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John R. Mousseau  |  Special to the Herald-TribuneThe U.S. government began its shutdown on Oct. 1, when Congress failed to pass appropriations for fiscal year 2026. The standoff continues between the White House and congressional Democrats with the predictable finger-pointing by both parties out front and center.The shutdown takes on another dimension as government workers start to miss paychecks. The practical aspects of the shutdown have been nationwide flight delays, no help lines at the Internal Revenue Service, closed access to national parks, and other inconveniences. Workers considered essential to national security remain on the job, albeit unpaid.And the Trump…

HII and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), two of the world’s leading shipbuilders, signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2025 forum to advance the objectives of the shipbuilding dialogue between the United States and Republic of Korea. HII press release The signing event was attended by Joo Won-ho, president of the Naval & Special Ship Business Unit at HHI, and Eric Chewning, HII’s executive vice president of maritime systems and corporate strategy. “This marks the beginning of deeper collaboration between not only our companies, but each of our countries, that will support enduring changes…

As fears of a stock market meltdown continue to loom large, it can be hard to decide what to do with your money to keep it safe.Growing numbers of financial experts, from the Bank of England to the International Monetary Fund, are warning that there could be turbulence on the horizon, as a result of elevated levels of global debt, a bubble forming in artificial intelligence (AI) company shares and debt defaults among riskier lenders.While experts always advise sticking to a long-term strategy and ignoring the urge to panic sell, the idea of the value of your carefully considered savings…

Shares of the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) registered sharp gains on Monday, October 27, after the commodity derivatives bourse launched options contracts on its bullion index, BULLDEX. The stock jumped as much as 3.4 per cent to Rs 9,320 apiece on BSE, The rise reflects investor optimism that the new offering will drive higher trading volumes and boost transaction revenue for the exchange.What is the MCX BULLDEX options contract?Add Zee Business as a Preferred SourceThe MCX BULLDEX index tracks the combined performance of gold and silver futures traded on the exchange. The newly introduced monthly options allow traders…

Why invest in commercial property?Commercial property is an asset class to consider as a way of spreading, or diversifying, risk in your investment portfolio.You can earn money from a commercial property investment through income from renting to a tenant or capital growth from an increase in the value of the property.Generally, property isn’t highly correlated to other assets classes such as cash, fixed income (bonds and gilts) and equities, meaning that property values move independently of other assets and aren’t typically affected by what’s going on in the stock markets.If you’re looking for information about residential property investing, you can…

Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesSOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesKenvue (NYSE:KVUE), the consumer healthcare spin-off from Johnson & Johnson, has experienced a significant decline in its stock price in recent months. The shares are currently priced around $15, which is more than 65% lower than their highs in 2023, as investors contend with legal uncertainties, management changes, and slowing sales growth. The question is whether this decline represents a worthwhile long-term buying opportunity or a potential value trap.If you’re looking for an upside with lower volatility than owning an individual stock, consider the High Quality Portfolio. This…

At Montana Global Health’s 40,000-square-foot facility in Evergreen, where the company has been manufacturing powder and liquid supplements since 2019, President Terri Chichester has anywhere between 35 to 71 employees at any given time. Her staff wears personal protective equipment and stands on concrete for 10-hour shifts, running machines, following regulations and providing quality checks for dietary supplements. “It’s not a glamorous job,” Chichester said. Chichester says in addition to the 150% tariffs that are getting slapped onto her products, maintaining a consistent workforce is her greatest challenge. “We just need people who want to show up every day to…

The yield on a U.S. dollar-denominated government bond maturing in 2046 fell to 7.152% from 8.865% on Friday, according to Tradeweb data. Yields fall as prices rise.The yield on a bond maturing in 2038 fell to 10.682%. It had nearly reached 20% last month, after a poor election result. Source link

Chipmakers’ focus on new interconnect technology is ramping up as copper’s effectiveness continues to diminish, setting the stage for a significant shift that could improve performance and reduce heat at future nodes and in advanced packages. The introduction of copper interconnects in 1997 upended the then-standard tungsten via/aluminum line metallization scheme. Dual damascene integration schemes replaced “dry” steps like plasma etch and deposition with “wet” processes like electroplating and CMP. At the time, manufacturers were struggling to minimize RC delay in the face of more complex interconnect structures. Nearly three decades later, the semiconductor industry is at a similar crossroads.…

LAGOS – Nigeria’s Dangote oil refinery, already the largest in Africa, aims to become the biggest in the world in three years’ time with an expansion doubling its capacity, its owner said on Sunday.”We are more than doubling the barrels (per day)… to 1.4 million from 650,000,” said Aliko Dangote, a Nigerian businessman who is Africa’s richest person.”This will make it the largest refinery” globally, surpassing India’s Jamnagar Refinery, he told a news conference in Lagos. The privately run Dangote refinery, which started operations last year, is a game-changer for Nigeria, which previously had to import almost all its petrol despite…