New Jersey Child Care Commissioner Faces Tough Questions During Budget Hearing
TRENTON, N.J. – Department of Children and Families Commissioner Christine Norbut Beyer found herself unable to provide insights into the workforce needs of child care centers, the decline in community-based centers seeking…
UK companies see tough conditions enduring in months ahead: CBI
LONDON (Reuters) – British businesses think the gloom hanging over their prospects will persist in the coming months, according to an industry survey published on Sunday. The Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI)…
New Italian PM Meloni sees tough times, denounces Russian “blackmail”
By Angelo Amante and Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) -Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s first woman prime minister, vowed on Tuesday to steer the country through some of the hardest times since World War Two…
Analysis-Xi’s next premier faces tough task reviving Chinese economy
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s next premier, who will take office in March, will have few options but to step up stimulus to revive an economy ravaged by COVID-19, policy…
GM, Ford set to report earnings to a tough crowd on Wall Street
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co hope their earnings reports next week will convince skeptical investors that their decade-long efforts have succeeded at unchaining them…
Sachem Head’s Ferguson says replacing CEO among tough jobs for activists
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investor Scott Ferguson, who runs Sachem Head Capital Management, said one of the toughest tasks faced by activist investors may be to replace a company’s…
Analysis-Despite tax U-turn, UK’s Hunt still faces tough budget choices
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – The screeching about-turn on tax cuts by finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Monday will not spare Britain from painful spending cuts and new tax hikes to…
Canada energy IPOs tough sell even as institutions return to sector
By Nia Williams and Divya Rajagopal (Reuters) – Institutional investors are returning to the Canadian oil and gas sector with gusto after shunning the industry over ESG concerns in recent years, but…
Henkel chief executive says clouded economic outlook makes planning tough
BERLIN (Reuters) – A clouded economic outlook means it is impossible for Henkel to plan for the coming weeks with certainty at the moment, the chief executive of the chemical and consumer…
Analysis-Chile’s sliding peso reflects tough battle vs rampaging dollar
By Alexander Villegas and Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s sliding peso got a shot in the arm in July from a huge $25 billion central bank intervention, but in…
Trump SPAC fails to pay proxy firm despite tough hunt for votes – FT
(Reuters) -Executives behind a blank-cheque company Digital World Acquisition Corp that plans to take Donald Trump’s media business public have failed to pay their proxy solicitors, The Financial Times reported on Saturday.…
Analysis: President’s tough talk masks Mexican concern over energy dispute with U.S
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY – A potentially costly U.S.-led complaint against Mexico’s energy policy has stirred considerable concern inside the Mexican government in spite of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s defiant…
Britain’s PM hopefuls promise to get tough on illegal migration
LONDON – Britain’s two contenders to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister promised on Sunday to tackle illegal immigration as a priority, with both backing the government’s policy of sending migrants to…
After starring role in Jan. 6 hearings, Liz Cheney faces tough test back home
By David Morgan WASHINGTON – During weeks of hearings about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump’s supporters, Republican Representative Liz Cheney has sat shoulder-to-shoulder with Democrats eager…
Column-Recession would make tough oil sanctions on Russia more likely: Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON – Recession in the major economies is the only sure-fire way to reduce Russia’s petroleum revenues – an uncomfortable truth Western policymakers have tried to obfuscate from voters…
Phil Murphy Wants Your Guns, But Not So Tough on Illegal Guns in the Hands of Criminals
TRENTON, NJ – In light of the Supreme Court ruling that removed New Jersey’s unconstitutional requirement to show justification for a concealed carry gun permit, New Jersey Governor Murphy is quickly moving…
Facing tough vote, France’s Macron dangles anti-inflation sweeteners
By Leigh Thomas PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron is banking on a new package of inflation-busting sweeteners for voters to secure a majority in legislative elections this month being fought over…
Don’t mention inflation! A Nevada Democrat’s gamble in a tough election year
By Tim Reid LAS VEGAS – The campaign website of Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto does not mention the word “inflation.” Voters will not find it on her Twitter feed, or in any…
Moody’s sees ‘tough terrain’ ahead for emerging economies as Russia-Ukraine war extends
By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON – Emerging economies will face a “tough terrain” for the next few quarters due to the Russia-Ukraine war, Atsi Sheth, global head of strategy and research for…
As some states hit record low unemployment, Fed faces tough adjustment
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON – When Georgia matched its record low unemployment rate of 3.4% last October, officials in the southern U.S. state could, in an important sense, mark the COVID-19 pandemic’s…
China’s Bank of Communications boss warns of tough year ahead
By Zoey Zhang and Engen Tham SHANGHAI – The president of China’s Bank of Communications Co Ltd (BoCom), on Friday warned it will be difficult for the lender to deliver satisfactory earnings…
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Jackson a tough sell on racial-bias claims
By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON – A U.S. Park Police officer said he was demoted and then fired by the agency because he is Black. A Bureau of Land Management…
Tough choices ahead for Russia’s inflation hawk Nabiullina
– In March 2021, as the Bank of Russia hiked interest rates for the first time in three years, Governor Elvira Nabiullina wore a brooch in the shape of a hawk –…
Factbox-Harsh words, tough action: how companies have rebuffed Russia
– Corporate actions to censure Russia after its invasion of Ukraine vary widely and include some measures required by law and some voluntary, with comments ranging from harsh condemnations to more measured…
Factbox-Harsh words, tough action: how companies have rebuffed Russia
– Corporate actions to censure Russia after its invasion of Ukraine vary widely and include some measures required by law and some voluntary, with comments ranging from harsh condemnations to more measured…
U.S. Republicans try to out-Trump each other with tough border rhetoric ahead of election
(Corrects paragraph 22 to show Lake was an anchor for a local Fox affiliate, not Fox News) By Ted Hesson and Alexandra Ulmer WASHINGTON – In the past year, Texas Governor Greg…
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