December 4, 2023
April McLaughlin, the woman accused of dozens of counts of animal abuse in Maricopa County, made her initial court appearance after she was arrested on Sept. 23. For some time, animal advocates and neighbors in Chandler have been demanding action, saying dozens of dogs with special needs are being neglected and living in filth. On
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The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wrapped up a technical investigation into SpaceX‘s April test launch of its giant Starship rocket, saying in a Friday statement that the company must implement dozens of corrective measures before flying the vehicle again. The April 20 launch of SpaceX’s Starship Super Heavy rocket from Texas pulverised its launchpad
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Former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin is stepping away from politics after losing her leadership position in April. Marin, who brought together a five-party, left-wing coalition in 2019, was one of the youngest leaders in Europe when she spearheaded government policy during the COVID-19 pandemic and at the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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by Calculated Risk on 8/23/2023 07:00:00 AM From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey Mortgage applications decreased 4.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 18, 2023. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage
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THE country’s rice and corn inventory both posted decreases in April, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The government’s inventory report showed that the country’s total rice stocks as of April 1, 2023 was estimated at 1.84 million metric tons (MT). “This indicates an annual decline of -26.5 percent from its level of 2.51
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Net foreign direct investment (FDI) fell to $876 million in April, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Monday, down 14.1 percent from $1.02 billion a year earlier. “The decline in FDI may be due to concerns about slower economic growth and relatively high inflation worldwide,” the central bank said in a statement. Since the beginning
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SEOUL: The NPL ratio of South Korean banks rose in April due to higher borrowing costs, according to data from the financial watchdog released on Monday. According to the Financial Supervision Service (FSS), bank loans overdue by at least one month accounted for 0.37 percent of the total at the end of April, up 0.04
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The Philippine Statistics Office (PSA) said on Tuesday that the country’s average monthly price of palei (whole rice) rose to 18.79 pesos per kilogram (kg) in April. This figure is 1.2 percent higher than the March 2023 price of 18.57 pesos per kg and 9.1 percent higher than the April 2022 price of 17.23 pesos
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To Estimated risk per 06/27/2023 9:10:00 am S&P/Case-Schiller released monthly house price indices for April (“April” is the 3-month average closing prices for February, March and April). This release includes prices for 20 individual cities, two composite indices (for 10 cities and 20 cities) and a monthly national index. From S&P Case-Schiller S&P CoreLogic index
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To Estimated risk per 06/27/2023 09:41:00 Today in the Calculated Risk Real Estate newsletter: Case-Shiller: National House Price Index down 0.2% year-on-year in April Excerpt: The recent hike in mortgage rates to almost 7% will not affect the Case-Shiller index until reports are released in the fall.…Here is a comparison of the yearly change in
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