Shockwaves from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank further pounded global bank stocks as assurances from President Joe Biden and other policymakers did little to calm markets and prompted a rethink on the interest rate outlook.

ANZ Fiji Country head Rabih Yazbek has highlighted the growing concern among customers and commercial clients about the loss of skilled labour to Australia and New Zealand.

Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) battery needs are covered until 2028 by its three confirmed factories in Europe – the Salzgitter plant in Germany, Northvolt’s plant in Sweden and a planned plant in Valencia, board member Thomas Schmall said.

Apple Inc (AAPL.O), Google LLC (GOOGL.O), Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O) and others can sue the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to challenge a rule that reduced the number of patent-validity proceedings at a USPTO tribunal, a U.S. appeals court.

The Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Sugar has called on the Fiji Sugar Corporation’s field officers to regularly meet with farmers to discuss issues affecting them.

There is no sign that the visitor arrival number will drop, says Tourism Fiji Chief Executive, Brent Hill.

Over 200 sugarcane farmers in Wainikoro and Daku Sectors in Macuata have raised concerns on the state of railway infrastructure in the area.

The sugarcane farmers in Labasa have called on the Fiji Sugar Corporation to be transparent.

There are currently around $3 billion worth of potential investment projects in Fiji.

The U.S. dollar slid as authorities stepped in to cap the fallout from the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB.O), with investors hoping the Federal Reserve will take a less aggressive monetary path.

State regulators closed New York-based Signature Bank (SBNY.O), just two days after California authorities shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB.O), in a collapse that roiled global markets and stranded billions of dollars of deposits.

Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) said that it would end the availability of news content for Canadians on its platforms if the country’s Online News Act passes in its current form.