New Jersey police expect more teen disturbances as summer nears after mall brawl
EDISON, N.J. — Seven juveniles were arrested Saturday night after a large-scale brawl broke out at Menlo Park Mall, prompting police and state officials to raise concerns about escalating youth disturbances across…
Parsippany Police Warn of Possible Local Effects, Flooding as Tropical Storm Nears
PARSIPPANY, NJ – Tropical Storm Ophelia has formed off the Southeast coast near North Carolina and is moving North towards New Jersey. The Parsippany Office of Emergency Management is actively monitoring the…
U.S. business activity nears stand-still in September, survey says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. business activity showed little change in September, with the vast services sector essentially idling at the slowest pace since February, and overall new order activity slipping to…
SVB Financial nears deal to sell VC arm, Scaramucci leading bidder – WSJ
(Reuters) – SVB Financial Group is closing in on an agreement to sell its venture-capital and credit investment business SVB Capital in order to avoid bankruptcy, the Wall Street Journal reported on…
Exclusive-Airbus nears decision on new planemaking leadership – sources
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus is pushing ahead with plans to name a new internal head of its commercial aircraft business, effectively recreating a separate civil jetliner division with the…
Google nears release of AI software Gemini – The Information
(Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google has given a small group of companies access to an early version of Gemini, its conversational artificial intelligence software, The Information reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with…
Stafford Police Remind Drivers of Road Safety as Back to School Nears
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ – Schools in and around Stafford Township are set to open one week from Wednesday. The Stafford Township Police Department (STPD) has issued a traffic safety advisory asking drivers…
As Hunting Season Nears, Here’s the Most Common Causes of Injury in NJ
With hunting season on the horizon in New Jersey, it’s important to discuss the most common mistakes that lead to injuries among hunters. Many incidents occur due to a disregard for basic…
Idalia strengthens into Category 4 hurricane as it nears Florida coast – NHC
(Reuters) – Idalia has strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson wind scale as nears the Florida Big Bend region, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday.…
Qantas Airways nears new Boeing 787 widebody order
By Valerie Insinna and David Shepardson (Reuters) – Boeing is close to securing an order for more of its 787 Dreamliner aircraft from Australia’s Qantas Airways, industry sources said. The order for…
Thai economy expanding as policy rate nears stability level – central bank minutes
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s economy should continue to expand as the policy rate is approaching a level consistent with long term stability, minutes of the central bank’s Aug. 2 monetary policy meeting…
Exclusive-Private equity firm STG nears $1.4 billion deal for Avid Technology -sources
By Milana Vinn and Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Private equity firm Symphony Technology Group (STG) is nearing a deal to acquire media editing software maker Avid Technology Inc for close…
Analysis-China’s gasoline demand peak nears as EV boom hastens transition
By Mohi Narayan (Reuters) – China’s demand for petrol is likely to peak as early as next year as electric vehicle sales soar, several analysts say, bringing forward an energy transition milestone…
Iowa Man’s Pencil Collection Nears 70,000
An Iowa man, Aaron Bartholmey, 36, from Colfax, has submitted his impressive pencil collection to the Colfax Historical Society museum to be officially counted for the Guinness World Record attempt. With an…
Investor group nears $125 million deal for CoinDesk – WSJ
(Reuters) – A group led by blockchain investors Matthew Roszak and Peter Vessenes are nearing a $125 million deal for cryptocurrency-focused media firm CoinDesk, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing…
SVB Financial nears approval to sell its investment banking business
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. bankruptcy judge said Thursday that he would allow SVB Financial Group to sell its investment banking division, once the company has ensured that…
Explainer-Turkey keeps Sweden waiting on NATO membership as key summit nears
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s path to NATO membership remains blocked by Turkey and Hungary ahead of a July summit in Vilnius where it hopes to join Nordic neighbour Finland as a full…
ECB hawks warn over sticky inflation as rate peak nears
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation is stubborn and may require a protracted period of high interest rates to contain, partly due to an exceptionally tight labour market, the European Central Banks’ (ECB)…
UniCredit CEO says shareholder payouts sustainable as new buyback nears
MILAN (Reuters) – UniCredit can keep rewarding investors at the current pace for at least another two years, its chief executive said on Tuesday as the bank prepared to launch its second…
Exclusive-Civitas Resources nears $5 billion deal to expand into Permian-sources
By David French (Reuters) – Civitas Resources Inc is nearing a deal to acquire oil and gas operations in the Permian basin from private equity firm NGP Energy Capital Management LLC for…
In Australian defamation court, a proxy ‘war crimes trial’ nears judgement
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was lauded as a hero and awarded Australia’s highest military honour for “conspicuous gallantry” during a 2010 attack on two…
Celsius bankruptcy auction nears end, with Fahrenheit in the lead
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawyer for Celsius Network on Wednesday said the crypto lender hopes to conclude an auction for its assets within days and the current lead…
Investment consortium nears $7 billion-plus deal for Syneos Health -sources
By Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A consortium comprising Elliott Investment Management, Patient Square Capital and Veritas Capital is nearing a deal to acquire Syneos Health Inc, a provider of clinical research…
Shipments from Ukraine slowing as Black Sea grain deal deadline nears
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – The pace of shipments from Ukraine under a U.N.-backed initiative has slowed as concerns grow over ships getting stuck if a deal is not renewed later…
Apollo Global nears deal to buy Arconic for $3 billion – WSJ
(Reuters) -Private-equity firm Apollo Global Management is nearing a deal to buy U.S. aluminum products maker Arconic, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal,…
Australia nears wide-ranging shake up of its central bank
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Treasurer on Monday said he was close to announcing details of a wide-ranging review into the country’s central bank which would require legal changes for some steps, underlining…
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