US stocks dropped sharply on Thursday as investors took in the worst layoff data for the month of October in over two decades. Employers announced 153,074 job cuts for October, according to data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. That represents a 183% increase from job cuts announced in September, and marked the worst October for…
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) reminds Coloradans that phone use behind the wheel is illegal in Colorado. This reminder comes after Colorado State Patrol (CSP) said they issued 701 citations related to using an electronic device while driving from the beginning of the year through the end of September….
McDonald’s has always been the exception to my rule about making healthy choices for my first meal of the day. On days I’m awake and ready to eat before their breakfast hours end, I will never say no to a McMuffin. So when the golden-arched giant on Tuesday launched its new Spicy McMuffin menu —…
Hong Kong residents made 1.84 million outbound trips between Thursday and Saturday, the second day of the Easter long weekend, representing a 10 per cent increase from the same period last year. A catering industry representative forecast a potential 30 per cent decline in business during Easter compared with last year, attributing the fall to…
Hong Kong residents made 1.84 million departure trips between Thursday of last week and the second day of the Easter break, representing a 10 per cent increase from the same period last year. Figures from the Immigration Department highlighted the increase from 2024, when residents had made 1.68 million trips by the end of the…
We spoke with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rawlings, who says it may take until the summer to see the effects of the Trump administration’s new plan to bring down egg prices. Rawlins says the USDA has *** 5 point plan bringing more hens into repopulating flocks, removing red tape to help the industry grow, considering temporary…
Markets are responding to the potential for the Russia-Ukraine conflict to soon end. Russian stocks and the ruble got a boost after Trump called Putin last week about the war. Betting markets and the US stock market also showed a rise in optimism that the war could soon end. Investors are positioning for the possibility…
TOKYO –The Japanese yen rose against the U.S. dollar on Friday after the central bank lifted interest rates as expected at its two-day meeting and maintained a balanced tone on its future decisions, as U.S. trade partners await clarity on policy under a new president. The Bank of Japan “is trying to be relatively cautious and…
Three Hong Kong franchised bus companies have applied to increase fares by between 6.5 and 9.5 per cent, despite two of them reporting profits in the last financial year. KMB and New Lantao Bus both applied to raise fares by 6.5 per cent, while Citybus was seeking an increase of nearly 9.5 per cent for…
Two of Hong Kong’s major bus operators have applied to raise fares, with the highest proposed increase being nearly 10 per cent, the Post has learned, as lawmakers raise concerns over the services’ affordability amid a sluggish economy. Three sources said on Tuesday that franchised bus company KMB had applied to raise fares by 6.5…