WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth unexpectedly slowed in April, likely restrained by worker shortages that have left businesses scrambling to meet booming demand as the economy reopens amid rapidly improving public health and massive financial help from the government.FILE…
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China’s Labor Day Holiday Travel Spending Shows Steady Recovery
LONDON — Fresh data surrounding the five-day Labor Day national holiday, which ended Wednesday, this year shows that domestic travel in China has almost fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. Some 230 million domestic trips were made over the first…
Delivering Good Plans Roundtable Series With Industry Leaders
Delivering Good, the organization supporting those affected by poverty and tragedy through new merchandise donations from retailers and manufacturers, will launch its first virtual three-part Women of Inspiration roundtable series. The discussions will take place on June 2, June 9…
Lucinda Franks Dies at 74; Prize-Winning Journalist Broke Molds
She avoided covering beauty pageants by going to Northern Ireland on her own and was later the first woman to win a Pulitzer for national reporting. By Katharine Q. Seelye Lucinda Franks, a widely published writer and investigative journalist who…
The great exit: central banks line up to taper emergency stimulus
LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England’s decision on Thursday to slow the pace of its bond-buying makes it the second central bank from a G7 economy to begin the slow exit from pandemic-era money-printing stimulus schemes.FILE PHOTO: A person…
Silversea’s Silver Moon to debut in June, unprecedented demand from New Zealand in luxury cruises
Ultra-luxury cruise line Silversea says there is unprecedented demand among Kiwis for cruises which the company will restart in June. Silversea is among several companies that have scheduled departures in the next few months, after a Covid-enforced break of more…
UOB Q1 profit rises 18% to $1 billion, beating expectations
SINGAPORE – UOB, like DBS Group last week, posted a strong start to 2021 with broad-based growth driven by record fee income. Singapore’s third-largest bank topped market forecasts, recording an 18 per cent increase in first-quarter earnings – its first…
Frances Cook: Fixing housing won’t be quick, but we have to start
OPINION: Right now we have a housing market that doesn’t work for anyone except a very small percentage at the top. Yes, I mean renters, owners, investors; the current system isn’t doing well for anyone. The problem is that it…
Hong Kong now a renters' market as prices drop on expat moves
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – There’s rarely been a better time to be apartment hunting in Hong Kong than right now. Rents in one of the world’s most expensive real estate markets dropped to HKUS$33.60 (S$5.77) per square foot in the…
Gordon Bros. Names Carolyn D’Angelo President of Laura Ashley
Gordon Bros., the global advisory, restructuring and investment firm and owner of the British heritage brand Laura Ashley, has named Carolyn D’Angelo managing director, brands, and president of Laura Ashley. D’Angelo has nearly 30 years of experience in marketing, licensing,…