EDITORIAL: The economy still faces headwinds

Taiwan’s GDP grew 3.8 percent annually in the third quarter of this year, the Budget, Accounting and Statistics Branch (DGBAS) said on Friday. Although lower than Bloomberg’s estimate of 4.3%, it exceeded the agency’s August projection of 3.31% growth. Growth in the last quarter moderated from an annual expansion of 7.43% in the second... Read More

India and UK launch global solar grid project at COP26 | Ap thread

NEW DELHI (AP) – India and the UK will launch a project to create a solar array connecting countries from different parts of the world during the upcoming United Nations climate negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland. The project, known as the “Green Grids Initiative”, is launched by the International Solar Alliance, which was launched by... Read More

The McDonald’s Dividend (NYSE: MCD) – Why We Love It.

It almost seemed like the market didn’t trust McDonald’s Company (NYSE: MCD) ahead of the earnings report, yet the world’s largest franchise network surprised, once again improving results. Check out our latest McDonald’s review. Q3 2021 results The company reported strong third quarter results with improved earnings, revenues and profit margins. Returned: 6.20 billion... Read More

Saudi Arabia bans Lebanese imports, expels ambassador

Saudi Arabia has banned imports from Lebanon and expelled its ambassador in retaliation for criticism of its military intervention in Yemen by Beirut’s new information minister. The move is a blow to the country, which is in the second year of a severe economic crisis that has pushed more than half of the population... Read More

4 best banks for seniors 2021-2022

October 29, 2021 11:41 AM Leslie Cook Posted: October 29, 2021 11:41 AM Update: October 29, 2021 11:58 AM One of the perks of getting older is the reduction on everything from movie tickets to restaurants – to bank accounts. The best senior bank accounts waive fees and offer a range of discounts to... Read More

Latest updates: Pemex in Mexico posts third quarter loss of $ 3.8 billion

Demand for semiconductors is significantly higher than the production capacity of France’s largest electronic chip company, which on Thursday raised its annual revenue target after recording an improvement in its quarterly gross margins. The group, which sells chips to Apple and Tesla, forecasts annual revenue of around $ 12.6 billion on Thursday, $ 100... Read More

US economy slowed to 2% rate in last quarter amid COVID

WASHINGTON – Hindered by increasing COVID-19 cases and persistent supply shortages, the U.S. economy slowed to an annual rate of 2% during the July-September period, the weakest quarterly growth since the start of the recovery from the pandemic recession last year. Thursday’s Commerce Department report estimated that the country’s gross domestic product – its... Read More

Con artist steals over $ 100,000 from Erie County pretending to be construction company owed money

Erie County District Attorney Michael Siragusa has called on local prosecutors to investigate this overt “criminal activity”. BUFFALO, NY – A person using fake email addresses and inside information was able to fraudulently obtain more than $ 100,000 of taxpayer money into a bank account in Texas by posing as a local construction company... Read More

Although far from the UNESCO benchmark, Buhari comes closer to the promise of funding education

The education allocation in the 2022 draft budget shows President Muhammadu Buhari has taken small steps towards fulfilling his pledge to increase education spending by 50% between 2022 and 2023. But despite the increase from last year’s figures, the proposal, measured as a percentage of the total spending plan, falls short of the United... Read More

JEDEC Releases Update to DDR5 SDRAM Standard Used in High Performance Computing Applications

ARLINGTON, Virginia – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, the global leader in standards development for the microelectronics industry, today announced the release of the JESD79-5A DDR5 SDRAM standard. This update to the JEDEC DDR5 SDRAM standard includes features designed to improve reliability and performance in a wide range of applications involving... Read More