Hong Kong’s housing minister has defended an estimated HK$4.39 billion price tag for managing 30,000 temporary flats which are planned for the city, saying this would cover maintenance, cleaning, and other amenities. The units will be part of the Light Public Housing (LPH) scheme, which aims to boost the city’s short-term housing supply by providing […]
Apple is reportedly going to reconsider four major iOS apps in iOS 18 later this year.
Had the Islanders lost on Saturday, the third-period penalty Robert Bortuzzo took would have been chief among the reasons why.
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(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden's plans to cancel student debt for some borrowers could cost taxpayers up to $1.4 trillion, depending on how the plans are implemented, a new report estimates. The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimated all Biden's recent debt cancellation efforts would cost a combined $870 billion to $1.4 trillion. "That’s more than all federal spending on higher education over the nation’s entire history,"...
The use of ad hoc payments by large enterprises to pay small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and individuals is on the rise — and exclusive data from PYMNTS Intelligence suggests lower costs and easier integration could be making them even more popular. Ad hoc payments represent, on average, 30% of accounts payable (AP) volume in […]
Freeport-McMoRan and Canada's Teck Resources are expected to post a combined adjusted net income of $666.3 million, according to LSEG estimates, compared with $1.43 billion in the year-ago quarter. Copper prices touched a multi-year high last month after major Chinese copper smelters agreed to limit capacity expansion. Despite the late rally, average benchmark copper prices were down about 5% during the quarter compared to last year, weighed by concerns over demand in top-consumer China and...
On this episode of PM Chicago: Greg Bishop, Associate Editor for the Center Square and @BishopOnAir, discusses the Illinois House passing a Healthcare protection bill and also a rally of gun owners that took place yesterday. Bill Cameron, Host of Take 1 and City Hall Reporter Emeritus, joins to discuss the latest happenings around City […]
Samsung has been struggling with power efficiency and performance in its last few Exynos platforms, but it took a large step forward with this year's SoCs. And if a new rumor is to be believed it may overtake Qualcomm's top product in 2025. The Exynos 2500 will be better than its competitor Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 both in power efficiency and raw performance, according to a post by PandaFlashPro on X (formerly Twitter), This year's Exynos 2400 can keep up with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, but...
German automaker wants to regain market share in China with more affordable cars
The results are in – based on a new survey of physicians about the aftermath of the attack on Change Healthcare– and devastating impact of the