Weary of poverty, Senegalese migrants head for Europe
Senegalese migrants continue to try to head to Europe, weary of poverty and undeterred by the latest drowning of up to 900 people who were trying to reach the continent. Nathan Frandino reports.
Senegalese migrants continue to try to head to Europe, weary of poverty and undeterred by the latest drowning of up to 900 people who were trying to reach the continent. Nathan Frandino reports.
Currency markets settled into an uneasy calm on Friday after the Swiss franc and Japanese yen jumped on reports that Israel had attacked Iran in the latest tit-for-tat exchange between the two adversaries. People familiar with the matter told Reuters that Israel attacked Iran, days after Iran launched an unprecedented assault on Israel in response to a suspected Israeli strike on its consulate in Syria, although Iran played the incident down and said it did not plan a new response.
MILWAUKEE, April 19, 2024--The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS) today announced it will report results for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 prior to the stock market open on Thursday, May 2, 2024. The release will be followed by a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Central/11:00 a.m. Eastern time.
MADISON, Wis., April 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flexion is proud to announce that it has secured a significant contract to operate, maintain, and enhance the Head Start Enterprise System (HSES) for the Office of Head Start (OHS). This contract not only marks a major milestone for Flexion but also underscores our commitment to delivering innovative solutions that have the potential to revolutionize people's lives. This ambitious project is set to transform HSES, the agency's primary data manage
Futures initially tumbled overnight, but slashed losses as Israel's attack on Iran seemed limited. The market power trend is about to end. Netflix gave weak guidance.
A Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate is attempting to play chess nonstop for 58 hours in New York City’s Times Square to break the global record for the longest chess marathon. Tunde Onakoya, 29, hopes to raise $1 million for children's education across Africa. The current chess marathon record is 56 hours, 9 minutes and 37 seconds, achieved in 2018 by Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad, both from Norway.
Less than 25% of U.S. households own one.
Regional banks have steadily increased the interest rates they offer on deposit accounts to retain customers looking for greater returns by parking their money in higher-yielding alternatives. Cincinnati, Ohio-based Fifth Third's net interest income on a reported basis - the difference between what a bank earns on loans and pays on deposits - fell nearly 8.8% to $1.38 billion in the quarter. Fifth Third continues to expect its NII in 2024 to decline between 2% and 4%.
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TORONTO, April 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silver Mountain Resources Inc. (TSXV: AGMR) (OTCQB: AGMRF) ("Silver Mountain" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that it has upsized its previously announced public offering (the "Offering") of units (the "Units") to up to $9,000,035 from $7,502,000, at a price of $0.11 per Unit. If the Over-Allotment Option (as defined below) is exercised in full, the aggregate gross proceeds of the Offering will be approximately $10,350,040. Each Unit is compr
Celtic legend John Hartson revealed Scottish Gas Scottish Cup victory with the Hoops is his favourite football memory.
For decades, a Social Security spousal rule has allowed recipients to switch between their benefits and their spouse's to receive the maximum amount. That rule is scheduled to end this year for...
Friday’s action assessed
Polen Capital, an investment management company, released its “Polen Focus Growth Strategy” first quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. The US stock market started 2024 optimistically. In the first quarter, the fund returned 8.29% (gross) and 8.09% (net) compared to 11.41% for the Russell 1000 Growth Index and […]
Music video features North Koreans of different backgrounds belting out lines such as: ‘Let’s brag about Kim Jong-un, a friendly father’
Two US officials claim an Israeli missile struck Iran near the city of Isfahan overnight - although Iran has downplayed reports as Israel remained silent
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