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(Reuters) — Federal Reserve policymakers are publicly debating whether to withdraw support for the U.S. economy more quickly to deal with surging inflation, with one of the central bank’s most influential officials signaling on Friday that the idea will be on the table at the Fed’s next…

COLONIA, Yap (Press Release) — Manta Ray Bay Resort & Yap Divers has been voted the #1 resort in the Pacific/Indian Ocean region in the value-for-money category in Scuba Diving magazine’s annual readers’ poll of the best destinations, dive resorts, dive operators and liveaboard vessels. To give…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell close to pre-pandemic levels last week as the labor market recovery continues, though a shortage of workers remains an obstacle to faster job growth. The weekly unemployment claims report from the Labor …

THE second session of the infrastructure recovery training took place this week at Aqua Resort Club with 40 participants. The first training session was conducted by the newly created Infrastructure Recovery Program in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Building Sciences Mi…

THE CNMI Small Business Development Center will host a free virtual training on preparing a marketing plan for new and aspiring business owners. It will take place on Friday, Nov. 19, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. SBDC aims to equip participants with the tools that will help them create and implement a mar…

 MANGILAO, Guam —  Guam Community College has loaned Atkins Kroll Inc. Toyota Guam GCC’s working hybrid engine model to display in AK’s Tamuning showroom. The partnership between GCC and AK is an effort to educate potential car owners about the benefits of owning a hybrid vehicle and doing their pa…

(NMC) — Dollar Days 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 10% discount on regular priced items and a 5% discount on party items. Dol…

WALMART Inc shares on Tuesday suffered their biggest intraday drop since May after high labor and supply chain costs ate into quarterly margins, even as the world’s biggest retailer raised its annual sales and profit forecast. Major retailers, including Amazon.com, have been struggling to bri…

FEDERAL Reserve officials said on Tuesday they are vigilant of the ways that higher inflation can affect U.S. households and dampen consumer sentiment and want to get it under control. While wages are rising for some workers, consumer sentiment is down to a “level that you might associate wit…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) —  U.S. retail sales surged in October as Americans eagerly started their holiday shopping early to avoid empty shelves amid shortages of some goods because of the ongoing pandemic, giving the economy a lift at the start of the fourth quarter. The solid report from the Commerce…