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The dollar fell sharply to 153 yen from about 157.55 yen for reasons that were not immediately clear, after the U.S. stock market closed and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting ended hours earlier. Read more
Available positions decreased to 8.49 million from an upwardly revised 8.81 million reading in the prior month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, known as JOLTS, showed Wednesday. Read more
Officials said the food truck is no longer using its support kitchen. Read more
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended lower while the Dow Jones Industrial Average notched a modest gain. Read more
The Fed’s latest policy statement, issued at the end of a two-day meeting, kept key elements of its economic assessment and policy guidance intact. Read more
For now, General Motors, Ford and other automakers which struck deals last year to give customers access to the network said they are not changing their plans. Read more
As travelers flock to overseas destinations in Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America, Marriott expects the boost in international and group travel to lift its full-year profit. Read more
Plans to construct several new fiber-optic internet subsea cables that will improve Hawaii’s internet reliability and connectivity were announced Tuesday by Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke and Benji Robinson, director of Asia Pacific network planning and acquisition for Google. Read more
The bill designates the Agriculture Department as the lead agency in coordinating the state’s biosecurity efforts. Read more
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Visitors to Hawaii exceeded the expectations of some tourism industry officials in the first quarter, but results were still weak and are worsening for the peak summer season and beyond. Read more
Tech giant Google has announced a $1 billion investment in expanding digital connectivity across the Pacific that includes the Hawaiian Islands. Read more
Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center has elected the following new members to its board of directors. Read more
It was the ninth month in a row that the average daily census of visitors in Hawaii dropped Read more
Starbucks said on Tuesday that global revenue fell 1.8%, to $8.56 billion, while net earnings slid 15%, to $772.4 million, in the three months that ended March 31. The company’s executives blamed some of the declines in the U.S. on poor weather and fewer customer visits to its stores. Read more
Michael Corn, who has been NewsNation’s top editorial executive since May 2021, remains at the network in a new role overseeing prime-time programs and specials. Read more
The company was also for the first time on track to have $100 billion in annual cloud computing sales. Read more
Symptoms of E. coli include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea, fever, nausea, and vomiting. Read more
The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Richard Jones in Seattle, who rejected prosecutors’ request that the 47-year-old Zhao serve a three-year term. Read more
The publications filed the complaint in federal court in the U.S. Southern District of New York. Read more
The dollar index gained ground after economic data showed U.S. labor costs increased more than expected in the first quarter. Read more
Information about current and former members throughout Kaiser Permanente’s multistate health care system was exposed to third-party vendors via online trackers. Read more
