Dog fighting, gang activity lands Jackson man in prison for 17 years
FREEHOLD, N.J. — A Jackson Township man has been sentenced to 17 years in state prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that connected multiple street gangs and fueled violent crime…
Japan Jan factory activity languishes, but service sector picks up – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity shrank for the eight consecutive month in January amid weak demand, but the service sector saw strong gains as new business picked up, a private business…
New Zealand house prices unchanged, activity improving -REINZ
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand house prices were unchanged in December, but more broadly activity is improving with sales increasing and houses selling more quickly, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand…
Japan service activity expands in Dec, led by strong new business – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s December service activity expanded at a faster pace from the previous month thanks to strong demand and a lift in confidence even though the overall growth rate was…
China’s Dec services activity expands at quickest pace in 5 months – Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s services activity expanded at the fastest pace in five months thanks to a solid rise in new business, a private-sector survey showed on Thursday, lifting the degree of…
Global factory activity ended 2023 on a soft note
By Indradip Ghosh and Sam Holmes BENGALURU/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Global factories had a weak finish to 2023, with euro zone activity contracting for an 18th straight month in December and Asia’s manufacturing…
China factory activity growth accelerates in Dec – Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity expanded at a quicker pace in December due to stronger gains in output and new orders, but business confidence for 2024 remained subdued, a private-sector survey…
S.Korea factory activity contracts on cooling new orders -PMI
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s factory activity contracted in December, a business survey showed on Tuesday, due to falling new orders, which were squeezed by weaker Chinese demand. The…
Russian factory activity expands at fastest pace in seven years in Dec -PMI
(Reuters) – Activity in Russia’s manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest pace in almost seven years in December, a business survey showed on Friday, though new export orders contracted for the second…
Taiwan reports more Chinese military activity as election approaches
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan reported Chinese warplanes and warships around the island on Saturday, including aircraft crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait, as Beijing continues military activities with three…
Brazil economic activity down 0.06% in October
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Economic activity in Brazil performed worse than expected in October, central bank data showed on Wednesday, corroborating broad readings of economic cooling. The IBC-Br index, a key predictor…
US business activity picks up in December- S&P Global survey
WASHINGTON(Reuters) – U.S. business activity picked up in December amid rising orders and demand for workers, which could further help to allay fears of a sharp slowdown in economic growth in the…
German economic activity deteriorates in Dec-PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s economic downturn worsened this month with both manufacturing and services activity contracting, a preliminary survey showed on Friday, pointing to a recession in Europe’s biggest economy at the…
French business activity contracts more than expected in December -flash PMI
PARIS (Reuters) – French business activity declined faster than expected in December, a survey showed on Friday, as demand for goods and services in the euro zone’s second-biggest economy deteriorated further. The…
Japan’s factory activity extends declines as pressures persist- PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity shrank for a seventh straight month in December while the service sector made modest gains, a business survey showed on Friday, as weak demand and price…
New Zealand house prices fall but activity up -REINZ
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand house prices fell in November, but more broadly sales activity is improving with more listings coming to market and houses selling more quickly, the…
Australia business mood darkens as activity slows -survey
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian business confidence fell to its lowest since the pandemic in November as sales and profits softened, a survey showed on Tuesday, while price pressures picked up amid a…
Activity in the U.S. Attorney’s Office
Child Pornography Daniel Gumm, age 35, of Laramie, Wyoming, was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for possession of child [censored]ography. According to court documents, on Dec. 27, 2022, the National…
Jacksonville Man Indicted For Attempting To Entice And Meet An 11-Year-Old Child To Engage In Sexual Activity
Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Amol Chandrashekhar Khedkar (58, Jacksonville) with using his cellphone and the internet to attempt to entice…
Fall in euro zone Nov business activity adds to recession expectations -PMI
LONDON (Reuters) – The downturn in euro zone business activity eased last month but still indicates the bloc’s economy will contract again this quarter as the dominant services industry continues to struggle…
Russia services activity grows at slowest pace in 10 months -PMI
(Reuters) – Activity in Russia’s services sector grew at its slowest pace in 10 months in November, a business survey showed on Tuesday, as new domestic and export business growth eased and…
Saudi non-oil activity eases in November but outlook improves -PMI
DUBAI (Reuters) – Growth in non-oil business activity in Saudi Arabia eased in November from the previous month as a decline in export demand and inflationary pressures weighed, but the outlook was…
China’s Nov services activity accelerates on boost from new orders – Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s services activity expanded at a quicker pace in November, a private-sector survey showed on Tuesday, as the upturn in new businesses were the best seen for three months…
Japan’s Nov service activity grows at slowest pace in a year – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s service activity expanded at the slowest pace in a year in November, weighed by an accelerating decline in new exports and softer demand, however, the outlook for the…
Chile’s economic activity index up 0.3% in October, offset by mining decline
(Reuters) – Chile’s IMACEC economic activity index rose 0.3% in October from the previous year, the central bank said on Friday, slightly below forecasts. Economists polled by Reuters expected a 0.4% increase.…
Davenport, Iowa, Man Sentenced to Ten Years for Attempted Enticement of a Minor and Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Activity
PEORIA, Ill. – Auston McLain, 38, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced today to ten years’ imprisonment, to be followed by ten years of supervised release, following his June 2023 conviction by a…
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