Ocean County to host public workshop on roadway safety plan as pedestrian crashes on the rise
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Pedestrian crashes are on the rise in northern Ocean County and tonight, local leaders and the NJTPA is hosting a forum for residents to discuss solutions. Ocean County…
New York Governor Hochul Sounds COVID-19 Alarm As Cases Rise Slightly
Governor Hochul Updates New Yorkers on COVID-19 Situation Amid Rising Hospitalizations ALBANY, NY— Governor Kathy Hochul today addressed the current state of COVID-19 in New York, highlighting the impact of new variants…
Hate Crime, Robbery, Felonious Assault on the Rise in New York City
NEW YORK, NY — New York City experienced a 2.4 percent decrease in overall index crime in May 2024 compared to the same period last year, with significant drops in major crime…
Alarming Rise in Virginia Roadway Deaths Since Memorial Day, Police Report
RICHMOND, VA – Virginia State Police have reported an increase in traffic-related fatalities, with 25 lives lost due to 21 traffic crashes across the state from last Tuesday through this Tuesday. The…
Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Fatalities Rise in Virginia
RICHMOND, VA—Virginia roads witnessed a distressing increase in traffic fatalities over the Memorial Day weekend in 2024, with eleven deaths reported across various counties, up from nine during the same period in…
Rise in Vehicle Thefts Prompts Reminder from Schenectady Police
Schenectady, NY – The Schenectady Police Department addresses a recent surge in thefts from parked vehicles in the city. While some incidents involve smashed windows to access valuables, the majority stem from…
Billionaire GOP Megadonor’s Firm Helped Lay Groundwork For TikTok’s Rise, Report Finds
A GOP megadonor’s firm helped sow the seeds for the rise of TikTok through its investments in a key search engine technology, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing a trove…
Comerica forecasts weak interest income as deposit costs rise, loan growth slows
(Reuters) – Comerica on Friday forecast an 11% drop in its net interest income (NII) in 2024, as it pays more interest on deposits to keep customers from moving to other options,…
Shipping stocks rise, biggest gainers in Europe at start of 2024
By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – Shipping companies have been the best performing stocks in Europe since the start of 2024, and were set for their biggest weekly jump in years, as…
Homelessness on the Rise, Reaching Record Levels Across U.S.
NEW YORK, NY — If you think you’re seeing more homeless people on the streets of New York City and Philadelphia, you’re not imagining things. There is also a growing trend of…
S&P 500 to see small gain in 2024 as US economic risks rise: Reuters poll
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 will end next year only about 3% higher than its current level, with a possible U.S. economic slowdown or recession among the…
Exclusive-China orders local governments to cut exposure to public-private projects as debt risks rise, sources say
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has ordered its local governments to halt public-private partnership projects identified as “problematic” and replaced a 10% budget spending allowance for these ventures with a vetting mechanism by…
Baltimore Unveils ‘Downtown RISE’ Plan for Revitalization
BALTIMORE, MD – Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced a new action plan for downtown Baltimore, titled “Downtown RISE: Roadmap for Investment, Support, and Equity,” at the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore’s Annual Meeting.…
Marketmind: Stocks struggle as yields rise, tech earnings loom
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It’s been a cautious start to the week in Asia as markets wait to see when, or whether,…
Australia Aug retail sales post tepid rise, add to rate pause case
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian retail sales rose modestly in August as consumers continued to cut back on spending in the face of elevated living expenses and high borrowing costs,…
US retail sales, produces prices rise; jobless claims lower than forecast
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A slew of U.S. economic data on Thursday showed stronger-than-expected numbers that stoked worries about sticky inflation and reinforced the view that the Federal Reserve is likely to keep…
Cruise operators plan to hike prices as costs rise, demand swells
By Doyinsola Oladipo and Granth Vanaik NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cruise vacations in the past year have emerged as a popular option among consumers in search of cheaper ways to travel, but…
Japan households’ inflation expectations rise, keep pressure on BOJ
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese households’ inflation expectations rose in the three months to June, a central bank survey showed on Wednesday, adding to growing signs that conditions for phasing…
Hong Kong interbank rates rise; one-week Hibor climbs to highest in 16 years
By Georgina Lee HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong interbank rates rose across all tenors on Friday, with the overnight interbank offered rate rising the most, climbing to the highest in four…
UK retail sales fall in May after April rise, outlook less gloomy: CBI
LONDON (Reuters) – British retail sales declined this month after a modest rise in April but stores expect sales volumes to stabilise in June as consumer confidence improves and energy prices fall,…
Global debt on the rise, EM crosses $100 trillion mark – IIF
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – A measure of debt across the globe rose in the first quarter to almost $305 trillion, and the rising cost to service that debt is…
Reports Of Sexual Assault In The Military Continue To Rise, Pentagon Survey Finds
Reports Of Sexual Assault In The Military Continue To Rise, Pentagon Survey Finds Micaela Burrow on April 27, 2023 Reports of sexual assault in the military went up about 1% in 2022,…
Uniqlo owner expected to post 30% profit rise, as investors eye China results
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – Second-quarter results from Japan’s Fast Retailing Co, owner of clothing brand Uniqlo, will on Thursday offer a window into how rapidly demand in China is recovering…
Sight deposits rise, indicating Credit Suisse took central bank liquidity
ZURICH (Reuters) – Credit Suisse took a hefty chunk of liquidity from the Swiss National Bank last week, sight deposit data published by the central bank indicated on Monday. Total deposits held…
As Whale Deaths Rise, Senate Republicans Call for Temporary Halt to Wind Farm Survey Work
Senate Republicans are calling for Gov. Phil Murphy to temporarily halt wind farm development work that might be linked to a sudden spike in whale deaths around the Jersey Shore.…
Bank of Mexico 25 basis points hike expected amid forecast inflation rise: Reuters poll
By Noe Torres MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Bank of Mexico is expected to hike its benchmark interest rate to a record 10.75% on Thursday, amid a forecast increase in January inflation…
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