STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Officials say a Pennsylvania high school rifle team has received thousands of dollars in donations since the school board refused a grant from the National Rifle Association.The (Allentown) Morning Call reports... Source: NZ Herald Business News
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico's finances demanded cuts to the island's crumbling public pension system on Wednesday and said it will consider raising the minimum wage only if certain conditions... Source: NZ Herald Business News
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is allowing the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia to partially proceed in a lawsuit accusing President Donald J. Trump of accepting unconstitutional gifts from foreign interests.U.S.... Source: NZ Herald Business News
The explosive growth of the mānuka honey industry may be easing but there's potential for more, Apiculture New Zealand CEO Karin Kos says.New Zealand hive numbers were predicted to hit one million by the end of 2017. They didn't,... Source: NZ Herald Business News
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian stock markets were in the red Wednesday as tech stocks extended losses following sell-offs of their U.S. peers overnight. Investors are selling technology-related shares on concern governments might... Source: NZ Herald Business News
TOKYO (AP) — SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Masayoshi Son announced Wednesday a $200 billion solar power project in Saudi Arabia, which promises to be the largest of its kind ever.The project is in cooperation with Crown Prince... Source: NZ Herald Business News
Apple's latest announcement looked like something out of a teen movie.Rather than holding the event in a pristine, glass auditorium, chief executive Tim Cook chose a historic Chicago high school.And rather than showing off its... Source: NZ Herald Business News
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Weedmaps is a go-to website for people looking to find a marijuana shop. With a few clicks on a cellphone, customers can find virtually any type of cannabis product, along with the fastest route to the place selling... Source: NZ Herald Business News
BEIJING (AP) — The founder of the Chinese insurer that owns New York City's Waldorf Hotel went on trial Wednesday on charges of improperly raising billions of dollars from investors and abusing his position to benefit himself.Wu... Source: NZ Herald Business News
NEW YORK (AP) — Fair housing advocates have sued Facebook, saying it lets landlords and real estate brokers target advertising to discriminate against families with children, women and others.The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in New... Source: NZ Herald Business News