Demand subdued in top-consumers India, China despite price drop In India, the world's second-largest gold consumer and a major importer, domestic prices fell to around 70,500 rupees per 10 grams this week, after hitting a record high of 73,958 rupees last month. 05/3/2024 - 8:05 pm | View Link
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Apple Sales Fall as iPhone, China Businesses Remain Sluggish The iPhone maker authorized $110 billion in share buybacks and forecast a return to revenue growth in the current quarter. 05/3/2024 - 12:15 am | View Link
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China industrial profits fall in March, stir doubts about economic recovery China's industrial profits fell in March and slowed gains for the quarter compared to the first two months, official data showed on Saturday, raising doubts about the strength of a recovery for the ... 04/28/2024 - 11:01 am | View Link
From the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal:
Robbyn Wacker, the outgoing president of St. Cloud State University, is stepping down from the post two months earlier than expected, and ahead of expected budget cuts forecast by Minnesota education officials.
St. Cloud Live has a report on the departure of Wacker, St. Cloud State's president since 2018.
“He’s turned out to be an absolute dream — and here we are deep in the dream, staring the 150th Kentucky Derby in the face — and it’s just so surreal."