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Q&A;: Puerto Rico's debt crisis explained
Edit Richmond Times Dispatch 02 May 2016
This default is by far the largest by Puerto Rico, who has been struggling under the weight ......
Inflation is scarily low – but it's Morrison who needs to act, not the RBA
Edit The Guardian 02 May 2016
Greg Jericho. Falling prices are a sign of lack of demand but that is a problem for government to fix in the budget rather than the central bank. Contact author ... ... In the March quarter the two measures of underlying inflation – the trimmed mean and the weighted median rose – by just 0.2% and 0.1% respectively ... This saw the weighted median recording a record low annual growth of 1.4% and the trimmed mean tying its record low of 1.7%....
Sir Philip Green’s wife to be quizzed by MPs over BHS collapse
Edit Scotsman 02 May 2016
The wife of retail tycoon Sir Philip Green is to be called before MPs along with the current owner of BHS to be questioned as part of a probe into the high street stalwart’s collapse ... Frank Field MP, chairman of the WPC, said ... On Thursday he said that the dead weight of the £571 million pension deficit his firm assumed when purchasing BHS had blighted his ownership. He said ... In a statement he said ... ....
Barney provides Blue Jays with late spark
Edit MLB 02 May 2016
ST. PETERSBURG -- Darwin Barney does not get a lot of opportunities, but he made the most of the one he got Sunday afternoon against the Rays. The seldom-used utility infielder provided the spark the Blue Jays had been so desperately looking for with a leadoff double in the ninth inning ... "Feels good to pull my weight a little bit," Barney said. "Do what I can to be a piece of this puzzle ... I think we grinded it out." ... 17-19, 2012, vs. Texas....
Mumbai: Gulmohar was a disaster waiting to happen, says Kamathipura corpoator
Edit DNA India 02 May 2016
-->. Congress leader Shahana Khan says Mhada and BMC took no action against the illegal fourth floor ... Khan claimed that she and her husband, who is also a Congress leader, had pointed out the illegal floor to civic and Mhada officials three days ago when the corporator inaugurated road work on the same stretch ... Imagine the building could not even hold the weight of scaffolding ... Geeta Desai. ....
Theatre review: This Restless House, Citz, Glasgow
Edit Scotsman 02 May 2016
This Restless House . Rating. ***** . Citz, Glasgow ... Yet Harris's final scene has its own immense civilisational weight; suggesting from a last, immensely poignant female perspective that all the gods and demons that drive old cycles of violence are of our own making, and that if we have the courage to invite our personal furies in then we can find peace, and the simplicity of the child who only wants to feel the joy of being alive. ....
Tips should go to workers, not employers, says government report
Edit The Guardian 02 May 2016
Charges on gratuities in restaurants, hotels and bars should be scrapped or limited, according to a review of tipping practices. Tips in restaurants, hotels and bars should go to workers and not their employers, the government said in a report published on Monday ... Twitter ... Related ... Javid said the government would decide whether to make changes by revamping the 2009 code or, to give the rules more weight, enshrining them in legislation ... ....
Gas Delivery Startups Want to Fill Up Your Car Anywhere. Is That Allowed?
Edit Bloomberg 02 May 2016
A new crop of startups are trying to make gas stations obsolete ... “It is not permitted,” said Lt ... ... Stan Toy, deputy sealer at the Santa Clara County Department of Weights and Measures, said his group has examined and approved meters from Yoshi, Filld, WeFuel and Booster ... He said one county department of weights and measures initially told Yoshi that it wouldn't be possible to certify a gas pump bolted to the back of a pickup truck....
Trade unions hold rallies to mark May Day; clashes
Edit Atlanta Journal 02 May 2016
The traditional May Day rallies took on greater weight this year as parliament is debating a bill that would allow longer working hours and let companies lay workers off more easily ... The traditional May Day rallies are taking on greater weight this year in France as Parliament is debating a bill that would allow longer working hours and let companies lay workers off more easily....
Team Ninja’s Action RPG Game Is Hard, Fun, And Promising
Edit Inquisitr 02 May 2016
Nioh, Team Ninja’s latest action-RPG game for the Playstation 4, is looking quite promising. The Alpha Demo was released on April 26, just days ago, giving players a new experience in a dark and difficult world ... stamina (in this case, ki), an equip system that slows the player down depending on the weight of their gear, and a durability element which causes the player’s weapon to break if it is not repaired....
Trade unions stage protests, clash with cops on May Day
Edit Detroit news 02 May 2016
Trade unions and other groups are staging rallies around the world to mark International Workers Day. A look at some May Day events.. Philippines ... Embassy. Labor leaders said 20 protesters were injured ... France ... The traditional May Day rallies took on greater weight this year as parliament is debating a bill that would allow longer working hours and let companies lay workers off more easily ... Turkey ... Brazil ... United States ... ....
Puerto Rico's debt crisis explained
Edit Times Union 02 May 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — Puerto Rico's governor said Sunday that the island's government will not pay most of its $470 million in debt payments that are due by Monday, citing failed last-minute negotiations with its creditors to avoid a third default. This default is by far the largest by Puerto Rico, who has been struggling under the weight of $72 billion in debt that its officials say it cannot pay ... HOW DID PUERTO RICO GET INTO THIS MESS? ... ....
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