Shoppers visit the Children’s Hour in Salt Lake City Friday. Owner Diane Etherington says business is great after a tough pandemic shutdown. (Sean Moody, KSL-TV) Estimated read time: 2-3 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — A new survey by Lending Tree shows nearly half of all consumers will shop at small, locally-owned businesses this weekend and […]
MIDDLETOWN — Local merchants are gearing up for Small Business Saturday, which encourages people to shop local to support merchants hoping for a boost in sales following two years of pandemic-related challenges. In Middletown, the event, spearheaded by the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. U.S. shoppers […]
Stocks, oil prices and government-bond yields slumped after South Africa raised the alarm over a fast-spreading strain of the coronavirus, triggering concern that travel restrictions and other curbs will spoil the global economy’s recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 905.04 points, or 2.5%, to 34899.34. It was the Dow’s biggest one-day percentage drop since […]
By now it is clear that the economy should be closing out the year on a high note, with Americans spending money over the holidays and reengaging in many of the activities that they missed out on during last year’s damped-down festivities, even with the emergence of a new virus variant. But then what? Read […]
Growth between July and September, before the recent surge in coronavirus cases, decelerated from the 1.8% increase during the second quarter, and was below the 2.0% estimate in a Refinitiv forecast. [S8N2NQ00T] A worsening situation at home, increased restrictions abroad and the difficulty for companies to get parts and raw materials because of jammed supply […]
A quick recap. Britain’s FTSE 100 is on track for its worst day this year, as the emergence of the B.1.1.529 variant sends markets sliding around the globe. The blue-chip index of London’s largest listed companies is down 190 points, or 2.6%, at 7121 points, having hit a six-week low this morning. Travel, hospitality, oil […]
MOSCOW, Nov 26 (Reuters) – The Russian rouble lost more than 1% against the dollar on Friday, sinking to a more than seven-month low as oil prices dived and as geopolitical concerns that have buffeted Russian assets all week remained on investors’ minds. A global increase in risk aversion related to the detection of a […]
While perhaps the most high-profile court case in Glynn County history was resolved mere blocks away, volunteers at Russell’s Sports Bar made their own impact on the community. In an effort to help the homeless and hungry this Thanksgiving, Brandon Russell and Joe Mincey organized what they hope will be the first annual clothes giveaway […]
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Nov 27th 2021 IF YOU WANT to understand how Asia’s view of the world order has changed, consider the remarks of Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore’s prime minister. Asked recently if China was rising and the United States was declining, he replied in a qualified way: “If you take a long view, you really have to […]
