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A cashier charges products at a supermarket ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in Chicago, Illinois, Nov. 22, 2022. (Reuters) — A federal judge in Texas on Friday halted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new rule capping credit card late fees at $8, a victory for business and banking …

(SCC) — Don’t miss out! RSVP for the Saipan Chamber of Commerce’s  2nd Annual Economic Forum. This event will feature a diverse panel of stakeholders discussing economic conditions, challenges, and opportunities in our community. It will be held at Taga Hall, World Resort Saipan, on May 16, 2024, f…

Japanese yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen with a currency exchange rate graph in this illustration picture taken June 16, 2022. NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) — The dollar gained on Wednesday as investors continued to bet on the U.S. economy outperforming peers and was higher for the third day aga…

People walk around the Financial District near the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Dec. 29, 2023. NEW YORK (Reuters) — As markets dial down expectations for U.S. interest rate cuts this year, America’s largest corporations are poised to rely more heavily on their stock and a bulging cash…

A view shows the Yan Dun Jiao 1 bulk carrier in the Vostochny container port in the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia, Aug. 12, 2022. LONDON (Reuters) — Oil futures climbed on Monday after Saudi Arabia hiked June crude prices for most regions and as the prospect of a Gaza…

A cutout picture of Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett welcomes shareholders to shop at the Pampered Chef booth at the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. annual shareholders’ meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, May 3, 2024. OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) — Warren Buffett assured Berkshire Hathaway shareholde…

(SCC) — The Saipan Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its 2nd Annual Economic Forum, featuring a diverse panel of stakeholders for the purpose of analyzing economic conditions, challenges, and opportunities. The forum will take place on Thursday, May 16, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Taga Hall in …

THE Saipan Chamber of Commerce expresses its deep concern regarding the closure of Hyatt Regency Saipan at the end of June 2024 due to the challenging circumstances of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands’ number one industry, tourism. The closure of such a prominent establishment with …

THE CNMI Small Business Development Center Network is pleased to announce its partnership with Guam APEX Accelerator in hosting an in-person, two-day, dual-island training series on positioning businesses based in the municipalities of Saipan and Rota towards becoming procurement-ready for federall…

Japanese Yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken on March 10, 2023. SINGAPORE (Reuters) — The Japanese yen hit its weakest levels since April 1990 on Monday, in trading thinned by a holiday in Japan and attempts by traders to test key levels and stop-loss orders in a nervo…