NJ senator demands Princeton funding freeze over anti-Semitism claims on campus
TRENTON, N.J. — Citing a surge in anti-Semitic incidents nationwide and protests at Princeton University, New Jersey State Senator Robert Singer (R-30) is calling for an immediate halt to taxpayer funding to…
Analysis-China’s freeze on Taiwan contact fuels worry as tensions build
By Yimou Lee, Sarah Wu and Greg Torode TAIPEI (Reuters) – When Chinese authorities detained a Taiwanese citizen in China in August for an alleged violation of security laws, officials in Taipei…
Factbox-Australia, China diplomacy from free trade to freeze
SYDNEY (Reuters) – 2015 – China, Australia free trade agreement begins in December. 2016 – Strategic partnership agreement struck for annual meetings between Australia’s prime minister and the Chinese premier. 2017 –…
Argentina to freeze prices of 1,500 consumer goods as inflation bites
By Nicolás Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s government announced a deal on Friday with supermarkets and suppliers of mass consumer goods to freeze or tightly regulate prices of some 1,500 products,…
Major Tech Firms Cut Jobs, Freeze Hiring Thanks To Fears Of Economic Downturn
Major Tech Firms Cut Jobs, Freeze Hiring Thanks To Fears Of Economic Downturn John Hugh DeMastri on November 3, 2022 Ridesharing app Lyft and payment processing startup Stripe informed their staff of…
Amazon.com to freeze hiring in corporate workforce
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc will freeze hiring in its corporate workforce as the e-commerce giant deals with an “unusual macro-economic environment”, a company executive said on Thursday. “We anticipate keeping this pause…
ANTONI: Families Are Hurting From The Biden Administration’s Economic Brain Freeze
ANTONI: Families Are Hurting From The Biden Administration’s Economic Brain Freeze E.J. Antoni on October 21, 2022 The Biden administration seems willfully ignorant of how American families are hurting financially. The president…
Big Tech’s hiring freeze unlocks rich talent pool for U.S. startups
By Eva Mathews and Tiyashi Datta (Reuters) – Late-stage U.S. startups are scooping up talent unlocked by layoffs and hiring freezes at Big Tech, adding experienced engineers and project managers to their…
Factbox-Companies cut jobs, freeze hiring to prepare for economic slowdown
(Reuters) – Technology companies, crypto exchanges and financial firms are cutting jobs and slowing hiring as global economic growth slows due to higher interest rates, red-hot inflation and an energy crisis in…
Spain’s retailers shun government proposal to freeze basic goods prices
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s main supermarket chains rejected on Monday a proposal by the left-wing coalition government to temporarily freeze prices of a basic staple basket to ease the pain of high…
Ukraine’s sovereign debt freeze to trigger CDS payments
LONDON (Reuters) – A panel of investors on Friday determined Ukraine had triggered a restructuring event after a two-year sovereign debt freeze, and a default insurance known as Credit Default Swap (CDS)…
Thai banks urged to freeze rates even if cbank hikes policy rate-Finance Minister
BANGKOK – Thailand’s commercial banks should not rush to raise their interest rates even though the central bank will tighten monetary policy, the finance minister said on Wednesday. The Bank of Thailand…
Ecuador’s debt payments not affected by Luxembourg asset freeze – government says
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO – Ecuador’s capacity to meet its external debt obligations has not been affected by a Luxembourg court’s decision to freeze the country’s assets amid a dispute with oil…
Explainer-Ukraine pushes for debt freeze to dodge hard default
By Karin Strohecker and Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON – Ukraine has asked its creditors for a two year payment freeze on its international bonds in a bid to focus its dwindling financial…
U.S. Treasury’s Yellen welcomes Ukraine debt freeze, calls on creditors to join
WASHINGTON – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday said she welcomed a decision to suspend Ukraine’s debt service obligations by a group of six creditor countries, including the United States, and…
Honduras enacts month-long gasoline price freeze in inflation fight
TEGUCIGALPA – The Honduran government passed a month-long freeze on increases in gasoline and diesel prices on Friday, the country’s energy minister announced, making the Central American nation the latest to intervene…
Brazil’s Petrobras in talks to freeze fuel prices for 45 days -sources
RIO DE JANEIRO – Petrobras’ board of directors held discussions Friday over freezing fuel prices for 45 days, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. The proposal, presented by board…
A new spring for green govt bonds after Ukraine war freeze
By Alessia Pe and Sara Rossi MILAN – Sales of green sovereign bonds are gathering momentum after being disrupted by the Ukraine war, with 12 billion euros ($12.8 billion) worth of debt…
Coinbase to extend hiring freeze and rescind some accepted offers – blog post
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) – Coinbase Global Inc will extend its hiring freeze for the foreseeable future and rescind a number of accepted offers in order to deal with current macroeconomic conditions,…
Canada Plans Complete Freeze On Handgun Ownership
Canada Plans Complete Freeze On Handgun Ownership Harold Hutchison on May 31, 2022 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced legislation to freeze handgun purchases and a “buy back” of military-style semi-automatic firearms…
Chinese depositors left in dark as three local banks freeze deposits
By Engen Tham SHANGHAI – Three banks in China’s central Henan province have frozen at least $178 million of deposits, offering scant information on why or for how long, leaving firms unable…
Zimbabwe central bank says bank lending freeze is temporary
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s freeze on bank lending is a temporary measure which is meant to contain inflation and stabilise its economy, central bank governor John Mangudya told state television on Tuesday. President…
Zimbabwe’s bank lending freeze will worsen economic crisis -business chamber
(Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s decision to suspend bank lending in a desperate bid to arrest the rapid devaluation of its currency will worsen the economic crisis and expose borrowers to predatory loans, the…
Brazil’s economy stagnant, growth freeze to continue in 2023
By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES – Brazil’s economy has entered a phase of stagnation that will persist next year as unrelenting inflation curtails consumer spending and policymakers struggle to find answers, a…
U.S. SEC announces asset freeze against those allegedly behind nearly $450 million Ponzi scheme
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday announced charges and an asset freeze against several Las Vegas-area individuals and companies allegedly behind a nearly $450 million Ponzi scheme.…
EU agrees to freeze assets of Sberbank boss, Putin’s daughters
BRUSSELS – The European Union has agreed to freeze the assets in the EU of the boss of Russia’s top lender Sberbank, Vladimir Putin’s two daughters and more oligarchs, according to a…
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