New Jersey housing chief charged with stealing $20K in public funds for home repairs
NORTH BERGEN, NJ — The former executive director of the North Bergen Housing Authority has been charged with stealing more than $20,000 in public funds by using city vendors to perform contract…
Adidas HR chief latest board member to leave since arrival of Gulden as CEO
BERLIN (Reuters) – Adidas said on Wednesday that its HR chief Amanda Rajkumar would leave the company this month after less than three years in the role, becoming the third board member…
Factbox-Potential candidates as next chief of Australia’s central bank
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian government will announce this month whether it would reappoint Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Philip Lowe or replace him. Here’s a list of…
Australia markets in the dark as clock ticks down on govt choice of RBA chief
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – With a July policy meeting done and dusted, the head of Australia’s central bank is waiting to hear if he will remain at the helm or…
China’s choice of PBOC party chief signals financial stability worries
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s appointment of financial technocrat Pan Gongsheng to a top political post at the central bank points to growing concerns within the country’s leadership over systemic…
Retired Fire Chief Pleads Guilty to Possessing Lewd Images of Children
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA – Frank Svitak, a retired fire chief from the Goshen Fire Department in New Jersey, pleaded guilty to child [censored]ography charges on Thursday. Svitak is scheduled for sentencing before…
Brazil cenbank chief signals he supports changing inflation target time frame
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto indicated on Thursday he supports adopting a continuous time frame for the monetary authority to pursue inflation targets, ditching…
Swedish central bank chief says skeptical of currency intervention
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The Swedish central bank’s decision to asses the possibility of hedging a portion of foreign exchange reserve should not be seen as a veiled threat of currency intervention, Governor…
Chip industry globalisation under threat, says chief of China’s YMTC
By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Geopolitics and the national security concerns of some countries are threatening the globalisation of the world’s chip industry and its future growth, the chairman and acting CEO…
Biden Admin Names New Acting ICE Chief: REPORT
“Thank you for your tremendous support and making it easy for me to lead ICE, for the past two-and-a-half years; thank you for your dedication, commitment, and the sacrifices you make every…
Ex-police chief in Maryland sentenced to life in prison for arsons targeting enemies
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former police chief in Maryland, who was labeled a serial arsonist by law enforcement officials and convicted of setting several fires over a span of…
Acting US Labor chief Su opponents undeterred after port worker deal
By David Shepardson and Lisa Baertlein WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su’s nomination to officially lead that agency is at risk even after she helped negotiate a crucial contract…
LVMH chief Bernard Arnault, daughter embark on China tour
By Casey Hall and Mimosa Spencer SHANGHAI/PARIS (Reuters) – LVMH chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault has touched down in China, kicking off a flurry of interest on social media in a key…
Volkswagen China chief asks China’s premier Li for clarity on data transfers
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s head of its business in China said on Tuesday that the carmaker needed clarity on cross-border data transfers in a meeting with the country’s Premier Li Qiang, asking…
Pakistan summons US deputy mission chief over US-India statement
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s foreign ministry on Monday summoned the U.S. embassy’s deputy chief of mission to express concern over a statement last week by U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister…
Phil Murphy announces Dem operative as Deputy Chief of Staff
Trenton, NJ – Governor Phil Murphy has officially announced the appointment of Brianna Earle as Deputy Chief of Staff for Outreach. Earle, who has been serving as Acting Deputy Chief of Staff…
Mutinous Russian mercenary chief says he and his men won’t turn themselves in
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Mutinous Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday that he and his men would not turn themselves in on the orders of President Vladimir Putin. Putin had earlier…
JPMorgan names new data chief, head of securities services
By Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co named Teresa Heitsenrether its chief data and analytics officer, leading the adoption of artificial intelligence across the largest U.S. bank, according…
UN chief calls for acceleration of Black Sea grain deal exports
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an acceleration of Black Sea grain shipments from Ukrainian ports under a deal allowing safe wartime exports, a…
Visa names EA’s Chris Suh as finance chief
(Reuters) -Visa has hired Chris Suh, the finance chief at Electronic Arts and a former executive at Microsoft, as its new CFO, the payments processor said on Tuesday. Suh is departing the…
UN refugee chief calls for return to peacemaking to stem flows
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) – The world needs to rediscover its ability to bring peace to various trouble spots in order to curb the growing flow of refugees, the head of…
Pentagon chief expresses optimism over eventual talks with Chinese counterpart
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed optimism on Friday that he would eventually hold talks with his Chinese counterpart after being snubbed by Beijing during an event in Singapore…
U.N. human rights chief urges clamp-down on people smugglers after shipwreck
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Friday for countries to clamp down on people smugglers and human traffickers after at least 78 migrants were killed…
Border Agency Medical Chief Reassigned After Migrant Child Dies In Custody: REPORT
Border Agency Medical Chief Reassigned After Migrant Child Dies In Custody: REPORT Jennie Taer on June 15, 2023 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reassigned its medical chief after a migrant…
BlackRock names new corporate affairs chief
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – Top asset manager BlackRock on Thursday named outside executive John Kelly to a newly created role overseeing its public policy, philanthropy, communications and branding, at a time…
Audi chief sets sights on China in electric car catch-up
By Cristina Amann INGOLSTADT, Germany (Reuters) -Audi has to speed up development of new models to meet a surge in demand for electric vehicles, especially in China, the German luxury carmaker’s CEO…
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