Author: Daniel snow

Miss Universe Guyana Welcomes Ivonn Novikova as Assistant Director

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Apply Global Productions, LLC independent producers under license by The Miss Universe Organization has appointed the new Assistant Director to replace the late Toni Burnett, who died suddenly due to cardiac arrest on March 8, 2024. The organization will continue to honor the legacy of Toni Burnett by awarding one delegate each year who has demonstrated strong leadership and organizational skills with the Toni Burnett Director/scholarship award. Under the guidance of National Director, Teri Brown-Walker, effective immediately, Ivonn Novikova will assume the role as Assistant Director. With a Master of Marketing from the Schulich School of Business and hands-on leadership…

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Treasury yields slide after retail sales tumbled in May, raising recession fears

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[ad_1] U.S. Treasury yields fell on Tuesday after retail sales narrowed more than Wall Street economists had expected, lifting bond prices and raising concern that the economy is headed for a slowdown or even a recession.The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell more than 6 basis points to 4.387%, while the 2-year Treasury yield was lower by more than 2 basis points to 3.946%.One basis point is equivalent to 0.01%, and bond yields and prices move inversely, meaning prices are higher Tuesday.Retail sales dropped by 0.9% in May according to the Census Bureau, worse than the 0.6% contraction…

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Japan exports fall at sharpest pace in 8 months, down 1.7%

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[ad_1] People look at the city’s skyline from the Bunkyo Civic Center Observation Deck in Tokyo on August 14, 2024. Philip Fong | AFP | Getty ImagesExports from Japan in May declined 1.7% year-on-year, marking the sharpest decline since September 2024.The fall was softer than the 3.8% decline forecasted by economists polled by Reuters, but was a reversal compared to the 2% gain recorded in April.The data comes a day after the Bank of Japan highlighted in its monetary policy statement that the country’s growth was likely to “moderate,” due to factors like trade, which would lead to a slowdown in…

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Trump to extend TikTok deadline for third time, another 90 days

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[ad_1] Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty ImagesFor a third time since taking office in January, President Donald Trump plans to extend a deadline that would require China’s ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. business. “President Trump will sign an additional Executive Order this week to keep TikTok up and running,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “As he has said many times, President Trump does not want TikTok to go dark. This extension will last 90 days, which the Administration will spend working to ensure this deal is closed so that the American people can continue…

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Senate passes landmark GENIUS Act stablecoin bill

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[ad_1] The World Liberty Financial website arranged on a smartphone in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Senate on Tuesday passed the GENIUS Act, a landmark bill that for the first time establishes federal guardrails for U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins and creates a regulated pathway for private companies to issue digital dollars with the blessing of the federal government.The bill passed with a 68-30 vote.It’s a milestone day for the crypto industry and for President Donald Trump’s sprawling digital asset empire.This is the first legislative victory for the digital asset industry, which put…

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