Photo: Nelson Bennett. Maria Carter, a volunteer for Dan Moore’s “Yukon Dan” demonstrating gold panning at AME Roundup’s exhibition center. There’s no way enough mines can be built on time to meet net zero energy transition targets on the timelines policy makers have promised, but industrial metal miners – especially lithium and nickel miners –…
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‘Small percentage’ of RI employees will be laid off
THE NUMBER of Rhode Island employees that will be impacted by the latest round of Hasbro Inc.’s announced layoffs remains uncertain. Hasbro spokesperson Allison McEneaney told Providence Business News Friday that “a small percentage of the impacted employees work in our Rhode Island offices.” However, McEneaney would not comment further, only adding reductions which would…
British Columbians slipping deeper into debt – Business News
Photo: Thinkstock.com British Columbians are more anxious about their debt situation while an increasing number is slipping deeper into debt by paying only the minimum balance on their credit cards, according to a new MNP Consumer Debt Index report released this morning. The news follows recent data from Canada’s Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy…
Relief for homebuyers in 2023? Mortgage rates at lowest levels since September
A dip in mortgage interest rates is spurring demand from homebuyers, according to a new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association, or MBA. Mortgage applications last week jumped 28% from the week prior, according to seasonally adjusted data. The MBA’s refinance index also spiked 34% from the previous week. “As we enter the beginning of…
Virgin Orbit: Premature shutdown behind rocket launch fail – Business News
What led to rocket failure The Associated Press – Jan 12, 2023 / 7:10 am | Story: 405869 Photo: The Canadian Press Virgin Orbit said Thursday its first attempt to launch satellites into orbit from the UK failed after its rocket’s upper stage prematurely shut down. The US-based company used a modified Boeing 747 plane…
How Do I Escape My Non-Compete Clause?
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Study: Exxon Mobil accurately predicted warming since the 1970s – Business News
Seth Borenstein And Cathy Bussewitz, The Associated Press – Jan 12, 2023 / 1:11 pm | Stories: 405947 Photo: The Canadian Press The Exxon Mobil Baton Rouge Refinery complex is visible with the Louisiana State Capitol, bottom right, in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, April 11, 2022. Exxon Mobil’s scientists were remarkably accurate in their predictions…
Lubbock’s business news includes big plant plans, Joyland loss, more
Alana Edgin is a business reporter for the Avalanche-Journal, as seen Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Hello AJ readers! One of the biggest stories this week was a sad one, as the potential saviors of Joyland Amusement Park backed out of the deal. The news broke on Tuesday, when the Dean family…