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May manufacturing output in Japan saw its steepest decline in two years

Japan

Japan’s factory output posted the biggest monthly drop in two years in May. The decline comes as China’s COVID-19 lockdowns and semiconductor and other parts shortages hit manufacturers. Worrying signs for an economy struggling to mount a strong recovery from recession. Japan’s plant yield posted the greatest month-to-month drop in two years in May as … Read more

India’s Tata Steel bought 75,000 tonnes of Russian coal in May

India’s leading steelmaker Tata Steel imported roughly 75,000 tonnes of coal from Russia. Came weeks after vowing to stop doing business with Russia. India silent on Russia’s “special operations” in Ukraine, despite the two countries’ long-standing political ties. Two trade sources and one government source said India’s leading steelmaker Tata Steel imported roughly 75,000 tonnes … Read more

As the labour market tightens, employment in Australia rises in May

May

Net employment surged 60,600 in May from April when it edged up just 4,000. That far surpassed market forecasts of a 25,000 rise and brought gains for the year to 386,100. The jobless rate held at 3.9% in May, but only because the participation rate unexpectedly jumped to a record high. The Reserve Bank of … Read more

Portugal faces severe drought after hottest May since 1931

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Portugal saw its hottest May since 1931, with severe drought impacting the majority of the country. The top daily temperature averaged 25.87 degrees Celsius (78.57 degrees Fahrenheit). It was “the highest since 1931” Portugal will see a “dramatic spike in temperatures” beginning Friday. LISBON – Portugal saw its hottest May since 1931, with severe drought … Read more

Egypt’s private sector continued to decrease in May, owing to rising prices

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Non-oil private sector activity in Egypt contracted for an 18th month in May. Ukraine crisis, import restrictions, and a devalued currency put pressure on prices. S&P Global Egypt Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 47.0 from 46.9 in April. Non-oil private area movement in Egypt contracted for an eighteenth month in May as the Ukraine emergency, … Read more

Taiwanese consumer confidence fell in May

According to the latest Research Center for Taiwan Economic Development poll, Taiwan’s Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) fell 7.07 points year on year to 67.81 points in May, a two-year low. According to the survey report released this week, the index declined 3.96 points from April, while all six sub-indices plummeted. The CCI is made up … Read more

Happy Mother’s Day 2022

Mother's Day

Every year, a special day is set aside to celebrate and remember all of the moms. Mother’s Day is observed all across the world. Here you’ll find all you need to know about the day. Mother’s Day is observed every year in a number of nations around the world. While the dates change from year … Read more

‘SNL’ presenter Selena Gomez is’really happy’ to be joined by Post Malone: ‘I think I’ve made it, Mom.’

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Selena Gomez, the pop music diva, has revealed that she will headline Saturday Night Live on May 14, with rapper Post Malone as the musical guest. The actress, 29, is overjoyed since this will be her first time hosting the late-night sketch comedy programme, which is in its 47th season. Gomez will be joined by … Read more

May: Month of Mental Health Awareness

Mental health

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, which means we are now in the month. Dr. Jonathon Wade, a Behavioral science professor at Danville Area Community College’s Liberal Arts Department, will present a “Coffee, Cake, and Conversation” event on Mental Health Awareness on Thursday, May 12th at 10 a.m. in the DACC Bremer Conference Center. According … Read more

RETURN TO METALOPOLIS GUITAR BOOK BY CHRIS POLAND DUE IN MAY

A bespoke Chris Poland signature guitar pick, a Return To Metalopolis bookmark, and a digital copy of the guitar book in PDF format are included with the Deluxe Print Edition of the book. SubLevel Records is the only place to get the Deluxe Print Edition. Songs included: “Club Ded” “Alexandria” “Return To Metalopolis” “Heinous Interruptus” … Read more

Kazakhstan to host summit for Pakistani companies in May: ambassador

ISLAMABAD: Kazakhstan will host a trade summit for Pakistan in Atakent Expo Centre, Almaty in May this year to provide opportunity for Pakistani companies to showcase their products to the business community of Kazakhstan. This was stated by Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Pakistan Yerzhan Kistafin, who  called on the Federal Minister of National Food Security … Read more

Binance Coin BNB is still one of the most bullish cryptocurrencies

Binance

The coin of Binance is increasing its value one more time, as it continues to rise until yesterday, whereas the other cryptocurrency market decreasing in the last some days.

The price increase to $518 yesterday, which means furthermore than doubling up its value after the smash in May.

That is more than bitcoin’s 70% higher from lower $30,000 and even earlier the trend curved bullish, BNB coin was presenting strength point.

Until May and July Binance coin was higher low point throughout the bearish period when most of the cryptocurrency market was declining.

Binance coin had a high increase of 20 fold in the starting months of this year. That strong flow seems to continue yet again for BNB coin, in spite of Binance exchange being investigated by the banking institution, which is coming from governments.

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Ethereum co-founder, Musk should not see the crypto industry as a joke

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During a recent interview with BNN Bloomberg, Ethereum co-founder Anthony Di Iorio expressed his dissatisfaction with Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

According to Di Iorio, people like Musk have the ability to bring about significant change.

However, he feels that they should concentrate on real issues rather than frivolous ones:

He said, “I’m just really wishing that their energy is going to be focused around educating people, and not having fun with something that’s so important”.

Musk, who owns Ether, has garnered the ire of many in the cryptocurrency community for pushing the joke cryptocurrency Dogecoin and helping to propel its market valuation to a staggering $90 billion in early May.

The billionaire continues to promote the cryptocurrency with regular tweets and memes, but his social media clout hasn’t helped the cryptocurrency climb out of the enormous hole it dug during the latest market correction.

From its high on May 8, the meme coin has dropped more than 72%.

Ethereum co-founder Di Iorio also chastised individuals who use technology to inflate their own tokens.

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Pak VS Ban: Pak U19 to tour Bangladesh in April and May 2021

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Pakistan’s under 19 cricket team will play against Bangladesh under 19 in April and May. As per reports, the series includes four ODI matches, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed this week. The PCB said in their statement that, “The tour has been arranged to provide further exposure to country’s future cricket stars and to … Read more