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“U.S. businesses rely on predictability in their supply chains, particularly during the busiest shipping season of the year”, wrote NRF and the other coalition members. The South Korean government has asked courts to protect Hanjin ships from being seized in several...

China’s Peking University joins the top 30 in 29 place (up from 42 last year), while Tsinghua University joins the top 40 in 35 place (up from joint 47).

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s FOMC decision on interest rates is due at 2:00 p.m.

The central bank characterized the near-term risks to its economic outlook as “roughly balanced”.

The co-operative’s after-tax profit for the 2015/16 financial year was $834 million. Sales fell 9 percent to $17.2 billion while cost of goods sold, which is primarily made up of New Zealand sourced cost of milk, fell about 13 percent to $13.6 billion.

Deutsche Bank is among the several lenders accused by US authorities of misleading investors about the value and quality or RMBS sold before the 2008 financial crisis.

The share market did not kick off until 1130 AEST on Monday, an hour and a half after it was due to open.

Fed in the spotlight: With most analysts not expecting a change in US interest rates (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/fed-hawks-will-leverage-inflation-data-to-get-their-way-doves-will-counter-with-retail-sales-2016-09-16), the talking point will be the Federal Open Market...

BANK OF JAPAN WATCH: Japan’s central bank announced it was shifting its monetary policy to enhance its control of short-term and long-term interest rates.

A young Somali man dressed as a private security guard entered the Crossroads Center mall over the weekend wielding what appeared to be a kitchen knife.

Single-family housing starts in the South declined by just over 13 percent month-over-month in August.

The Golden State Warriors blew a 3-1 series lead in the NBA Finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers this past June and point guard Stephen Curry still has not recovered from the Game 7 loss at home.

Dan Majors is a reporter for the Post-Gazette. “That’s the general principle here”.

While not directly applicable to the Mill Street property, an NAHB report past year reported that the construction of a 25-home rental community would generate $3 million in local income; $550,000 in taxes and other revenue for the host municipality and 40 local jobs.

J.C. Penney (JCP -1.1%) announces it will hire 40K workers this year to help it meet demand around the holiday season.