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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives to attend the trilateral summit with his South Korean and Chinese counterparts in Seoul, South Korea, May 26, 2024. SEOUL (Reuters) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang praised what he called a restart in relations with Japan and South Korea as he met their leade…

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Shoppers walk to stores as retailers compete to attract shoppers and try to maintain margins on Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, at Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Central Valley, New York, Nov. 24, 2023. WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. business activity accelerated to the…

(SBDC) — The CNMI Small Business Development Center Network is calling on all veterans and military service men and women who are interested in starting a business or expanding their existing one. On Tuesday, June 4, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the CNMI SBDC will be partnering with the U.S. Small …

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller poses before a speech at the San Francisco Fed, in San Francisco, California, March 31, 2023. WASHINGTON/AMELIA ISLAND, Florida (Reuters) —Federal Reserve policymakers on Tuesday said it is prudent for the U.S. central bank to wait several more months to …

The Japanese national flag waves at the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan, March 18, 2024.  TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan’s weak consumption may heighten, rather than tame, already growing political pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates to slow the yen’s declines blamed fo…

The Japanese national flag waves at the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan, March 18, 2024.  TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan’s weak consumption may heighten, rather than tame, already growing political pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates to slow the yen’s declines blamed fo…

UAW President Shawn Fain speaks after workers at a Mercedes plant in Alabama rejected joining the United Auto Workers union outside Vance, Alabama, May 17, 2024. VANCE, Alabama (Reuters) — U.S. workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama handed a stinging loss to the United Auto Workers on Friday, …

A view of cars on the road during rush hour traffic jam in San Francisco, California, Aug. 24, 2022. (Reuters) — The number of buyers in the U.S. considering an electric vehicle purchase in 2024 has fallen from a year ago due to a shortage of affordable cars, inadequate charging infrastructure and …

Traders work under signage for GameStop Corp. on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan, New York City, Aug. 8, 2022. NEW YORK (Reuters) — Meme stocks are soaring again, delighting fans, frustrating detractors and showing Wall Street that the social media force behind the wil…