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(Reuters) — Elon Musk tweeted “Love Me Tender,” an Elvis Presley song, a day after Twitter Inc adopted a “poison pill” to protect itself from the billionaire’s $43 billion cash offer to buy the social media company. After Musk’s TED talk on Thursday, he hinted at…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — With soaring interest rates scaring off would-be mortgage borrowers, the outlook for banks’ home lending portfolios is gloomy, according to first quarter filings and analysts. The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, the most popular home loan, rose t…

(NMC) — As part of its efforts to promote local entrepreneurs, the CNMI Small Business Development Center Network will be hosting a Small Business Night featuring new and upcoming local entrepreneurs and their products and services. The community is invited to attend. The event, held in collaborati…

(Reuters) — Texas will halt enhanced inspections of trucks arriving from Mexico after reaching an agreement with the last of four neighboring Mexican states, Gov. Greg Abbott said on Friday, a move expected to alleviate costly, long backups over the past week. The agreement calls for the Mexican st…

(Reuters) — Elon Musk, Twitter’s newest big shareholder, could alter the course of the social media company as management battles a set of proxy proposals focused on topics from civil rights to politics at its upcoming annual meeting, shareholder activists and corporate governance experts sai…

NEW YORK (Reuters) — U.S. stock investors worried geopolitical uncertainty and the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation could dent economic growth are heading for defensive sectors they believe can better weather turbulent times and tend to offer strong dividends. The healthcare, utiliti…

A MONTH after celebrating its first anniversary, Mariana Lighthouse wants to continue giving back to the community in appreciation of the local residents’ patronage and support. Besides high quality Arabica coffee, Mariana Lighthouse serves the best brunch menu that consists of Western and Ja…

(NMC) — As part of its efforts to promote local entrepreneurs, the CNMI Small Business Development Center Network will be hosting a Small Business Night featuring new and upcoming local entrepreneurs and their products and services. The community is invited to attend. The event, held in collaborati…

(NMC) — Casa Decor 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 on all merchandise including items on sale. Casa Decor joins th…

(Reuters) — Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday it plans to invest about $9.5 billion across its U.S. offices and data centers this year, up from $7 billion last year. Google said the investment will create at least 12,000 full-time jobs in 2022 and focus on data centers in several states…