Letter: Resident of Ocean County Domestic Violence Shelter Raises Red Flag
I have been a resident at Providence House in Toms River, NJ for the past two months, and I am writing to expose the truth about what happens inside this shelter — a place that…
Donatos Family Foundation Raises $100,000 for Habitat for Humanity
National Pizza Franchise Makes Positive Impact through Community Giveback Initiatives Columbus, OH (-) Donatos, the family-owned, fast-casual pizza chain famous for its thin crust pizzas covered Edge to Edge® with premium toppings,…
David Ellison’s Skydance Media raises $400 million
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – Skydance Media, the studio behind such films and television series as “The Adam Project” and “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan”, on Thursday announced it has completed a $400…
IMF raises Latam 2022 growth forecasts; sees inflation dip in 2023
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised its 2022 economic growth forecasts for Latin America and the Caribbean and lowered its growth projection for 2023 on shifting commodity…
Biden Admin’s Crackdown On Child Labor Raises Red Flags For Electric Vehicle Push
Biden Admin’s Crackdown On Child Labor Raises Red Flags For Electric Vehicle Push Jack McEvoy on October 6, 2022 The Department of Labor (DOL) on Tuesday asserted that components essential to…
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(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs raised its oil price forecast for this year and next on expectations the 2 million barrels per day (bpd) output cut agreed by OPEC+ is “very bullish” for…
Goldman raises oil price forecasts on ‘very bullish’ OPEC+ cuts
(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs has raised its oil price forecast for this year and 2023, as the U.S. bank expects the 2 million barrels per day (bpd) output cut agreed by OPEC+…
Analysis-Eisai’s trial success raises hope for Alzheimer’s prevention
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Clear evidence this week that Eisai and Biogen’s drug lecanemab slows cognitive decline in early stage dementia has galvanized efforts among Alzheimer’s researchers toward a tantalizing…
UK retailer Currys raises staff pay for third time in 13 months
LONDON (Reuters) – British electricals retailer Currys said on Friday it was raising hourly pay rates for a third time in 13 months as competition heats up to attract and retain staff…
Bulgaria’s central bank raises capital buffer as loan risk remains high
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian banks will have to accumulate more capital in 2023 to counter a build-up of systemic risks linked to persistently high levels of borrowing and increased economic uncertainty amid…
Colombia central bank hikes borrowing costs to 10%, raises 2022 GDP estimate
By Nelson Bocanegra and Carlos Vargas BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s central bank board raised the benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 10% on Thursday, as inflation pressures and domestic consumption…
Amazon raises hourly pay for warehouse and transportation workers
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s warehouse and transportation workers will receive an increased average starting pay of more than $19 per hour from $18, the world’s largest online retailer said on Wednesday. The…
COVID raises risk of long-term brain injury, large U.S. study finds
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – People who had COVID-19 are at higher risk for a host of brain injuries a year later compared with people who were never infected by the…
Indonesia central bank raises rates by 50 bps to head off inflation risks
By Gayatri Suroyo and Stefanno Sulaiman JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s central bank increased interest rates by more than expected on Thursday as it sought to rein in inflation after the government raised…
Philippine cbank hikes rates again, raises inflation forecast
By Neil Jerome Morales and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank hiked its benchmark interest rates by half a percentage point on Thursday, and said it was ready…
Saudi Central Bank raises key interest rates by 75 bps
(Reuters) – The Saudi Central Bank said on Wednesday it increased its key interest rates by 75 basis points, moving in tandem with the U.S. Federal Reserve’s hike as the Saudi riyal…
UAE central bank raises base rate by 75 bps to 3.15% –statement
(Reuters) – The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday it was hiking its base rate by three quarters of a percentage point to 3.15% effective from Thursday, moving…
Qatar central bank raises interest rates by 75 bps –statement
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar’s central bank said on Wednesday it will raise its interest rates by 75 basis points as of Thursday, moving in parallel with the U.S. Federal Reserve’s third straight…
Kuwait central bank raises discount rate by 25 bps to 3% – statement
(Reuters) – The Central Bank of Kuwait said on Wednesday it will increase its discount rate by 25 basis points to 3% as of Thursday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s three quarters…
Britain’s M&S raises staff pay for second time in 2022
LONDON (Reuters) -Marks & Spencer on Wednesday became the latest British retailer to again raise pay for store workers amid a cost-of-living crisis and a tight labour market. With Britain’s jobless rate…
ECB’s Lagarde raises prospect of rate hikes beyond neutral level
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank may need to raise interest rates to a level that restricts economic growth in order to cool demand and combat unacceptably high inflation, ECB President Christine…
Iran raises possibility of meeting at U.N. assembly to revive nuclear deal
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran does not rule out the possibility of a meeting on the sidelines of the annual U.N. General Assembly in New York on reviving its 2015 nuclear deal with world…
China raises holdings of Treasuries in July, Japan cuts holdings -Treasury data
NEW YORK (Reuters) – China increased its holdings of Treasuries in July for the first time in eight months, while Japan reduced its U.S. government debt load, data from the U.S. Treasury…
Invesco raises $5.4 billion in China investments in first half; flags economic risks
(Corrects 10th paragraph to show company plans to increase holding in joint venture, not that it has no such plans) By Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) -U.S. asset manager Invesco’s Chinese joint…
Cathay Pacific Airways raises passenger capacity forecast
(Reuters) -Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways expects to reach a third of pre-pandemic passenger capacity by the end of the year, increasing a previous estimate of one quarter, after crew quarantine rules…
AIG unit Corebridge raises $1.68 billion in year’s largest IPO
By Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) -AIG Inc’s life insurance and retirement division Corebridge Financial Inc raised $1.68 billion on Wednesday in the biggest initial public offering (IPO) so far this year,…
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