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‘On the edge’: Are New Zealand’s tough immigration rules harming the economy? | New Zealand

In February 2020, Craig Hurn, 53, temporarily left his wife and daughter in Cape Town to scope out the job market in New Zealand. After beating six other candidates for one job, he secured an essential skills visa and began preparing to move his family over. “We saw Craig’s CV and we thought, ‘Oh my […]

‘Major’ economic announcement coming Tuesday, Ivey’s office touts

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Gov. Kay Ivey has called a Tuesday morning news conference in which she is expected to make a “major” economic development announcement. The governor’s office has not released any other details about the announcement, including the scale or number of jobs that will be created, a specific industry, or the area […]

A demotivated dollar-store worker quit retail after an impressed customer told her to apply to a law firm. She got the job, and now earns $3-an-hour more, plus benefits.

Retail workers across the US are abandoning low-paying jobs at stores and restaurants for new opportunities. Christina Noles, 34, is among them. Noles left her job at a dollar store for a law firm, she told The Washington Post. She learned about the law-firm job from a customer who was impressed by her work ethic, […]

Turbocharged U.S. Economy Attracts Foreign Investors

The extraordinary recovery of the U.S. economy is likely to make the country the world’s top destination for overseas investment this year and next, according to new United Nations projections, with foreign businesses drawn by the prospect of a rapid and sustained rebound in consumer spending and the Biden administration’s multitrillion-dollar infrastructure plans. According to […]

Egyptian court adjourns in Suez Canal ship case

An Egyptian court on Sunday adjourned a case involving the massive cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week in March. The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) is currently seeking half a billion dollars from the company that owns the vessel. The Associated Press reports that the court came to the decision to […]

Delaware's economy improves, but obstacles remain – Associated Press

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Only objective is to accelerate economic development of J-K: L-G

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said the only objective of his administration is to accelerate the economic development of the Union Territory and make it multi-dimensional. He also said that the pace of new industrial schemes had stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but now the […]

Multiple Dollar General stores targeted in robberies

West Tenn. — Several robberies at Dollar General stores have been reported across West Tennessee. Hardeman County Sheriff’s Office received a report that the Dollar General store in Toone had been robbed around 10 this morning. The store is located off Highway 100 near Toone. Wbbj was told the store was robbed by a black […]

‘US economy should be in full swing before Fed rate hikes’

It is critical for the American economy to be in full swing before the Federal Reserve starts to step on the monetary breaks and make rate hikes, an expert told Anadolu Agency on Thursday. “I don’t think the Fed should begin to raise rates until it is clear the economy has returned to full employment […]

In brutal year for oil, other industries shine in Chron 100

Amid a global pandemic that shut down large sections of the world’s economy, 2020 was a tough year to do business. So tough that only 56 companies qualified for the Chronicle 100, which uses criteria focused on profits, stock market performance and growth. For the second year in a row, the energy companies that dominate […]