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…
‘Rise Of Illiberalism’: Professor Rails Against DEI, ‘False’ Climate Narratives To Explain Exit From Major University
‘Rise Of Illiberalism’: Professor Rails Against DEI, ‘False’ Climate Narratives To Explain Exit From Major University Alexa Schwerha on January 23, 2023 An earth science professor took to Twitter Monday to spell…
Human Smuggling on the Rise in the Rio Grande Valley New Year, Same Tactics
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents, along with state and local law enforcement departments, interdicted seven smuggling events leading to 36 arrests, including four rescues from under…
ECB must keep raising rates even if recession risks rise, Lagarde says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank must keep raising interest rates to fight off inflation, even if the probability of a euro zone recession has increased, ECB President Christine Lagarde said…
Eastward gas flows via Yamal-Europe pipeline rise; flows via Ukraine steady
LONDON (Reuters) – Eastbound gas flows via the Yamal-Europe pipeline from Germany to Poland rose on Wednesday while Russian supplies to Europe via Ukraine remained stable. Exit flows at the Mallnow metering…
Germans’ winter tourism bookings rise, but still below pre-COVID levels
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germans’ tourism bookings for the 2022/23 winter were down 33% as of the end of August compared with the pre-COVID winter of 2018/19, but sales are up significantly on…
Credit Suisse debt insurance costs rise, bonds ease after tax probe report
LONDON (Reuters) – The cost of insuring the debt of Credit Suisse against default rose on Wednesday, while its bonds and shares fell, after reports that the Swiss lender may be the…
UK housing market may face perfect storm as mortgage rates rise, house prices drop
By Andy Bruce, Sinead Cruise and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – A surge in borrowing costs and a likely slowdown in economic growth threaten to trigger a selloff in Britain’s housing market…
Spanish government to offer civil servants 3.5% pay rise, El Pais says
MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government will offer civil servants a 3.5% pay rise in 2023 to partly offset the effects of soaring inflation, El Pais newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified…
UK home asking prices rise, tax cuts to spur demand: Rightmove
LONDON (Reuters) – Asking prices for British homes advertised rose solidly this month and last week’s cut to property purchase tax announced by finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng could fuel demand further, property…
Euro zone inflation broadening and will continue to rise, ECB’s Schnabel says
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation is set to go higher and price growth is likely to be more persistent than earlier thought, European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel said on…
Euro zone July retail sales rise, but weaker than expected
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone retail sales rose in July, but by less than expected because of a continued slump in demand for non-food products, data form the EU’s statistics office Eurostat…
China July export growth seen cooling, imports likely to rise: Reuters poll
BEIJING – China’s export growth is expected to have slowed in July, adding to signs of weakening global demand, while imports likely picked up slightly, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. Exports…
UK house prices rise at slowest pace in a year, Nationwide says
LONDON – British house prices rose in July at the slowest monthly pace in a year and the market is likely to slow further as the cost-of-living squeeze tightens and the Bank…
Portugal’s July inflation rise at fastest pace since Nov 1992
(Reuters) – Portuguese consumer prices jumped 9.1% year-on-year in July, the fastest pace since November 1992, up from 8.7% in June, flash data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed on Friday.…
Singapore lender UOB posts 11% rise in Q2 net profit
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s smallest listed lender, United Overseas Bank (UOB), reported a rise of 11% in second-quarter profit, supported by a strong improvement in net interest income amid increasing interest rates. “This…
Carlyle’s second-quarter earnings rise 34% on strong asset sales
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) – Private-equity firm Carlyle Group Inc said on Thursday its second-quarter distributable earnings rose 34%, driven by asset sales that were completed even as markets nosedived. Distributable earnings…
Inflation, price rise could dent India’s gold demand in July-Dec -WGC
By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI – India’s gold demand in the first half of 2022 jumped 42% from a year ago but consumption in the second half could be lower than last year…
HKMA chief says expects overnight interbank rate to rise at much faster pace
HONG KONG – Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) chief Eddie Yue said on Thursday he expects the city’s overnight and one-month interbank rate to continue to rise, but at a much faster…
Wheat prices rise as missile strike threatens Ukraine export pact
By Nigel Hunt LONDON – Wheat prices rose sharply on Monday as a missile strike on the Ukrainian port of Odesa over the weekend raised doubts about whether it will be possible…
BOJ new board member says exit from easy policy will become focus if wages rise
TOKYO – The Bank of Japan’s new board member Naoki Tamura said on Monday an exit from the central bank’s ultra-easy monetary policy will become a focus of discussion once wages begin…
Kuehne + Nagel’s quarterly earnings rise despite volatile supply chains
(Reuters) – Swiss logistics group Kuehne & Nagel International on Monday reported a 79% rise in its second-quarter net profit, citing growth in all business units despite volatile supply chains. Net profit…
ECB survey sees rise in short- and long-term inflation exactions
FRANKFURT – Euro zone inflation is set to be higher than forecast just a few months ago and even longer-term expectations are moving above the European Central Bank’s 2% target, a fresh…
Swedish utility Vattenfall posts 54% profit rise
STOCKHOLM – Swedish utility Vattenfall reported a 54% rise in second-quarter operating earnings on Friday as higher electricity prices across the Nordic region, Germany and the Netherlands boosted sales. Underlying earnings before…
Australia battles fresh Omicron outbreak as COVID deaths rise
SYDNEY – Australia reported one of its highest daily death tolls from the novel coronavirus on Thursday while hospital admissions hovered near record levels, as authorities struggle to get ahead of highly…
U.S. power grid needs to focus on resilience as extreme weather events rise- NERC
(Reuters) – The North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC) on Wednesday said key entities of the U.S. power grid network were working to improve resilience of the power grid network as climate…
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