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NEW YORK, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New York-based law firm Falcon Rappaport & Berkman PLLC announced that Ariel S. Holzer, Esq. has been appointed as Chair of the firm's Real Estate Practice Group. The change is crucial to the department's development and the growth and evolution of the team. Ariel, who has been a Partner with FRB…

Nonfarm payrolls rose solidly in August amid an otherwise slowing economy, while the unemployment rate ticked higher as more workers rejoined the labor force, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.The economy added 315,000 jobs for the month, just below the Dow Jones estimate for 318,000. The unemployment rate rose to 3.7%, two-tenths…

Comment on this storyCommentDestroy a seed, erase a future.On May 16, 2022, tens of thousands of rare seed samples were destroyed in the Russian shelling of Kharkiv’s Yuriev Institute, which houses Ukraine’s National Gene Bank.The Yuriev Institute has a storied past — its predecessor was founded in 1908, a time when Eurasian grain was feeding…

A sign advertising job openings is seen outside of a Starbucks in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew KellyRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterWeekly jobless claims fall 5,000 to 232,000Continuing claims increase 26,000 to 1.438 millionLayoffs announced by U.S.-based firms drop 21% in…

Putting aside at least $400 in savings has long been recommended as an initial savings goal by personal finance experts. That's because for years $400 has been a benchmark emergency expense used in the Federal Reserve's annual survey of household economics. However, that amount "hasn't kept pace with the reality of how much these emergency…

Compass Mining, a Bitcoin (BTC) mining rig service, was notified that the owner of lucrative mining hubs 2 and 3 located in Georgia would shut down amid rising energy costs.  Since Compass sells Bitcoin mining hardware and contracts for facilities, it did not have an influence over the decision. According to a company-wide email on Thursday,…

NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Enertiv, the operational intelligence platform for commercial real estate, has announced the launch of its Capital Planning module to support deep carbon reductions in the built environment. This module, now part of Enertiv's connected SaaS platform, will help owners and operators intelligently allocate…

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell:Hormel Foods (HRL) – Hormel fell 4.2% in the premarket after issuing a mixed batch of quarterly results and guidance. The food producer's quarterly revenue beat forecasts, but earnings were slightly short. The same was also true for its full-year outlook as Hormel expects higher…

Financial markets investors worry the U.S. is on the brink of an economic downturn as central bankers in Jackson Hole reaffirmed their determination to raise interest rates to bring inflation under control.  Steve Hanke, a professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, said that he believes the U.S. is heading…

DUBLIN, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Sweden Gift Card and Incentive Card Market Intelligence and Future Growth Dynamics (Databook) - Q1 2022 Update" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.Research and Markets LogoSweden's gift card industry is expected to grow by 7.6% on annual basis to reach US$1509.8 million in…