Supporters of Mark Clark extension don't believe referendum failure was a road rejection. It was the tax.
On Election Day, voters in Charleston County defeated a sale tax plan that would have funded an extension of Interstate 526, ...
The Fed’s 0.5% rate cut is really good news for American retirees — for the most part. Here’s why and how to take full advantage
Here's the good news and the bad news for seniors, along with some tips on how to thrive as rates decline. Retirees with debt ...
Harper's Magazine16d
The Seventy Percent
When I was young, my father taught me that one needs to eat, at each meal, only until one is 60 to 70 percent full. I suspect this advice was rooted in his frugality and practicality: he came from a ...
Investopedia17d
How to Calculate the Variance in Gross Margin Percentage Due to Price and Cost?
The gross profit margin is a more refined metric that compares a company's gross profit to its revenue, resulting in a percentage that reflects the portion of each dollar that remains as profit ...
gadgets36020d
OxygenOS 15 Unveiled With New AI Features, Redesigned UI and Default Gemini Assistant
Circle to Search is coming to compatible phones with OxygenOS 15 The update also adds new boot animation, icons, and shelf card choices OxygenOS 15 introduces Gemini-powered AI Notes ...
The New York Times20d
Russia Raises Interest Rate to 21 Percent, Its Highest in Decades
The central bank raised Russia’s benchmark interest rate to 21 percent during its regular monetary ... s decision to raise spending by $15.5 billion next year, mostly to cover war-related ...
Investopedia21d
Percentage of Completion vs. Completed Contract: What's the Difference?
Two options that cater to businesses working on long-term projects, such as construction and engineering firms, are the percentage of completion method and the completed contract method.
Indiatimes23d
Rate hikes since May '22 helped reduce inflation by 1.60%: RBI paper
The cumulative rate hikes of 2.5 percentage points by the central bank since May 2022 negatively impacted headline inflation by 1.60 per cent, a paper by senior RBI staffers said on Monday. "Policy ...
Science Daily24d
U.S. infant mortality increased 7 percent in months following Dobbs, researchers find
From 2018 through 2023, monthly infant mortality averaged 5.6 deaths per 1,000 live births and mortality with congenital anomalies averaged 1.3 deaths per 1,000 live births. When the researchers ...
Global Times26d
China’s central bank may cut RRR by 0.25-0.5 percentage points by year-end: governor
The People's Bank of China (PBC) may further reduce the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by 0.25-0.5 percentage points by the end of the year, depending on liquidity situation, Pan Gongsheng ...
Bloomberg L.P.27d
Supercharging Credit Market Is Key to India’s $5 Trillion Goals
It’s one of the world’s smallest as a percentage of gross domestic product ... like becoming a $5 trillion economy in the next three years.
philstar.com28d
Why a 6.3 percent GDP growth in 2024 is possible
The Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) has set the Philippines’ GDP growth target at six to seven percent in 2024 (or an average of 6.5 percent) and 6.5-7.5 percent (average of ...