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(Special Advertising Feature) — Bank of Hawai‘i is accepting applications from Aug. 12 to 16 for the I Kinometi Para I Kumunidåt I Islå-ta Small Business Revitalization and Development Grant for projects that stimulate small business development and economic activity in Saipan. Small business owner…

Bank of Guam congratulates Jessica Leon Guerrero, president, M80 Systems Inc. on being awarded the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2024 Guam Small Business Person of the Year. Pictured, from left, Maria Eugenia H. Leon Guerrero, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Bank of Gua…

The exterior of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building is seen in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2022. WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged at the end of a two-day policy meeting on Wednesday, but also indicate that a reduction in borro…

A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, March 7, 2024. (Reuters) — The blue-chip Dow and the benchmark S&P 500 inched up on Tuesday, shored up by financials stocks in anticipation of a key policy verdict from the Federal Reserve this week, while investors al…

A jogger runs past the Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., Aug. 22, 2018. WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady at a two-day policy meeting this week but open the door to interest rate cuts as soon as September by acknowledging inflation has …

SYDNEY, Australia — Pacific island countries have ambitious targets to increase their investments in renewable energy, which will reduce electricity generation costs and improve supply reliability, according to a new policy paper published by the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Private Sector Deve…

(SCC) — The Saipan Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce its upcoming August General Membership Meeting or GMM scheduled for Wednesday, August 7, 2024, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Charley’s Room, Pacific Islands Club. This GMM will feature updates from our committee chairs who will present u…

(SBDC) — The CNMI Small Business Development Center Network is excited to remind everyone about Saipan’s upcoming “Christmas in July” celebration happening Thursday, July 25, 2024 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the NMC As Terlaje campus pine tree parking lot (Bldg. V) for a festive evening fi…

Cap: A man walks past the London Stock Exchange in the City of London, Oct. 11, 2013. LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) — Stocks sagged worldwide on Wednesday as earnings from Tesla and European luxury brands disappointed, while oil prices edged higher after trading near-six week lows as summer demand fail…

The Federal Reserve Building stands in Washington, April 3, 2012. BENGALURU (Reuters) — The Federal Reserve will cut interest rates just twice this year, in September and December, as resilient U.S. consumer demand warrants a cautious approach despite easing inflation, according to a growing majori…