• Doncaster industrial complex up for sale

    A complex of five buildings totalling 165,000 sq ft set on an eight acre site in an established industrial location in Doncaster has come to the market for sale. The Sheffield office of Knight Frank has been appointed to market Warmsworth 36 which offers easy access to Junction 36 of the M1 and offers a complex of industrial and warehouse units with ancillary offices, set within a secure site with gatehouse, all located off Warmsworth Halt. Warmsworth 36 presents a unique opportunity to acquire...

  • Ogun begins sale of rice at discounted rates

    Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, weekend commenced the sale of rice to civil servants in the state as parts of his commitment to the welfare of the workforce.

  • Utility commission seeks input on Pacific Power potential rate increase

    SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) is asking community members to weigh in on a potential general rate increase by Pacific Power. Recently Pacific Power filed a request to increase overall rates by 17.9% or about $322.3 million for all customers combined. If the request is approved, single-family customers using an average […]

  • Home Sales Drop in March as Mortgage Rates Surge over 7 Percent

    Existing home sales shrank in March as consumers respond to continuing price increases and rising mortgage rates. Sales for existing homes fell 4.3% in March compared to the previous month and 3.7% year-over-year, to an annual rate of 4.19 million, according to a press release from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reached 7.10% this week, a substantial jump from 6.88% last week, depressing Americans’ desire to switch homes and possibly...

  • EV sales in Canada rose in recent years despite higher interest rates. Why?

    Electric vehicle registrations rose in recent years despite interest rates also rising. Experts caution Canada's transition to EVs could still be challenging.

  • Injury rates for Elon Musk's SpaceX exceed industry average for second year

    Injury rates at SpaceX facilities continued to exceed an industry average in 2023, according to a Reuters review of safety data reported to U.S. regulators by the space venture controlled by billionaire Elon Musk. The 2023 records, newly disclosed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, also show that injury rates at some SpaceX facilities grew worse than those the company had reported in 2022. At its manufacturing-and-launch facility in Brownsville, Texas, for instance, SpaceX...

  • Guest column: Food sales show Canadians getting poorer at alarming rate

    By: Sylvain Charlebois Latest food sales statistics indicate Canadians are getting poorer at an alarming rate. Canada appears to be a “trading-down” market, a trend that may persist for some time. Recent data from Statistics Canada on the food retail and service industries, as well as fresh GDP figures, paint a concerning picture, especially for […]

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    New home sales inch higher despite 7% mortgage rates: 'There's more opportunity,' economist says

    Buyers are highly considering newly built homes amid a shortage of available homes in the U.S. Here's what this means and where prices are standing.

  • A vegan cheese was selected to win an industry award. Then the industry found out.

    A vegan cheese was selected to be a finalist in the Good Food Awards, and, it turns out, was going to win in its cheesey category. But when the business got wind of it, it was suddenly disqualified without explanation. The reasons ultimately squeezed from it were desperate: first, the presence of a banned ingredient that wasn't even present, on the basis of a rule they added to the rulebook after the finalists were announced, then a claim that all entries must be ready for retail—which, it turns...

  • US rate setter tells BBC 'no hurry' to cut interest rates

    A key member of the US central bank, Raphael Bostic, tells the BBC rates might only ease "at the end of 2024".

  • Fed leaves interest rates unchanged amid inflation rate higher than 2% target

    May 1 (UPI) — The Federal Reserve Wednesday voted to keep interest rates unchanged, in line with expectations as inflation remains above the central bank’s 2% threshold. The Federal reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee said in a statement that the central bank left interest rates for overnight bank borrowing within a range of 5.25%-5.5%. With CPI inflation at 3.5%, the […] The post Fed leaves interest rates unchanged amid inflation rate higher than 2% target first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

  • ASRock Industrial Brings Top-tier Industrial Edge AIoT Solutions to AUTOMATE 2024

    Taipei, Taiwan (April 23, 2024) Unlock solutions in AUTOMATE 2024 with ASRock Industrial, presenting a multitude of solutions to elevate automation and transform your business. Showcases will include the newest Robust Edge AIoT Platform and Industrial IoT Controller products powered by Intel® Core™ 14th Gen Processors and NVIDIA® Jetson Orin NX SOM for a variety of industrial … Read More → "ASRock Industrial Brings Top-tier Industrial Edge AIoT Solutions to AUTOMATE 2024"