Neptune’s record tax hike another example of Phil Murphy’s school funding failure
NEPTUNE, NJ — Senate Republican Budget Officer Declan O’Scanlon is calling Neptune’s largest-ever property tax increase the direct result of Democratic leadership in Trenton slashing school aid and imposing funding caps. O’Scanlon…
Gold flirts with record highs after topping $2,000 an ounce
By Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) – Gold traded at record highs in some currencies on Monday and neared all-time peaks in U.S. dollar terms after banking sector turmoil sent prices of the…
Arrests Of Suspected Terrorists At Border On Pace To Shatter Record
Arrests Of Suspected Terrorists At Border On Pace To Shatter Record Jennie Taer on March 17, 2023 Border Patrol’s apprehension of individuals on the terrorist watchlist at the southern border are on…
Russia’s Sberbank recommends record dividend payout – CEO
(Reuters) -The board of Russia’s largest lender, state-owned Sberbank, has recommended paying a dividend of 25 roubles ($0.3260) per share and a total payout of a record 565 billion roubles, CEO German…
NYSE-owner ICE says futures and options volumes hit record on regional bank stress
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) – Intercontinental Exchange Inc on Wednesday said investor concerns over risks from regional banks drove its futures and options volumes to record highs this week, topping…
EXCLUSIVE: Concerns Over Inflation Among Small Business Owners Returns To Near Record High, Poll Shows
EXCLUSIVE: Concerns Over Inflation Among Small Business Owners Returns To Near Record High, Poll Shows Jason Cohen on March 14, 2023 Concerns over inflation among small business owners have returned to a…
Turkey’s current account deficit widens to record level in January
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s current account deficit widened to $9.85 billion in January, data from the central bank showed on Monday, the highest level in four decades of available data, driven by…
Oil CEOs See Massive Bonuses Amid Record Profits
Oil CEOs See Massive Bonuses Amid Record Profits John Hugh DeMastri on March 10, 2023 The pay packages for the chief executives of British oil giants BP and Shell skyrocketed in 2022…
Humpback deaths in 2023 tie yearly record set in 2002
TOMS RIVER, NJ – According to data released by the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, more humpback whales have washed up deceased along the Jersey Shore in 2023 than in any full year…
South Korea Jan. current account logs record monthly deficit
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s current account logged a record deficit in January, central bank data showed on Friday, as exports of goods slumped and overseas travel increased. The country’s current account…
Mango’s sales hit record as Zara’s rival expands in US, India
By Corina Pons BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spanish fashion retailer Mango’s sales hit a record 2.68 billion euros ($2.8 billion) last year, exceeding pre-pandemic levels by 13% as shoppers kept spending on clothing…
Turkish lira falls to record low near 19 to the dollar
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s lira weakened to a fresh record low of 18.9620 against the dollar on Thursday, as investors weigh the economic impact of massive earthquakes that hit the country last…
Analysis-Governments could find avid buyers for record bond sales as ECB rates peak
By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – Investors have rapidly revised up their expectations for euro zone interest rates, but with a peak now in sight, governments might find it much easier to allocate…
Hedge funds put record wager on higher 2-year U.S. bond yield: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) -Hedge funds entered February holding their biggest ever short position in two-year U.S. Treasuries futures. That’s what the most up-to-date Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data…
Exclusive-IndiGo pits Boeing against Airbus in record jet order talks
By Aditi Shah and Tim Hepher DELHI/PARIS (Reuters) – Indian budget carrier IndiGo is in talks with both Boeing and its current supplier Airbus to order more than 500 passenger jets, potentially…
China To Import Record Amounts Of Russian Oil In Defiance Of US-Led Sanctions
China To Import Record Amounts Of Russian Oil In Defiance Of US-Led Sanctions John Hugh DeMastri on March 2, 2023 Chinese companies are on track to purchase a record amount of Russian…
Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions Hit Record High
Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions Hit Record High John Hugh DeMastri on March 2, 2023 Global carbon dioxide emissions hit a record high of more than 36 billion tons in 2022, although emissions…
Hapag-Lloyd forecasts big drop off after record 2022 profit
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German container shipper Hapag-Lloyd on Thursday posted a record profit of 17 billion euros ($18.08 billion) for 2022, 88% more than a year earlier, but said uncertainty around the…
Vespa maker Piaggio upbeat on 2023 after record results last year
(Reuters) – Italian motorbike and scooter maker Piaggio said on Thursday it was confident about its 2023 targets despite a challenging macroeconomic and geopolitical backdrop, after posting record results last year. The…
Aluminium open interest, volume on CME hit record high in February
(Reuters) – Aluminium futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange hit record average daily volumes in February, a four-fold jump compared to a year ago, and open interest also reached historic highs, the…
Record retail theft puts pressure on Australian supermarket giants
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – Retail theft has hit record levels in Australia, government statistics show, putting pressure on grocery giants Woolworths Group Ltd and Coles Group Ltd that are already…
Brazil’s central govt tops expectations with record January budget surplus
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s central government posted a better-than-expected primary budget surplus in January on the back of record tax revenues, Treasury data showed on Monday, although the outlook for the year…
Iran’s currency slides to record low as savers buy dollars
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s rial currency sank to a record low against the U.S. dollar on Saturday despite central bank measures aimed at cooling demand for foreign currency from savers worried about…
Analysis-With record diversity on their boards, Fed bank chiefs see lower chances of policy error
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – A record number of women and minorities hold seats this year on the boards of the Federal Reserve’s 12 regional banks, providing perhaps the most diverse range…
German trade with Central and Eastern Europe at record high – business group
BERLIN (Reuters) – German trade with Central and Eastern Europe climbed to a new high of 562 billion euros ($597.52 billion) in 2022 despite a drastic decline in German exports to Russia,…
UK property asking prices show weakest February gain on record: Rightmove
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Average asking prices for British residential property rose by just 14 pounds ($17) in February from January, the smallest rise on record for a month which…
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