Singapore cuts 2023 economic growth forecast to 0.5-1.5%

By Admin 11/08/2023

The Straits Times Business News August 11, 2023 8:02 AMThe economy narrowly avoided a technical recession in Q2, with growth revised down from earlier estimates. Go to Source 11/08/2023 – 03:05 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom

Not-so-friendly skies: Incidents of unruly passengers are rising

By Admin 10/08/2023

PsycPORT™: Psychology Newswire Political polarization, high travel costs, a turbulent economy, and post-traumatic stress from the COVID-19 pandemic have all added to the stress of travel. Go to Source 10/08/2023 – 12:02 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom

Citi eyeing growth in family offices business

By Admin 28/07/2023

The Straits Times Business News July 28, 2023 5:00 PMWith all the uncertainties in the global economy, investors are watching what wealthy investors in family offices are doing. And apparently, family offices are keen on investing in “unstoppable” trends. Go to Source 28/07/2023 – 12:05 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom

Collective embrace of soft landing economic scenario extends 2023 rally after welcome drop in CPI

By Admin 15/07/2023

US Top News and Analysis To start the year, it was a bold and minority position to predict the U.S. economy could land softly, that inflation would drop fast and the Federal Reserve would ease off the brake even while growth stayed resilient. Go to Source 15/07/2023 – 18:01 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom

UK economy ‘listless’ with little growth in four years

By Admin 13/07/2023

BBC News – Business The economy shrank by 0.1% in May and has barely grown since 2019 before the pandemic. Go to Source 13/07/2023 – 18:03 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom

With a world-class workforce and a booming economy, North Carolina repeats as America’s Top State for Business in 2023

By Admin 11/07/2023

US Top News and Analysis North Carolina is again America’s Top State for Business, led by a strong economy and workforce, earning the rare repeat No. 1 finish in the annual rankings. Go to Source 11/07/2023 – 18:05 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom

Indonesia’s Q1 growth beats forecasts on resilient consumption

By Admin 05/05/2023

The Straits Times Business News May 05, 2023 12:26 PMThe economy accelerated amid strong domestic consumption, even as exports took a knock from slowing global demand. Go to Source 05/05/2023 – 09:03 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom

Business worsens for S’pore SMEs in Q1 amid weaker global trade, persistent inflation

By Admin 20/04/2023

The Straits Times Business News April 20, 2023 3:53 PMSINGAPORE – The slowing economy made life a bit harder for smaller companies in the first three months of 2023 after a lengthy period of expansion, a report noted on Thursday. Go to Source 20/04/2023 – 12:03 / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom

Detect real and live users and deter bad actors using Amazon Rekognition Face Liveness

By Admin 12/04/2023

AWS Machine Learning Blog Financial services, the gig economy, telco, healthcare, social networking, and other customers use face verification during online onboarding, step-up authentication, age-based access restriction, and bot detection. These customers verify user identity by matching the user’s face in a selfie captured by a device camera with a government-issued identity card photo or […]Continue reading

US job growth strong in March; unemployment rate falls to 3.5%

By Admin 07/04/2023

The Straits Times Business News April 07, 2023 8:59 PMWASHINGTON – The US economy continued to churn out jobs at a brisk pace in March, pushing the unemployment rate down to 3.5 per cent, signs of persistent labour market tightness that could see the Federal Reserve hiking interest rates again next month. Go to Source […]Continue reading