The minimum wage is being raised by $1.20 an hour to $21.20 from the start of April, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood announced today. Amid rising complaints from businesses that they will have less than two months to prepare for the increase, the Government announced the changes this morning. “Many Kiwis who earn the minimum wage have gone […]

The Casting Society of America is thinking globally. The group is marking its 40th year with a name change that reflects the expansion of its ranks to include casting professionals living and working around the world. Meet the Casting Society, and check out its new logo above. “By removing America from our name, we are embracing how CSA has grown […]

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (REGN), and French drug maker Sanofi (SNYNF,SNY) announced Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted Dupixent (dupilumab) for Priority Review in children aged 6 months to 5 years with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. The supplemental Biologics License Application or sBLA has been accepted for Dupixent as an add-on maintenance treatment for children aged 6 months […]

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) who invest from Mauritius into Indian companies that dole out bonus debentures will get impacted by the tax avoidance provisions on bonus stripping. The FY23 Budget has extended these provisions — applicable only to MFs, so far — to shares and units of REITs, InvITs and AIFs. The move will especially affect large institutional investors who […]

EXCLUSIVE: Three-time ER Emmy nominated actor Eriq La Salle has landed a three-book, world rights deal with Ebony Magazine Publishing imprint Sourcebooks for his dark and gritty crime thriller Martyr Maker series. Laws of Depravity, will be book one and available to a worldwide audience in November. The second title will be Laws of Wrath and then Laws of Annihilation.  The franchise follows NYPD detectives Quincy […]

People who travel from country to country usually need a passport. These are normally issued by the country of residence and provide proof of identity and citizenship. A passport’s value can be measured by how many countries it allows its holder to visit. The passports of most countries are recognized by over 100 other countries. There are other factors that […]

European stocks may drift lower at open on Thursday, with tech stocks likely to feel the heat after Facebook’s parent firm Meta delivered a gloomy mix of a sharper-than-expected drop in profit, a decrease in users and threats to its ad business. U.S. index futures declined, with the Nasdaq futures tumbling more than 2 percent as Meta’s tepid earnings fueled […]

Two commercial builders have established a new build-to-rent business to own and manage three Auckland apartment blocks expected to be worth around $210 million. The new, unlisted relatively low-key Resident Properties has only now sought publicity after being formed three years ago. A director, Greg Reidy, said today he expects the first three apartment buildings to have a total value […]

Sarah Palin briefly took the stand in her libel trial against the New York Times on Wednesday, while the editor responsible for inserting incorrect language in a 2017 op-ed said that he “felt terrible” about the mistake, but denied that it was intentional. The trial in a New York federal court has been moving rather briskly and has drawn attention […]