Tag: PMN Business

Sep 23

Minnesota’s would-be head of cannabis regulation quits amid reports she sold illegal products

Article content ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The recently appointed director of Minnesota’s new marijuana regulatory agency Erin Dupree has resigned amid reports that she sold illegal cannabis products in the state. Dupree ran a business that sold products exceeding state limits on THC potency, owed money to former associates and accumulated tens of thousands […]
Sep 23

Core Inflation Gauges Are Falling in US and Euro Zone

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Policymakers on each side of the Atlantic are likely to take comfort this week from a slowdown taking hold in key underlying measures of consumer-price growth. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Molly Smith and Craig Stirling Published Sep 23, 2023  •  6 minute read Join the conversation aw1k3hue1wmnskru52130)td_media_dl_1.png Sources: […]
Sep 23

Birthplace of the atomic bomb braces for its biggest mission since the top-secret Manhattan Project

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Susan Montoya Bryan Published Sep 23, 2023  •  5 minute read Join the conversation Article content LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — Los Alamos was the perfect spot for the U.S. government’s top-secret Manhattan Project. Almost overnight, the ranching enclave on a remote plateau […]
Sep 23

Canada Gave Details Linking India Government to Sikh’s Murder

Article content (Bloomberg) — Canadian officials shared evidence with India’s government, including communications and phone numbers that they believe link Indian agents with the murder of a Sikh activist, before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went public with the allegation, said people familiar with the matter. The information was exchanged via security officials of the two […]
Sep 23

Britain uses UN speech to show that it wants to be a leader on how the world handles AI

Article content UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain pitched itself to the world Friday as a ready leader in shaping an international response to the rise of artificial intelligence, with Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden telling the U.N. General Assembly his country was “determined to be in the vanguard.” Touting the United Kingdom’s tech companies, its […]
Sep 22

Global Funds Double Sales of Japanese Stocks to Most Since 2019

Article content (Bloomberg) — Foreign investors sold the most Japanese equities since March 2019 last week as the Topix index reached a fresh multi-decade high.  They offloaded a net ¥1.58 trillion ($10.7 billion) of stocks, almost double the amount the previous week, data from the Ministry of Finance showed. Article content “Investors who bought Japanese […]