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(Reuters) — Andrea Mather’s plans for a long-awaited summer cruise around the Hawaiian islands with her financial analyst husband unraveled after her booking with Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America was canceled due to a staffing shortage. It was the second time this year that the …

(NMC) — Korea House Restaurant 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 5% discount in addition to the 20% local discount (excludes ite…

NEW YORK (Reuters) — U.S. existing home sales fell for a fifth straight month in June to the lowest level in two years, as fast-rising interest rates and record-high selling prices make buying a home too expensive for a growing share of American households. Mortgage interest rates have soared as a …

(Reuters) — U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday with the tech-heavy Nasdaq booking a 1.6 % gain on positive earnings signals with a wary eye on inflation and more interest rate hikes by the Fed. Netflix Inc’s shares added 7.4% after the company predicted it would return to customer growth d…

(NMC) — More small business owners in the CNMI are now knowledgeable about securing federal contracts thanks to a HUBZone certification training course conducted by the CNMI Small Business Development Center at Northern Marianas College. HUBZone is a program administered by the U.S. Small Business …

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) — Asian shares extended a global rally on Wednesday as strong U.S. corporate earnings and the expected resumption of Russian gas supply to Europe helped lift risk-on sentiment and ease fears of a recession, while the dollar was mired at two-week lows. European futures al…

(NMC) — As part of its efforts to build entrepreneurial capacity among women in the Commonwealth, the CNMI Small Business Development Center and the CNMI Women’s Association recently partnered to provide a five-week training course to 20 women entrepreneurs. The women were able to learn about the C…

SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday condemned an “illegal” strike at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering or DSME, raising the possibility of government intervention to break it. Yoon’s remarks come amid heightening tensions at DSMER…

OAKLAND (Reuters) — Truck drivers choked traffic at the Oakland, California, seaport on Monday protesting a state law that makes it harder for independent contractors to transport goods and could limit labor at the state’s already clogged seaports, threatening to worsen the nation’s pan…

(Press Release) — Triple J is proud to announce the recent hiring of Kina B. Peter, CPA as Triple J Saipan’s corporate controller. As corporate controller, Peter will play a key role on Triple J’s executive team, and will supervise accounting and financial reporting functions, help establish and im…