This Saturday, Taiwan will head to the polls, in elections that will be closely watched by investors, due to the self-governing territory’s outsized role in the global economy as the biggest semiconductor manufacturer in the world. For voters, the choice between the three candidates – representing the center-left Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the center right
BOISE — Wildland fire management is a year-round endeavor, even with snow covering Idaho rooftops. On Tuesday while visiting the National Interagency Fire Center, Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis announced a $138 million national investment to support wildland fire management. The funds are part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which
Jtsorrell | Istock | Getty Images A new mysterious nonprofit group backed by the crypto industry has set up a mailing address about 100 miles away from Washington, D.C., and is making movies to exert power in the nation’s capital. The Cedar Innovation Foundation, a 501(c)(4) that was incorporated in Delaware in April, has launched
FRANKFURT, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Wealth inequality declined in the euro zone over the past five years, confounding some expectations, as a large middle class with widespread property ownership benefited from a house price boom, the European Central Bank said on Monday. The new data comes after the ECB faced years of criticism that a
When ChatGPT burst into the public consciousness in early 2023, financial services firms initially reacted by banning their employees from using it. A year later, many executives are heralding generative AI as transformative for their business. AI as a key theme for 2024 may seem obvious. But what are the other trends that will affect
The trial on the criminal case against Fuad Mammadov, former Deputy Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan, former head of the Main Department of Material and Technical Supply, late Lieutenant General Fuad Mammadov, and employees Fuad Sheidabekov and Azer Khalilov, accused of embezzlement of state funds in especially large amounts, has continued, Azernews reports. At the
WHAT: Regular meeting of the Muskogee Public Works and Finance committees, special meeting City Council. WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Monday. WHERE: City Council Chambers, third floor, Muskogee Municipal Building, 229 W. Okmulgee Ave. ON TV: Broadcast live on Optimum Channel 14. INFORMATION: Those who would like to address councilors during the meeting must sign in at
(Kitco News) – Gold prices spent the first week of 2024 solidly above $2000 per ounce, but they were yanked up and down as markets attempted to calibrate their expectations of how soon the Federal Reserve will cut rates based on economic data releases. After trading sideways on Monday and Tuesday, gold sold off sharply
Imagine a young, bright-eyed graduate from a North Dakota university, diploma in hand, standing at a crossroads. One path is to chase after opportunities in distant cities. The other keeps them rooted in the community that provided their education. Sadly, the decision leans towards departure for more than half of these graduates. In 2017, a
FLORIDA — In a settlement agreement between the onePULSE Foundation and the state of Florida, the foundation has agreed to repay nearly $400,000 in taxpayer funds, Secretary of State Cord Byrd announced Thursday. In October 2019, the Florida Department of State awarded the foundation a Cultural Facilities Grant for $500,000 to create a memorial honoring