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…
Rio Tinto, Fortescue record profits near end on price view, dim demand
By Sameer Manekar and Shashwat Awasthi (Reuters) – Australian iron ore miners Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals Group Ltd are unlikely to see a repeat of record profits booked in recent years…
Russia Throttles Gas Flows To Europe As Exports To China Hit Record Highs
Russia Throttles Gas Flows To Europe As Exports To China Hit Record Highs Jack McEvoy on July 25, 2022 Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom is cutting gas flows to Europe while stepping…
UK consumer mood stuck at record low, GfK survey shows
LONDON – British consumers’ confidence remained stuck at a record low this month in the face of surging inflation and higher interest rates, a survey showed on Friday. Market research firm GfK…
Big Oil set to open cash taps with another record quarter
By Ron Bousso and Sabrina Valle LONDON/HOUSTON – Top Western energy companies are expected to unleash billions in returns to shareholders when they announce what is set be a second-straight quarter of…
Column-Global 2021 coal-fired electricity generation surges to record high: Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON – Global coal-fired electricity generators are producing more power than ever before in response to booming electricity demand and the surging price of gas. The world’s coal-fired generators…
‘Cruel, Inhuman’: UN Concludes First-Ever Investigation Into Palestine’s Record Of ‘Widespread Torture’
‘Cruel, Inhuman’: UN Concludes First-Ever Investigation Into Palestine’s Record Of ‘Widespread Torture’ Micaela Burrow on July 20, 2022 The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) concluded an inquiry into allegations of abuse…
Putin Can Afford To Shut Off Europe’s Gas Thanks To Record Energy Profits
Putin Can Afford To Shut Off Europe’s Gas Thanks To Record Energy Profits Jack McEvoy on July 19, 2022 Russia profited massively off its oil and gas sales throughout the ongoing global…
Biden approval rating falls to 36%, matching record low: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating fell to 36% this week to tie the lowest rating of his 19 months in the White House as inflation…
OC Commissioner, State RNC Committeewoman Haines Gets Served for Possible Record Tampering
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A ‘state detective’ of unknown origin served Ocean County Commissioner Virginia Haines prior to last Wednesday’s regularly scheduled agenda workshop meeting. Those papers were court papers regarding an…
Power use in Central U.S. likely to break record high – SPP
(Reuters) – Power demand in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) hit a record on Friday and will likely break that on Tuesday as homes and business in the U.S. Central region keep…
‘Not many of us left’: France races to record memories of 1942 Jewish roundup
By Juliette Jabkhiro and LEA GUEDJ PARIS – When police came knocking on the door of his eastern Paris home on July 16, 1942, 15-year-old French Jew Joseph Schwartz was no longer…
U.S. equity funds record third weekly outflow in a row
(Reuters) – U.S. equity funds witnessed outflows for the third week in a row in the week ended July 13, on pessimism over economic growth and earnings outlook as companies are hit…
U.S. House passes bill boosting Biden’s record defense budget
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday paving the way for the defense budget to exceed $800 billion next year, authorizing $37 billion in…
Cetera Attracts Record $3.6 Billion in Second Quarter 2022
Business development results spike following key additions to sourcing and engagement team LOS ANGELES, July 13, 2022 — Cetera Financial Group, one of America’s largest networks of financial professionals, announced today that…
Uniqlo owner posts record quarterly profit, lifts annual forecast
TOKYO – Japan’s Fast Retailing, the owner of clothing brand Uniqlo, posted record quarterly profit on Thursday, as the weaker yen and strong sales in the United States made up for a…
‘Out-Of-Date’: Biden Responds To Record High Inflation Numbers
‘Out-Of-Date’: Biden Responds To Record High Inflation Numbers Max Keating on July 13, 2022 President Joe Biden admitted that the June Consumer Price Index (CPI) was “unacceptably high” but said that the…
Biden approval rating rises modestly from record low – Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating rose three percentage points this week to 39%, rebounding from a week earlier when it matched the lowest level of…
TUI forecasts record tourist demand for Greece this year
ATHENS – Holiday group TUI expects the highest level of demand for Greece on record this year, its director of Communications Aage Duenhaupt told Athens news agency on Sunday. Tourism accounts for…
Brazilian savings post record withdrawals in first half amid high inflation
BRASILIA – Brazilian savings accounts suffered a record blow in the first half of this year amid double-digit inflation that has eroded disposable income in Latin America’s largest economy. From January to…
U.S. trade deficit narrows in May; exports hit record high
WASHINGTON – The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in May as slowing domestic demand amid rising interest rates curbed imports, which could see trade contributing to economic growth in the second quarter after…
Japan FY2021/22 tax revenue seen revised up to record amount – draft
TOKYO – Japan’s government has revised up its estimates of national tax revenue from the last fiscal year ended in March, as a weak yen and economic recovery from the pandemic helped…
Another inflation record firms case for bigger ECB rate hikes
FRANKFURT – Euro zone inflation hit yet another record high in June as price pressures broadened, and its peak could still be months away, firming the case for rapid European Central Bank…
U.S. CFTC charges South African company with record $1.7 billion bitcoin fraud
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON – The U.S. commodities regulator announced on Thursday it had filed civil charges against a South African man and his company for operating a fradulent commodity pool worth…
Russia’s jobless rate falls to record low but economic hurdles mount
MOSCOW – Russia’s unemployment rate dropped to a record low in May but industrial output fell and consumer demand, measured by retail sales, waned after a decline in real wages amid high…
Chip shortages result in record wire fraud reports by desperate buyers
By Jane Lanhee Lee WASHINGTON D.C – A severe semiconductor shortage has resulted in record wire fraud cases last year reported by desperate buyers, a company that tracks counterfeit and fraud in…
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