May 5, 2024
Investment

Thailand BOI Says 2023 Investment Applications up 43% to USD 24 Billion as Large FDI Projects Soar

The relocation trend in key industrial sectors driven by ongoing geopolitical issues and the Thai Government’s aggressive investment promotion policy accelerated a huge growth of Thailand’s FDI to 18.9 billion dollars, representing a 72% increase in the FDI value compared to 2022. “Thailand’s potential and readiness, together with the new 5-year investment promotion strategy and

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Property

Property Transfers Published February 3, 2024

The following is a list of more real estate parcels valued at $150,000 or more that have been transferred in the past few months in Richmond and surrounding areas. To our readers: Caroline and Louisa listings will not be included until further notice. 230 E 14th St; Davis Rena A to Rhodes Rachael and Jacob,

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Funds

Volvo shares jump 20% on higher sales, plans to stop Polestar funding

A Volvo C40 Recharge electric SUV is on display during the Volvo “A New Era of Volvo Cars” press conference at The Shilla Seoul on March 14, 2023 in Seoul, South Korea. Han Myung-gu | Wireimage | Getty Images Volvo Cars shares surged more than 20% Thursday after the Swedish automaker announced that it will

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Investors

Spirit Airlines Stock Surges as Carrier Fights Back With Action-Packed Investor Update

Spirit Airlines came out fighting Friday as it looked to reassure investors with improved guidance and steps it has taken to shore up liquidity. The company also said it was assessing options to refinance 2025 debt maturities, which credit ratings agency Fitch described as a “significant refinancing risk” earlier this week. Shares of Spirit Airlines

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Investors

Taiwan’s elections: Here’s what investors should watch

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

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Investors

Why stock-market investors will remain at mercy of shifting rate-cut expectations

Stock investors have gotten off to a wobbly start to the new year, hobbled by shifting expectations on the timing and extent of Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts in 2024. All three major U.S. stock indexes snapped a nine-week winning streak on Friday, after unexpectedly strong December job gains prompted traders to briefly pull back on

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Investment

Company planning $200 million investment in Anderson | Local News

ANDERSON — An Oregon-based company planning to open a manufacturing facility in Anderson explained the project to local residents. Malarkey Roofing is a manufacturer of high-quality roofing shingles. Company officials met with area residents Thursday at Ivy Tech Community College to provide details on the project. The company has locations in Portland, Oregon; California, Oklahoma

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Funds

Investment funds pave the way for North Dakota

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

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Funds

Residents hope to raise funds for new swan to grace pond

When one rounds the curve of the driveway at The Village at Regional West, a pond serves as a welcoming sight. Usually, one is fortunate enough to glimpse a swan serenely swimming on its waters.  That swan, named Memphis, has been on his own since September, when a predator killed the second swan, Scottie, that

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Loans

Local man loans car to stranded travelers

They have put the middle stripe on the Mattoon-Tuscola road, and it is an interesting job to watch. The men on the job are not inviting a gallery, but there are always a few spectators who are watching the work with keen enjoyment. The broad black center stripe in the middle of the road is

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