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(MVA) —  For the first time since the last in-person event in 2019, the Marianas Visitors Authority is preparing to join representatives of other international countries and regions next week at Japan’s largest annual travel show. JATA Tourism Expo 2022, organized by Japan Travel  and Tourism Assoc…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Federal Reserve officials adjourned their July 26-27 policy meeting with an unusually long eight-week break before their next gathering, sending a heavier-than-normal amount of U.S. data about inflation, jobs, and the economy to their in-boxes. The interlude, however, has bee…

LONDON (Reuters) — Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday on demand concerns raised by the prospect of further increases to interest rates in an effort to tackle rising inflation in Europe and the United States. Brent crude futures fell by 34 cents, or 0.36%, to $92.83 a barrel by 1220 GMT. U.S. West …

HONG KONG (Reuters) — Seven companies have bid for new casino licenses in the world’s biggest gaming hub, with new contracts set to start at the beginning of 2023, Macau’s government said on Wednesday. Macau, a special administrative region of China, is the only place in the country whe…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Monthly U.S consumer prices unexpectedly rose in August as declining gasoline prices were offset by gains in the costs of rent and food, giving cover for the Federal Reserve to deliver another hefty interest rate increase next Wednesday. The consumer price index gained 0.1% l…

(Reuters) — The Federal Reserve is seen delivering a third straight 75-basis point interest rate hike next week after a government report showed that consumer prices did not ease as expected in August, meaning more work ahead for the central bank as it fights decades-high inflation. Futures contrac…

Turnkey Solutions recently donated $1,000 to the CNMI Small Business Development Center’s SEED to Sail Program (Supporting Entrepreneurship and Economic Development). SEED to Sail is a guided experience for start-up and early stage businesses to create and present a pitch to support their applicati…

SYDNEY (Reuters) — Asian share markets rallied on Monday on hopes a key reading on U.S. inflation will show some cooling, while the U.S. dollar was restrained by the risk of higher European interest rates and Japanese intervention. Holidays in China and South Korea made for slow trading, while trad…

MILTON KEYNES, England (Reuters) — Autonomous vehicle or AV startups have raised tens of billions of dollars based on promises to develop truly self-driving cars, but industry executives and experts say remote human supervisors may be needed permanently to help robot drivers in trouble. The central…

TOKYO (Reuters) — Bucking the age-old stereotype of hard-drinking college students, Manaka Okamoto considers the next day’s schedule before cracking open an alcoholic beverage. “If I have to get up early, and I think ‘Oh, I should hold off on drinking,’ then I go for a non-a…