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24/07/202311/07/2024

Fukushima nuclear plant water release raises worries for businesses

IWAKI, Japan –

Beach season has started across Japan, which means seafood for holiday makers and good times for business owners. But in Fukushima, that may end soon.

Within weeks, the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is expected to start releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, a highly contested plan still facing fierce protests in and outside Japan.

Residents worry that the water discharge, 12 years after the nuclear disaster, could deal another set back to Fukushima’s image and hurt their businesses and livelihoods.

“Without a healthy ocean, I cannot make a living.” said Yukinaga Suzuki, a 70-year-old

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21/07/202311/07/2024

CREA downgrades sales forecast as interest rates weigh on buyers – Business News

Photo: The Canadian Press

The Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its home sales forecast for this year and next as fewer buyers jump into the market.

The association said Friday that it expects 464,239 properties to trade hands this year, a 6.8 per cent decrease from last year. It also now predicts 516,043 being sold in 2024.

In an April forecast, CREA said it expected 492,674 properties to be sold this year, a drop of 1.1 per cent from 2022. Home sales for 2024 were predicted to total 561,090.

The forecast took into account a sales rebound that took

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16/07/202311/07/2024

Job creation numbers are deceptive

MUNCIE, Ind. — Business news is filled with new job creation numbers. Every new business with more than a few employees will get coverage in local papers, and larger firms will make statewide news. Typically, reporters will write about the industry growth patterns, why the firm says it chose its new location and often a quote from a local elected leader or economic development official. If it is a really big announcement or an unusual industry, the thoughts of an economist might even make the news.

These are important and popular news stories. It is natural that we

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14/07/202311/07/2024

Ace Global Business Acquisition Limited Announces Additional Contribution to Trust Account to Extend Period to Consummate Business Combination

Published: Jul. 14, 2023 at 9:00 AM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago

NEW YORK, July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Ace Global Business Acquisition Limited (NASDAQ: ACBA), a special purpose acquisition company (the “Company”), announced today that Ace Global Investment Limited, the Company’s initial public offering sponsor (the “Sponsor”), has deposited into the Company’s trust account (the “Trust Account”) an aggregate of $116,777.35 represented, approximately $0.05 per ordinary share, in order to extend the period of time the Company has to complete a business combination for an additional one (1) month period, from August 9, 2023 to

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12/07/202311/07/2024

Terminating Your Physician Employment Agreement

Many of our physician clients are unaware of their termination rights prior to meeting with us.

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If you want to terminate your employment, the first thing you need to do is read your contract.

Most physician employment agreements have substantial termination provisions. You need to know what yours says regarding termination with and without cause, what notice is required, and what other provisions will be triggered by termination.

Many

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04/07/202311/07/2024

Fake online reviews: US proposes bans

WASHINGTON –

US federal regulators are looking to crack down on fake reviews and other deceptive internet practices.

The Federal Trade Commission proposed a new rule Friday that would ban paying for reviews, suppressing honest reviews, selling fake social media engagement and more. Businesses would also be prohibited from running company-controlled websites that claim to be independent, and other deceptive practices like “review hijacking,” which makes reviews for one product appear like they were written for significantly different ones.

If the proposed rule is approved, following a 60-day public comment period, violators could face hefty penalties.

“Our proposed rule on

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04/07/202311/07/2024

Nigel Farage bank account shut for falling below wealth limit

Nigel Farage fell below the financial threshold required to hold an account at Coutts, the prestigious private bank for the wealthy, the BBC has been told.

It is understood that he was afterward offered a standard account at NatWest which owns Coutts.

Mr Farage says he believes his account is being shut down for political reasons and he has been turned down by nine other lenders after trying elsewhere.

But people familiar with Coutts’ move said it was a “commercial” decision.

“The criteria for holding a Coutts account are clear from the bank’s website,” they told the BBC.

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03/07/202311/07/2024

Canadians seeking financial advice from banks left unsatisfied

Roughly two-thirds of retail bank customers ‘financially unhealthy,’ the study finds

Published June 30, 2023 • 4 minute read

Pedestrians walk near a Royal Bank of Canada building in the financial district of Toronto. Photo by Brent Lewin/Bloomberg files

As high inflation, rising interest rates and market volatility take a toll on their finances, Canadians are seeking advice from their financial institutions, but some banks are not delivering this effectively, according to a new study.

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