the most trying times in the cancer experience, in which a whirlwind of emotions and racing thoughts take over.
Vertical farming: A hot new area for investors. One of the hottest new areas for early-stage investors right now is vertical farming, says investment banker Craig Lawson. One of the most promising fields in agriculture these days entails growing crops indoors in layers, stacked in racks, in existing underutilized warehouses or multi-story buildings.
Vertical integration. Vertical integration is the merging together of two businesses that are at different stages of productionâfor example, a food manufacturer and a chain of supermarkets. Merging in this way with something further on in the production process (and thus closer to the final consumer) is known as forward integration.