Central American migrant pleads guilty to deadly 2023 stabbing outside Copiague deli
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — A Salvadoran national has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for a fatal stabbing that occurred outside a Copiague deli in 2023, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced Wednesday.…
Big Business Took A Beating From Conservatives Over Woke Marketing In 2023, But Did It Change Anything?
Big Business Took A Beating From Conservatives Over Woke Marketing In 2023, But Did It Change Anything? Will Kessler on January 1, 2024 Companies like Anheuser-Busch, Target and Disney faced criticism and…
Fisker delivers 4,700 electric cars in 2023, shares jump
(Reuters) – Fisker said on Friday its electric vehicle deliveries jumped more than four-fold during the final quarter, helping it hand over about 4,700 vehicles for the year. The rise in quarterly…
Russia short of around 4.8 million workers in 2023, crunch to persist – Izvestia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia was short of around 4.8 million workers in 2023 and the problem will remain acute in 2024, the Izvestia newspaper reported on Sunday, citing experts and research from…
Latin America unemployment near decade low in 2023, may reverse next year, UN labor agency says
By Marco Aquino (Reuters) – Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean fell in 2023 to its lowest level since 2014, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday, but an expected…
Global trade to contract by 5% in 2023, UN body says
GENEVA (Reuters) – Global trade is set to contract by 5% in 2023 compared to last year, the United Nations trade body said on Monday, with an overall pessimistic forecast for 2024.…
In 2023, bold EV strategies took a punch from reality
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – This was the year the auto industry’s race toward an all-electric future took a detour. Heading into 2023, automakers were gearing up to invest $1.2 trillion…
16-year-old Virginian charged as an Adult for October 21, 2023, murder of 24-year-old D.C. Resident
WASHINGTON – Ashton Inabinet, 16, of Alexandria, Virginia, was arrested yesterday on Second Degree Murder While Armed charges stemming from the homicide of 24-year-old Diamonte Lewis…
AI defined 2023. Bullets and ballots will shape 2024
By Simon Robinson (Reuters) – How to sum up the most important news of the year past? The obvious answer in 2023 is to use Artificial Intelligence. In that spirit, I asked…
US demand for new credit down in 2023, New York Fed survey shows
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Demand for new credit in the U.S. over the last year has declined and will likely stay soft in the future, according to a…
Senate Passes Armenian Protection Act of 2023, Menendez Shows Strong Support
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – In a significant move, the U.S. Senate has passed the Armenian Protection Act of 2023, receiving commendation from Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.). The act aims to halt military…
Ukraine GDP to rebound in 2023, inflation to fall – EU Commission
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ukraine’s economic growth will rebound this year and next after a plunge in 2022 caused by the Russian invasion, and inflation is slowing sharply but even in 2025 its…
Harvard posts investment gain in fiscal 2023, endowment stands at $50.7 billion
BOSTON (Reuters) – Harvard University’s endowment fund, the world’s largest university endowment, posted a small investment gain that bested several other top U.S. universities’ returns but saw the value of the fund…
World Bank sees Saudi economy contracting in 2023, MENA growth sharply lower
By Rachna Uppal DUBAI (Reuters) – The World Bank expects Saudi Arabia’s economy to contract by 0.9% in 2023, it said in a report on Thursday, revising its growth forecast for the…
Portugal PM sees budget surplus in 2023, its second in almost 50 years
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – The Portuguese government will end the year with a budget surplus, its second in almost five decades, compared with a deficit equivalent to 0.4% of gross…
Where Is the Nearest New Jersey Spirit Halloween Store in 2023: A Complete List
Spirit Halloween, a popular seasonal retailer, has expanded its footprint across New Jersey with a wide selection of Halloween costumes, decorations, and accessories. The chain, which operates over 1,500 stores throughout the…
BMW expects higher China sales in 2023, finance chief says
By Christina Amann MUNICH (Reuters) – BMW expects to sell more cars in China this year despite a local price war in the electric vehicle (EV) segment, and muted demand overall, the…
Americans to Spend 55% Less on Labor Day in 2023, How It Affects Shore Business
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – Americans are planning on spending 55% less this coming Labor Day weekend and that could be good or bad for businesses here at the Jersey Shore. That means…
China new home prices growth likely flat in 2023, dragging on economy – Reuters poll
By Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new home prices will likely show no growth this year, according to a Reuters poll, highlighting the intense pressure in the crisis-hit…
UK food price inflation to fall to 10% in late 2023, BoE’s Pill says
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British food price inflation is likely to fall to around 10% later this year, but will need to drop further for overall consumer price inflation (CPI)…
Lufthansa headed for record result in 2023, CEO tells Focus
BERLIN (Reuters) – German airline Lufthansa is on course for a record year, even as it has fewer flights than originally planned this year, CEO Carsten Spohr told Focus news magazine on…
French growth seen fragile through 2023, inflation slowing – INSEE
PARIS (Reuters) – The French economy will grow 0.1% in the second quarter of the year, the INSEE statistics agency said, revising down an earlier forecast of 0.2% due to weak household…
Semi shorts down $18 billion in mark-to-market losses in 2023, S3 Partners says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Short sellers in U.S. shares related to the semiconductor industry are down $18.31 billion in mark-to-market losses for the year to date, including $7.2 billion in losses since…
Economic fears to cap oil prices below $90 through 2023: Reuters poll
By Kavya Guduru (Reuters) – Oil prices will creep up from current levels as major producer group OPEC+ maintains restrictions on supplies, but economic headwinds will keep them below $90 a barrel…
China new home prices growth to narrow in 2023: Reuters poll
By Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new home prices will see a slower growth this year, according to a Reuters poll, suggesting pent-up demand after the country’s economic…
EU exec sees stronger 2023, 2024 euro zone growth, but higher inflation
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone economic growth will be faster than previously expected this year and next thanks to faster expansion in Italy and Spain, but inflation will also…
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