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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on the company in charge of building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, expanding penalties on Moscow after it recognized two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine. The sanctions, which target the Nord Stream 2 AG compan…

(NMC) —  Chung Gi Wa Restaurant is the latest business 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 free iced tea and 10% discount for orders that are $50 or mor…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. mortgage applications plunged to their lowest level in more than two years last week as rising mortgage rates dampened demand for loans to purchase homes and refinancing activity, a survey showed on Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association or MBA said its Market Compo…

(Office of the Governor) — Gov. Ralph DLG Torres, through the CNMI Department of Commerce-Central Statistics Division, announces the beginning of data collection for the 2022 CNMI Prevailing Wage Study or PWS to produce the CNMI hourly wage statistics for 2022. All private businesses, public agenci…

(Reuters) — U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as Ukraine declared a state of emergency, while reports of cyberattacks on several of its state websites fueled fears about escalating tensions with Russia. After opening higher, eight of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors fell, while a 2.3% drop in Tesla dra…

(Reuters) — Amazon.com Inc has become the poster child of technology giants bucking the trend of major conglomerates breaking up, thanks to bright growth prospects shielding it from pressure to follow suit, investors and dealmakers said. Investors have in recent years fallen out of love with conglo…

LONDON (Reuters) — Global stock markets clawed back losses on Tuesday as investors held on to hopes that Russia’s deployment of troops to two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine will be as far Moscow goes. The specter of war on Europe’s eastern flank had flared on Monday, sending oil p…

(Office of the Governor) — The CNMI Department of Commerce Registrar of Corporation hereby gives notice to the public that the Annual Corporation Report for 2021 is due on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. The Registrar of Corporation would like to remind the public that there will be a penalty fee of $150 f…

SEOUL (Reuters) — Doy, one of South Korea’s most famous tattoo artists having inked the likes of Brad Pitt, just wants to practice his craft without fear of going to jail or hefty fines. South Korea is the sole developed country in the world where tattooing is considered a procedure that only…

LONDON (Reuters) — U.S. stock futures and European stocks fell into the red on Monday, with markets remaining nervous that Russia could invade Ukraine despite attempts to defuse the crisis. President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed in principle to hold a summit on t…