Business

A Fox News ticker displays a headline about U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, in New York City, June 21, 2025. REUTERS NEW YORK (Reuters) — A U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear sites could lead to a knee-jerk reaction in global markets when they reopen, sending oil prices higher and trig…

An eagle tops the  Federal Reserve building’s facade in Washington, July 31, 2013. REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. central bank held interest rates steady on Wednesday and policymakers signaled borrowing costs are still likely to fall in 2025, but Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell c…

A general view of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Nov. 23, 2024. REUTERS (Reuters) — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to create a regulatory framework for U.S.-dollar-pegged cryptocurrency tokens known as stablecoins, in a watershed moment for the digital asset industry. The bill, dub…

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, May 14, 2025. REUTERS (Reuters) — U.S. stock futures slipped and oil prices rose on Tuesday, as investors were rattled by President Donald Trump’s call for everyone to evacuate Tehran with the fifth-day of Israel-Iran …

A missile is launched during an air defense drill in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 12, 2025. Iranian Army/West Asia News Agency/Handout via REUTERS NEW YORK/GDANSK (Reuters) — Investors were on edge as financial markets reopened on Sunday, with crude oil pr…

(Reuters) — President Donald Trump approved Nippon Steel’s $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel on Friday, capping a tumultuous 18-month effort by the companies that survived union opposition and two national security reviews. Trump signed an executive order saying the tie-up could move forward i…

Joseph Leepan Tenorio Deleon Guerrero  HERMAN’S Modern Bakery, one of the oldest businesses in Micronesia, has announced the appointment of Joseph Leepan Tenorio Deleon Guerrero as its new general manager. Herman’s has been serving the Northern Marianas and the rest of the Micronesia region since 1…

(CNMI SBDC) — The CNMI Small Business Development Center Network at Northern Marianas College is excited to announce the return of its highly anticipated annual event, Christmas in July — a festive summertime marketplace bringing together small business vendors and local shoppers across Saipan, Tin…

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, June 5, 2025.  REUTERS (Reuters) — U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Tuesday as investors awaited the outcome of a second day of trade talks between the United States and China aimed at cooling a tariff dispute that h…

The application deadline for the CNMI Innovation Incubator program is on Friday, June 13, 2025. For more information and to access the application guide, visit www.cnmisbdc.com/innovationincubator/. NMC photo (NMC) — Entrepreneurs and early-stage business owners in Saipan, Tinian, and Rota have unt…