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SYDNEY (Reuters) — Global share markets wavered on Monday as a run of soft U.S. data suggested downside risks for this week’s June payrolls report, while the hubbub over possible recession was still driving a relief rally in government bonds. The search for safety kept the U.S. dollar near 20…

KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) — Poring over the ledger at her more than 230-year-old liquor shop in Kyoto, Yasuko Fujii has mixed feelings about the return of foreign tourists who would crowd the streets of Japan’s ancient capital before the pandemic — and buy lots of whisky and wine. Her ambivalenc…

NEW YORK (Reuters) — When Doug Milnes started buying cryptocurrencies in January of this year, he felt like it could become an entirely new asset class for investors. Right now what it is making him feel is extremely unsettled. The marketing executive from Summit, New Jersey, says his holdings, inc…

NEW YORK (Reuters) — The U.S. stock market is reeling from its worst first half of any year since 1970, with investors girding for a series of potential flashpoints in July that may set Wall Street’s course for the coming months. Second-quarter corporate earnings, hotly anticipated U.S. infla…

(Reuters) —  General Motors Co surpassed Toyota Motor Corp in second-quarter U.S. car sales, data on Friday showed, even as persistent chip shortages and supply chain disruptions crimped automakers’ ability to meet pent-up demand. GM, which lost its crown as the U.S. sales leader last year fo…

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — The union and employers negotiating a new labor contract for more than 22,000 U.S. West Coast port workers said high-stakes talks that are being closely watched by industry and the White House would continue after the agreement expired late on Friday. The agreement covers 29…

(NMC) — Furusato 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 1 scoop of ice cream when you dine in. Furusato Restaurant joins the…

GUAM (UAL) — United Airlines has announced  the reopening of its Early Check-in service in Guam, a popular service for outbound Guam customers traveling during early morning flights. The Early Check-in service is now offered daily from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the United counter at the A. B. Won Pat In…

(SCC) — The monthly General Membership Meeting for the Saipan Chamber of Commerce will be on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kensington Hotel, Queen’s Hall. Guest speakers for the event are SCC board member and chairman of the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers’ …

(MVA) — In support of new flights by United Airlines between  Japan  and  the Marianas  beginning  on September  1, 2022, the Marianas  Visitors Authority is planning  a Marianas Seminar with tourism stakeholders on July 8, 2022, in Tokyo. The Marianas Seminar & Webinar will gather representati…