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THE Small Business Development Center Network’s 2024 Friends of Business Summit: Cybertech Edition on Thursday, April 4, 2024 will feature renowned tech industry expert and entrepreneur, Nathan Benson. The utilization of Artificial Intelligence or AI provides businesses a unique opportunity to prov…

A worker walks past the casino at Okada Manila in Parañaque, Metro Manila, the Philippines, July 11, 2022. MANILA (Reuters) — Foreign and domestic firms are expected to invest much as $6 billion in the Philippines’ casino sector in the next five years, the head of its gaming regulator said, b…

SUVA (FBC News/Pacnews) —ANZ International Economist Kishti Sen believes Fiji can double its peak season arrivals to 1.2 million visitors by 2033 without compromising on its charm. In ANZ’s latest research “Pacific Insight,” Sen said this equates to 8.1% growth in in-bound demand each year. Sen sai…

Michael Sakazaki MICHAEL Sakazaki has been promoted to senior vice president and senior market manager of Branch Banking’s West Pacific Market for Bank of Hawai‘i. He is responsible for overall management of retail banking-related activities and operations in Guam, Saipan and Palau, which include c…

(SBDC) —  The excitement continues to build for the upcoming CNMI Small Business Development Center Network’s 2024 Friends of Business Summit Cybertech Edition, and the CNMI SBDC is pleased to announce a notable addition to its lineup of esteemed speakers and virtual guests. Set to take the stage d…

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, March 7, 2024. NEW YORK (Reuters) — Some market participants believe the relentless U.S. stock rally is poised for a breather, even if it remains unclear whether equities are in a bubble or a strong bull run. The benchmark S…

A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, March 7, 2024. (Reuters) — Wall Street’s main stock indexes struggled for direction on Tuesday, as traders held on to bets of rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in the coming months, even as consumer prices data came i…

(SCC) — The Saipan Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce the upcoming 2024 1st quarter professional development training, centered around “Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace.” Facilitated by Jerome C. Ortiz, interim IT director of Northern Marianas College, this comprehensiv…

The Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands announced the composition of its 2024 Board of Directors officers on March 8, 2024, at Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan following its monthly board meeting.  From right, Vice Chairman Ivan Quichocho (GM, Century Hotel), Chairman Dennis Seo (GM, Pacifi…

Four thousand U.S. dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado, Nov. 3, 2009. BENGALURU (Reuters) — A strong U.S. dollar will maintain the status quo in the near term, as markets brace for a risk the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut gets d…