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China to resume issuing passports, visas as virus curbs ease as well

BEIJING (AP) — China says it will resume issuing passports for tourism in another big step away from anti-virus controls that isolated the country for almost three years, setting up a potential flood of Chinese going abroad for next month’s Lunar New Year holiday. The announcement Tuesday ...

Reclaiming the weekends without sacrificing work

Wealth of Geeks undefined According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30-35% of employees regularly work over the weekend. And that’s not because they have a side-hustle. Nearly one-third of all full-time employees with a single job work on Saturdays, Sundays or both. More and more ...

Decoding The Market

By Sanjana Vig Wealth of Geeks 2022 brought us meme stocks, trending NFTs, inflation, increased interest rates, and now talks of a recession, with the stock market currently doing a yo-yo. Before you can begin to comprehend the market, you must first understand the industry jargon. You may ...

Asian shares higher in thin holiday trading

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares rose Monday in Asia in thin post-Christmas holiday trading, with markets in Europe, some Asian cities and the U.S. closed. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index gained 0.7% to 26,405.87 and the Kospi in Seoul added 0.2% to 2,317.14. The Shanghai Composite index rose 0.7% to ...

Stocks mostly fall on street, adding to recent losses

By ALEX VEIGA The Associated Press Stocks were mostly lower Tuesday afternoon after the long holiday weekend, adding to the market’s recent losses as Wall Street counts down its final days of trading in 2022 after a painful year for investors. The S&P 500 was down 0.5% as of 2:31 ...

Empire state realty trust provides business update

New York--business wire Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) (the “Company”), is a REIT that owns and manages office, retail and multifamily assets in Manhattan and the greater New York metropolitan area. ESRT owns the Empire State Building, the World’s Most Famous Building, and ...