Month: January 2023

US Business Equipment Borrowings Grow 9 Percent in December: ELFA

U.S. companies borrowed 9 percent more in December to finance equipment investments compared with a year earlier, industry body Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) said on Tuesday. The companies signed up for $12.9 billion in new loans, leases, and lines of credit last month, compared with $11.8 billion a year earlier, according to ELFA….


World Economic Forum Criticized as ‘Unelected World Government’; Food Programs Include Bugs and Lab-Grown Meat

The World Economic Forum (WEF) wrapped up its 2023 meeting in Davos, Switzerland, facing public pressure over its programs to influence government through business, investment, and partnerships. Elon Musk received millions of responses on Twitter when he raised the question of whether the WEF should “control the world.” The answer was a resounding “no,” but…


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The World Economic Forum (WEF) wrapped up its 2023 meeting in Davos, Switzerland, facing public pressure over its programs to influence government through business, investment, and partnerships. Elon Musk received millions of responses on Twitter when he raised the question of whether the WEF should “control the world.” The answer was a resounding “no,” but…


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The World Economic Forum (WEF) wrapped up its 2023 meeting in Davos, Switzerland, facing public pressure over its programs to influence government through business, investment, and partnerships. Elon Musk received millions of responses on Twitter when he raised the question of whether the WEF should “control the world.” The answer was a resounding “no,” but…


Twenty-Five Percent of Homebuyers Looking to Shift to New Metro Areas Due to High Cost of Housing: Report

Roughly a quarter of Redfin homebuyers looked to move to a different metropolitan area in the fourth quarter of 2022 owing to home affordability issues, with places like Sacramento, Las Vegas, and Phoenix topping the list of destinations. In fourth quarter 2022, 24.6 percent of Refin users wanted to shift to a new metro area,…


Hawaii Man Imprisoned for 1991 Murder, Rape Released

HONOLULU—A judge on Tuesday ordered a man released from prison immediately after his attorneys presented new evidence and argued that he didn’t commit the crimes he was convicted of and spent more than 20 years locked up for: the 1991 murder, kidnapping, and sexual assault of a woman visiting Hawaii. Albert “Ian” Schweitzer, who was…


California to Vote on Fast-Food Workers’ Wage Hike in 2024 After Businesses Gather Over One Million Opposing Votes

Californian citizens are set to vote on a proposal next year that seeks to improve the working conditions and raise wages of fast-food workers across the state, a measure that has attracted strong opposition from businesses in the sector. Assembly Bill (AB) 257, also known as the FAST Recovery Act, proposed raising the minimum wages…


Some Government Spending Items Will be Cut if There’s ‘Less Fiscal Room’ in 2023, Freeland Says

Some federal government spending items outlined in this year’s budget and the 2022 Fall Economic Statement could be cut if economic pressures bring about “less fiscal room,” says Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Freeland made the comments at a press conference on Jan. 24 in Hamilton, Ont., where she is attending the Liberals’ post-holiday cabinet retreat,…


California Shootings: Who Died in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay Attacks?

Back-to-back mass shootings in California have claimed the lives of people who loved to dance at a studio in Monterey Park and farm workers in the coastal community of Half Moon Bay. Monterey Park Victims Eleven people were killed when a 72-year-old gunman opened fire late Saturday during a celebration of the Lunar New Year…


Preemie Who Died at 21 Days Old ‘Saved’ His Twin and Mom After Pushing to Be Delivered Early

A baby boy who passed away at 21 days old saved his sister and mother after pushing to be delivered at 24 weeks. Now his twin is healthy and thriving. Mom Breanna Seibel, 29, who is studying for a master’s degree in nursing in Wisconsin, believes her son, Teddy, saved her life and that of…