This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. China has seen nearly 3 million restaurants, cafes and other catering outlets shut down in the past year, according to industry website Hongcan, with many going bankrupt and even hugely popular chains slashing costs by shutting down hundreds of stores. In…
As Greater Hartford faces an incredible demand for affordable housing and long-term rentals, the high number of listings on Airbnb shows plenty of open properties or rentals available. But according to experts, those Airbnb properties are contributing to the declining supply of long-term rentals. A consumer affairs study from last year marked Connecticut as the worst state for renters. The report…
The Idaho House Republican leader previewed a slate of large tax cuts Idahoans could see this year, beginning with a potentially historic cut to individual and corporate income taxes. The cut would bring Idaho’s flat income tax rate to 5.3%, down from the 5.695% that it is currently, which the state estimates would amount to…
President Trump on Tuesday announced that OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank are partnering on a venture to direct more than $100 billion toward computing infrastructure that will power artificial intelligence in the United States. “It will ensure the future of technology,” Trump said at a news conference at the White House, where he was joined by…
In his first days in office, President Donald Trump signed executive orders that sent many federal employees reeling: looming layoffs, a freeze on federal hiring and and new back-to-office expectations for many remote workers. On Wednesday, he announced that employees in diversity, equity and inclusion roles would be put on paid leave. He’s vowed to…
