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…
New Jersey’s Blue Crab Record Mired in Controversy, Here’s Why
CAPE MAY, NJ – Usually when I go crabbing, I end up throwing most of them back because they’re not big enough. Maybe it’s just me or maybe it’s just the way…
Egypt’s August headline inflation jumps to a record 37.4%
(Reuters) – Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation rate surged to a higher-than-expected record 37.4% in August from 36.5% in July, data from the country’s statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Sunday. Headline…
South China small businesses start to count cost of record rains
By Nicoco Chan DONGGUAN, China (Reuters) – Shop owners in a town in China’s southern manufacturing heartland tried to clean up the mess and started to count the cost of Typhoon Haikui…
Panama announces new measures to curb record migration through Darien Gap
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Panama announced on Friday new measure to curb rising migrant crossings through the Darien Gap jungle region linking the country with Colombia, which reached an all time high this…
Mayor Crate Relying on Her Fiscally Conservative Track Record in November Election
BRICK, NJ – Lisa Crate, current Mayor of Brick, has officially announced her candidacy for re-election, focusing her campaign on a track record of fiscal responsibility, community development, and support for veterans.…
With Indian rupee near record low, cenbank steps up NDF intervention
By Nimesh Vora MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India has been frequently intervening in the non-deliverable forward (NDF) market to make sure that the rupee does not drop to a…
India’s services growth slowed slightly in Aug but exports hit record high
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – Growth in India’s dominant services industry lost some steam in August but overall conditions remained strong despite elevated inflationary pressures, according to a business survey that…
Belgium raises record 22 billion euros from savers in ‘clear signal’ for higher bank rates
By Yoruk Bahceli BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium has raised a record 21.9 billion euros ($23.65 bln) from savers in a bond sale designed to compete with bank deposits, a sign of growing…
Beijing exchange shares log record daily jump after reform measures
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Shares on China’s two-year-old Beijing stock exchange recorded their best daily performance ever on Monday, after the country announced reform measures to improve the market that focuses on smaller…
From ‘jorts’ to clear backpacks, US back-to-school spending to hit record high this year
By Kailyn Rhone (Reuters) – See-through backpacks and jean shorts are among the popular last-minute purchases ahead of the new school year, several retailers said, as heat waves sweep the U.S. and…
Dell shares hit record high after report, forecasts impress with AI in mix
(Reuters) – Shares in Dell Technologies Inc rose 22.2% and hit a record high on Friday after it raised full-year financial forecasts with boosts from artificial intelligence (AI) and stabilizing demand for…
Kean University President Announces Record Enrollment and New Initiatives in Annual Opening Day Address
UNION, N.J. – Kean University President Lamont O. Repollet, Ed.D., stood before a full audience in Wilkins Theatre on the University’s Union campus and announced record enrollment numbers for the institution. The…
Japan makes record defence spending request amid tension with China
By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s defence ministry made a record spending request on Thursday of 7.7 trillion yen ($52.67 billion), for fiscal 2024, the latest step of a plan to…
Russian jobless rate hits new record low in strained labour market
(Reuters) – Russian unemployment hit a new record low in June and real wages rose by 10.5% year on year in further evidence of a tight labour market, data released on Wednesday…
Europe’s bumper Q2 puts global dividend payouts on track for record year
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Companies around the world are on track to pay investors a record $1.64 trillion in dividends this year following a more than 6% jump in the…
Record number of Americans plan on traveling abroad in the next 6 months
By Safiyah Riddle (Reuters) – More than one-in-five Americans plan on vacationing in a foreign country in the near future, the highest share ever recorded, even as overall consumer confidence was dragged…
HADLEY HEATH MANNING: Nikki Haley Should Run On Her Record, Not Her Identity
HADLEY HEATH MANNING: Nikki Haley Should Run On Her Record, Not Her Identity Hadley Heath Manning on August 29, 2023 Editor’s note: Big Tent Ideas always aims to provide balancing perspectives on…
Vivek Ramaswamy Breaks His Campaign’s Fundraising Record Day After First GOP Debate
Vivek Ramaswamy Breaks His Campaign’s Fundraising Record Day After First GOP Debate Mary Lou Masters on August 25, 2023 Conservative businessman Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign said Friday that he set a new fundraising…
Column-China, Japan share of U.S. bond market shrinks to record low: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – What if Japan or China intervened in the foreign exchange market to sell dollars and support their currencies and liquidated U.S. Treasuries in the process…
Pakistan rupee hits record low against US dollar – Central Bank
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s rupee closed at 299.6 against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday in the interbank market, touching a record low for the second day in a row, central bank…
Japan’s price trend gauges hit record, signal broadening inflation
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan may be seeing early signs of sticky inflation with several measures of broad price trends hitting record highs in July, data showed, heightening the case…
Man Who Hit Cop With Hammer Had Extensive Criminal Record
Man Who Hit Cop With Hammer Had Extensive Criminal Record Lillian Tweten on August 22, 2023 Winston Tate, the 52-year-old man who attacked Officer Karli Travis with a hammer on Aug. 12…
Cheap European shares to struggle before testing record high in 2024 – Reuters poll
By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – A slowdown in global growth is likely to offset an attractively valued European equity market for the rest of 2023, but with price pressures easing, a…
NY Fed finds record wage expectations in July consumer survey
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – American workers’ expectations for pay surged in July, even as those same workers foresee a modestly less robust job market, said a survey released…
National Weather Service Reports the Coolest Summer on Record in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Global warming be damned. The National Weather Service has announced a piece of news that contradicts what you might be hearing on CNN and MSNBC, that America is in…
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