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GUAM (UAL) —  United Airlines announced the addition of flights between Tokyo/Narita, Japan  and Guam in time for the summer travel season. For May, United added a Saturday morning flight and a Sunday evening flight between Tokyo/Narita and Guam to its daily service, increasing service to nine-time…

(NMC) — Spearfishing store Aquasmith is the latest company to sign on as a Northern Marianas College ProaPerks Partner, joining many other businesses and organizations. All card-carrying members of the NMC ProaPerks program can now receive a 10% discount on all purchases. Aquasmith is located on th…

HONG KONG / LONDON (Reuters) — The meltdown in TerraUSD, one of the world’s largest stablecoins, sent shockwaves through cryptocurrency markets on Thursday, pushing another stablecoin Tether below its dollar peg and sending bitcoin to 16-month lows. Cryptocurrencies have been swept up in a se…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — New homes built in California starting in 2026 need to be powered by all-electric furnaces, stoves and other appliances if California is to meet its ambitious climate change goals over the next two decades, according to a state pollution-reduction plan released Tuesday. Th…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. consumer price growth slowed sharply in April as gasoline prices eased off record highs, suggesting that inflation has probably peaked, though it is likely to stay hot for a while and keep the Federal Reserve’s foot on the brakes to cool demand. That aspect was rei…

NEW YORK (AP) — Some small businesses are still struggling to hire qualified workers, even as Americans return to the U.S. job market in droves. Hiring and retaining employees remains the top challenge for small businesses, according to a survey of 1,100 businesses by Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Bus…

(Reuters) — Crypto assets bled nearly $800 billion in market value over the past month, touching a low of $1.4 trillion on Tuesday, according to data site CoinMarketCap, as the end of easy monetary policy diminishes appetite for risk assets. Bitcoin, which makes up for nearly 40% of the crypto mark…

(HANMI) — The Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands  reported 24% average occupancy rate among its 12 member hotels for April 2022, compared to an 8% average occupancy in April 2021. A total of 10,406 of 43,810 available room nights were sold during April 2022 compared to 2,811 of 34,16…

(Press Release) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Christina “Tina” Sablan and running mate Leila Fleming Staffler are inviting small business owners and entrepreneurs to share their experiences and join them for a cup of coffee on May 11, 12, and 17.  “Small businesses are the backbone of a heal…

(Society for Human  Resource Management) — The SHRM CNMI chapter will host a general membership meeting at the Regency Ballroom of Hyatt Regency Saipan on Thursday, May 26, 2022, starting at 8 a.m. Doors will open at 7:30 a.m. This meeting will feature the  CW-1 touchback provisions  as presented b…