New Jersey Governor Agrees: Anyone Moving to Florida is Either Trading Crypto or High on Cocaine
Trenton, NJ — Governor Phil Murphy is making a bold claim about New Jersey’s status, calling it “America’s number one state to raise a family” and insisting the phrase deserves to be…
S.Korea April export growth to hit 14-mth low; inflation near 11-yr high: Reuters poll
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL – South Korea’s exports are expected to have posted their slowest growth in 14 months in April while consumer inflation is seen hitting a near 11-year high, a…
Antisemitic Incidents Soar To All Time High: REPORT
Antisemitic Incidents Soar To All Time High: REPORT Laurel Duggan on April 27, 2022 Antisemitic incidents including assault, harassment and vandalism soared in 2021, according to an Anti-Defamation League (ADL) audit, representing…
Global inflation to stay stubbornly high as wrecked supply chains persist – Reuters poll
BENGALURU – The global streak of high inflation is far from over and aggressive monetary policy tightening will fall short in taming price pressures to mandated levels as broken supply chains are…
Mercedes-Benz says inventory to remain high in Q2 amid chip shortage
BERLIN – Mercedes-Benz said it expects inventories to remain high in the second quarter as supply chain bottlenecks hinder production and deliveries, with semiconductor supply still very volatile. “There is quite a…
Toyota reports record high global production for March, despite slump at home
TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp on Wednesday posted record high global production in March, as overseas production made up for a drop off at home, highlighting the impact of factory stoppages and…
Supreme Court Greenlights Racial Admissions At Top US High School
Supreme Court Greenlights Racial Admissions At Top US High School Kendall Tietz on April 26, 2022 The Supreme Court declined to block a racial admissions policy at one of the nation’s top…
S.Korean inflation expectations hit 9-year high – survey
By Jihoon Lee and Choonsik Yoo SEOUL -South Koreans expect inflation to average around 3.1% over the next 12 months, led by rising global energy prices, the highest they have anticipated in…
Russian rouble hits more than 2-year high vs euro before steadying near 77
(Reuters) – The Russian rouble clipped a more than two-year high against the euro in early trade on Tuesday before stabilising near Monday’s close, in a week where tax payments are supporting…
Global airline capacity hits 2022 high as China demand rebounds – OAG
By Koustav Samanta (Reuters) – Global airline capacity has surged to its highest level in 2022 this week because of a rebound in Chinese domestic demand despite extended lockdowns in Asia’s biggest…
Baltimore Police Roll Out New High Tech Hybrid Police Fleet
BALTIMORE, MD – The Baltimore Police Department has publicly unveiled its new hybrid fleet of high-tech patrol vehicles for 2022. These vehicles provide officers with more safety and workflow improvements over older…
Power costs drive Spanish industrial prices to new record high in March
(Reuters) – Spanish industrial production prices rose at a record annual rate for the sixth straight month in March, pushed up by soaring energy costs, data from the National Statistics Institute (INE)…
Woman Falls From 7 Floors From D.C. High Rise to Escape Suspect
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department have made an arrest Thursday’s incident where a woman fell from the 7th or 8th floor of a Northwest Washington high rise. Her…
Soyoil surges to record high as Indonesia bans palm oil exports
By Nigel Hunt LONDON -Soybean oil prices soared to a record high on Friday as Indonesia’s decision to effectively ban exports of palm oil heightened concerns about already depleted global supplies of…
U.S. mortgage interest rates reach a 12 year high, demand falters
(Reuters) – The average interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan climbed to a 12 year high last week and fewer homebuyers sought properties in a sign that the Federal…
High School Class Uses ‘A Loophole’ In Texas Law To ‘Embed Critical Race Theory’
High School Class Uses ‘A Loophole’ In Texas Law To ‘Embed Critical Race Theory’ Kendall Tietz on April 18, 2022 A college-level high school English class instructed students to write a research…
Saudi Feb crude exports hit near two-year high – JODI
(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s crude exports in February rose to 7.307 million barrels per day (bpd), the highest level since April 2020, official data showed on Monday. Crude oil exports in February…
UnitedHealth says deferred care demand not as high as feared, shares rise
By Amruta Khandekar and Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) -UnitedHealth Group Inc on Thursday modestly raised its 2022 profit forecast, saying demand for healthcare procedures deferred during the pandemic was approaching normal levels but…
High raw material prices having a “big” impact, Panasonic CEO says
TOKYO – Rising prices for raw materials, including nickel and copper, accelerated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine were having a “big” impact on Panasonic Corp, with the Japanese industrial giant only able…
Peru hikes interest rate to 13-year high as inflation sparks protests
LIMA – Peru’s central bank raised the country’s benchmark interest rate 50 basis points to 4.5% on Thursday, the highest since 2009, as authorities battle stubborn inflation that has sparked angry protests…
Irish inflation nears 40-year high of 6.7% in March
DUBLIN – Annual inflation in Ireland neared an almost 40-year high of 6.7% in March, a jump from 5.6% a month earlier on the back of soaring energy prices, data from the…
Global sovereign debt to rise almost 10% to new high in 2022 – Janus Henderson
LONDON – Global government debt is set to rise 9.5% this year to a record $71.6 trillion, driven by the United States, Japan and China, asset management firm Janus Henderson said in…
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Louisville Man for Possession of Handgun at Shawnee High School
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky returned an indictment on March 16, 2022, charging a Louisville man with illegal possession of a firearm in a school zone. According…
Student Shot at Erie High School
ERIE, PA – Police in Erie, Pennsylvania, reported that one person was shot at Erie High School. Police did not say whether the victim was a student or faculty member or who…
U.S. service sector regains speed in March; high input prices persist – ISM survey
WASHINGTON – U.S. services industry activity picked up in March, boosted by the rolling back of pandemic restrictions, but businesses continued to face higher costs as supply strains persisted. The Institute for…
High commodity prices, comparative calm keeping investors interested in Latam M&A
By Tatiana Bautzer SAO PAULO – Latin American bankers expect investors to overlook political worries in the region this year and keep investing in local companies, buoyed by strong commodities prices and…
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