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Federal Reserve takes a pause, keeps interest rates unchanged

January 30, 2025 06:27 AM AEDT| By Invezz

The US Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, pausing its recent easing cycle as it navigates economic uncertainty and rising political pressure. This marks the central bank’s first policy decision since President Donald T...

Bacardi Donates Trees to Support Local Community & Environment Surrounding Its Premium Rum Distillery in Puerto Rico

January 30, 2025 06:00 AM AEDT| By 3BL

CATÃNO, Puerto Rico, January 29, 2025 /3BL/ - As part of its commitment to supporting the local community around its BACARDÍ® rum distillery in Puerto Rico, family-owned Bacardi recently organized a t...

Fueling Global Growth: How FedEx Empowers Small Businesses Through Innovation, Collaboration, and Support

January 30, 2025 05:20 AM AEDT| By 3BL

Originally published in FedEx's 2024 Global Economic Impact ReportEmpowering small businesses around the worldThroughout its history, FedEx has been an integral part of the small- and medium-sized bus...

KeyBank Cuts Ribbon on New Port Chester New York Branch With Grant to Nonprofit Project Morry

January 30, 2025 05:00 AM AEDT| By 3BL

PORT CHESTER, NY, January 29, 2025 /3BL/ – Today, KeyBank, a Fortune 500 company with regional headquarters in Tarrytown NY, celebrated the opening of its newest branch office located at 1 North Main...

La alegría de perderse algo: cómo la gente conecta con otros a través del “loud budgeting”

January 30, 2025 04:45 AM AEDT| By 3BL

Incluso si tu año nuevo comenzó en grande, quizás ahora estés preocupándote silenciosamente por las metas financieras que te planteaste a ti mismo y cómo alcanzarlas. Por suerte, no eres el único.“El...

Can Colombia’s stocks outperform as foreign investors pull back from Indian markets?

January 30, 2025 04:18 AM AEDT| By Invezz

Indian stocks have been in a downtrend since September after concerns about a slowing economy spooked foreign investors into pulling out of them. Meanwhile, an attractive investment opportunity outside of the United States this year is Colombia, acco...

Gildan Donates Apparel Worth $200,000 to FireAid Concert Benefitting LA Wildfire Victims

January 30, 2025 03:45 AM AEDT| By 3BL

CHARLESTON, S.C., January 29, 2025 /3BL/ - Gildan is pleased to donate U.S.$200,000 worth of American Apparel® and Gildan® garments to FireAid, a concert benefiting those affected by the ongoing wildf...

Germany cuts GDP forecast to just 0.3% for 2025: ‘The diagnosis is serious’

January 30, 2025 03:25 AM AEDT| By Invezz

Germany’s government announced on Wednesday that it has revised its economic growth forecast for 2025 down to just 0.3%, citing serious concerns over the country’s economic outlook. Robert Habeck, the country’s economy and climate minister, stressed...

CSRHub Connects to Sustainable Platform

January 30, 2025 02:30 AM AEDT| By 3BL

As previously seen on the CSRHub blog.By Bahar GidwaniFounded in 2017 and based in Perth, Australia, Sustainable Platform is a SaaS database that provides access to crucial and transparent sustainabil...

Curiosity Cube Teaches More Than 43,000 Students About Sustainability

January 30, 2025 02:30 AM AEDT| By 3BL

Celebrating its sixth annual tour, the Curiosity Cube from MilliporeSigma, the U.S. and Canada Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, traveled across North America and Europe during...

Trump Media (DJT) stock jumps 15% on $250M crypto and financial services expansion

January 30, 2025 02:16 AM AEDT| By Invezz

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp (NASDAQ: DJT) is pushing to the upside after announcing plans to expand into financial services. The company that President Trump founded in 2021 will invest some $250 million to set up a new financial services...

Essity Once Again Recognized as a Diversity Leader by Financial Times

January 30, 2025 01:45 AM AEDT| By 3BL

Hygiene and health company Essity has, for the fourth consecutive year, been designated a Diversity Leader by Financial Times. The ranking was compiled by the research firm Statista on behalf of...

Students, Their Parents Thrilled About Winning U.S. Bank Scholarship Sweepstakes

January 30, 2025 01:30 AM AEDT| By 3BL

Originally published on U.S. Bank company blogWe’ve all received emails claiming that we’ve won an amazing prize, but when Conner Tadlock got an email saying he was the grand prize winner of the U.S....

DeepSeek is a friend not a foe, says ASML chief executive

January 30, 2025 01:25 AM AEDT| By Invezz

ASML (AMS: ASML) chief executive Christophe Fouquet remains bullish as ever on AI spending even after DeepSeek launched a new model that rivals OpenAI in performance but costs only a fraction. Fouquet is convinced that lower-cost models will only ser...