New Zealand unemployment rose in the second quarter while wage inflation showed signs of slowing. The jobless rate climbed to 3.6% from 3.4% in the first quarter, Statistics New Zealand said Wednesday in Wellington. Economists expected 3.5%. Employment gained 1% from the previous three months, beating estimates, while annual wage inflation eased to 4.3%. #Zealand…
Google has launched a new customer support feature on Merchant Center. The new tool enables retailers to input their customer support information and returns policy. Merchant Center is then able to share these details with shoppers without them ever having to leave the program. Why we care. Consumers often feel frustrated and dissatisfied when they…
Comment on this storyComment WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol, with the Justice Department moving to hold him accountable for an unprecedented effort to block the peaceful…
A group of analysts from JPMorgan’s trading desk say a new record high for S&P 500 “feels inevitable.” Huge money waiting on the sidelines makes a technical correction seem unlikely, they said. Strong economic growth and improving earnings should put the index on pace for an all-time high. LoadingSomething is loading. Thanks for signing up!…
Couples that get tattoos together stay together! Teresa Giudice, star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey for 14 years, is showing off her family’s matching body art. On Tuesday, Giudice was seen vacationing in Mykonos, Greece, with her husband of one year, Luis “Louie” Ruelas. Wearing an orange bikini, the tattoo on her side…
CNN — Fitch Ratings downgraded its US debt rating on Tuesday from the highest AAA rating to AA+, citing “a steady deterioration in standards of governance,” such as the country’s repeated impasses over the debt ceiling. The downgrade comes after lawmakers negotiated up until the last minute on a debt ceiling deal earlier this year,…
An electronic message board displays Powerball and Mega Millions lottery jackpots in New York City, New York, U.S., July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Aug 1 (Reuters) – An estimated $1.1 billion jackpot is up for grabs in the multistate Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday night, one of the richest jackpots in the lottery’s history….
The US was stripped of its top-tier sovereign credit rating Bloomberg Terminalby Fitch Ratings, echoing a move made more than a decade ago by S&P. The credit assessor downgraded the US from AAA, a ranking the nation has held at Fitch since at least 1994, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The move comes in…
You’ve probably heard the news: Google Ads and Google Analytics 4 will completely retire first-click, linear, time decay, and position-based attribution models in September. Last-click and data-driven attribution models will remain available, along with external attribution. What some PPC marketers don’t realize is that Google won’t just discontinue these attribution models from a bidding standpoint….
Washington — Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges stemming from his efforts to remain in power after he lost the 2020 presidential election, adding to the former president’s ongoing legal troubles as he mounts a third bid for the White House. According to the indictment handed up…