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…
Brazil auto production up 0.4% in April, sales rise 0.3% -Anfavea
SAO PAULO – Brazilian auto industry production rose 0.4% in April from the previous month, totaling 185,449 units, automakers association Anfavea said on Tuesday. Production was down 2.9% from the same month…
Fed’s Williams: ‘soft landing’ would still see unemployment rate rise
ELTVILLE AM RHEIN, Germany – The Federal Reserve’s efforts to tame inflation will at best still see declining economic growth and a small rise in the unemployment rate for a period, New…
Rise in German investor morale ‘not enough to become hopeful’
BERLIN -German investor sentiment rose slightly in May on expectations the economic situation in Europe’s largest economy will deteriorate less markedly than predicted previously as the European Central Bank acts to tame…
Ship insurance claims to rise as Black Sea remains high risk area – Allianz
By Jonathan Saul (Reuters) – Global insurers are expected to receive multiple marine insurance claims from ships damaged or lost as the conflict in Ukraine spills over into sea lanes, insurer Allianz…
U.S. consumer short-term inflation outlook dips, spending plans rise -NY Fed survey
(Reuters) – U.S. consumers’ inflation expectations one year from now dipped in April but their view of inflation over the medium-term rose and household spending expectations also climbed to a record high,…
Italy’s Fincantieri reports sales rise as CEO prepares to leave
MILAN -Italy’s Fincantieri said sales rose 18% from a year earlier in the first quarter to 1.7 billion euros ($1.8 billion) driven by a strong performance of its core shipbuilding business. The…
UK annual house price rise eases to 10.8% – Halifax
LONDON – British house prices rose for a tenth consecutive month in April, although the annual rate of growth eased slightly from the 15-year high recorded in March, figures from mortgage lender…
Tokyo consumer prices rise at fastest pace in 7 years
By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO – Core consumer prices in Tokyo, considered a leading indicator of Japanese price trends, rose 1.9% in April from a year earlier, marking the fastest…
Bank of England’s Bailey forgoes pay rise again
LONDON – Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Thursday he would forgo a pay rise for a third year in a row after he urged people in Britain to show…
Banco BPM lower loan writedown, revenue rise land profit beat
MILAN -Italy’s Banco BPM posted a higher-than-expected first-quarter net profit on Thursday, helped by a combination of higher revenues and lower loan writedowns. Banco BPM, which is Italy’s third-largest bank, said its…
Axa reports 2% rise in first quarter revenue, keeps 2023 targets
PARIS -French insurer Axa on Thursday posted a 2% rise in revenue, with strength in its health and casualty insurance business offsetting weakness in savings. Europe’s second-biggest insurer, behind Allianz, said it…
Apollo Global Management’s Q1 earnings rise threefold
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) – Apollo Global Management Inc said on Thursday its first-quarter earnings jumped more than three times thanks to strong growth in income from management fees and profit from…
Gas Prices on the Rise Again in New Jersey, Diesel Soars to New Records
Toms River, NJ – Gas prices across New Jersey are back on the rise with some stations in the Jersey Shore area charging as much as $3.40 per gallon. According to GasBuddy.com,…
Plumbing supplier Geberit to hike prices again as costs rise
By John Revill ZURICH -Geberit will raise prices again this year as it tackles “an unprecedented surge” in raw materials costs hitting the construction industry, the Swiss plumbing products maker said on…
UK shop prices rise at fastest rate since 2011 – BRC
LONDON – Shop prices in Britain surged last month at the fastest rate in more than a decade and worse is to come, according to a survey published on Wednesday that spelt…
Safilo Q1 sales rise on demand pickup in Europe, North America resilience
MILAN – Italian eyewear group Safilo posted on Tuesday a 8.4% rise in first-quarter sales at constant exchange rates, driven by the resilience of the prescription frames business and a rebound of…
Gold dips as bond yields rise before Fed meeting
By Bharat Gautam (Reuters) – Gold prices fell on Monday as elevated U.S. Treasury yields pressured demand for zero-yield bullion, ahead of a widely expected big interest rate hike by the Federal…
TUI says rise in bookings points to sustained recovery
FRANKFURT – Holiday group TUI recorded 1.3 million bookings in the past four weeks, chief executive Fritz Joussen told staff in a letter seen by Reuters on Sunday, pointing to a sustained…
U.S. dollar net long bets rise, bitcoin posts largest net long since CME launch -CFTC, Reuters
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK – Speculators’ net long positioning on the U.S. dollar rose in the latest week, according to calculations by Reuters and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data released…
Norway rates to rise amid challenging trade-offs, central bank chief says
OSLO – Norwegian interest rates are set to rise amid strong domestic growth and a buildup of pressure in the economy, but the the war in Ukraine also raises uncertainty for the…
Dollar borrowing costs rise as euro, yen fall
LONDON – Borrowing costs for U.S. dollars in currency derivatives markets rose sharply on Thursday after the dollar surged to within striking distance of its highest levels in two decades. The dollar…
Surprise rise in German business morale in April despite Ukraine war
BERLIN – German business morale unexpectedly rose slightly in April as companies were less pessimistic after the economy appeared resilient following the initial shock of the war in Ukraine, a survey showed…
Woman Falls From 7 Floors From D.C. High Rise to Escape Suspect
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department have made an arrest Thursday’s incident where a woman fell from the 7th or 8th floor of a Northwest Washington high rise. Her…
Major French unions: current pay rise offer in logistics sector is unacceptable
PARIS – Major French trade unions said in a joint statement on Friday that a proposed pay rise for workers in the logistics sector was “unacceptable” and that they had ended wage…
U.S. banks’ commodity trading exposures rise on Russia conflict
By Matt Scuffham NEW YORK – Wall Street banks’ commodities trading exposures are rising, which could leave them vulnerable to large swings in asset values following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, first quarter…
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