Retirement village giants have vowed “improvements” to the sector after a Government minister, a commission and Consumer NZ called for change. Graham Wilkinson, president of the Retirement Village Association – the giants’ lobby group – today announced changes to the complaints system and the length of payback time once people die or go into different village properties, like a hospital. […]

More than 200 people were injured in Malaysia on Monday when two metro light rail trains collided in an underground tunnel close to the Petronas Twin Towers in the capital Kuala Lumpur, officials said. One empty train collided head-on with another train carrying 213 passengers travelling in the opposite direction on the same track, district police chief Mohamad Zainal Abdullah […]

Ex-Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn ‘shocked’ Michael Taylor could be extradited Carlos Ghosn on Michael Taylor extradition  BEIRUT — Fugitive ex-auto executive Carlos Ghosn says he is content with his life in Lebanon and ready for his next challenge — dealing with a team of French investigators who plan to question him next week about payments he made as the head […]

NEW ORLEANS – The ranking Louisiana State Police officer at the scene of the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene falsely told internal investigators that the Black man was still a threat to flee after he was shackled, and he denied the existence of his own body camera video for nearly two years. New state police documents obtained by The […]

CNBC's Jim Cramer said he's not concerned the U.S. economy will face runaway inflation during its Covid recovery. Instead, the "Mad Money" host predicted a "soft landing" once supply chain and wage pressures ease. "We may finally have some real inflation, but I don't think their dire predictions of financial catastrophe will suddenly start coming true," he said. CNBC's Jim […]

Shares of Lordstown Motors tumbled during after-hours trading following the company slashing its production guidance for the year and saying it will need to raise additional capital. Lordstown CEO Steve Burns said the company has "encountered some challenges" as it prepares to begin production of an electric pickup truck called the Endurance in late-September. Lordstown said it expects to only […]

The bottom line: You may like GN Bank if you want to work with a Black-owned bank that gives back to its community. But it isn’t the best institution for earning high interest rates. Overall bank rating Feature Insider rating (out of 5) Savings 3.5 Checking 3.75 CD 3.75 Money market account 2.5 Trustworthiness 5 Total 3.7 Pros and cons […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks climbed on Monday, with the Nasdaq jumping more than 1% as a retreat in U.S. Treasury yields helped lift expensive stocks in sectors such as technology as investors attempt to gauge the trajectory of inflation.FILE PHOTO: The front facade of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in New York City, U.S., May […]

A college education can set students up for a lifetime of professional success. But the reality is that getting into a good school is difficult, as many top tier schools are highly selective and prohibitively expensive.  Yet there are a number of publicly-funded schools that offer high-quality education that are more affordable and more accessible than smaller, private schools. These […]