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U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed close in a rare quiet day for financial markets worldwide. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2 percent Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4 percent, and the Nasdaq composite slipped less than 0.1 percent. The modest moves were a respite for Wall Street following weeks of huge swings caused
Top copper suppliers say that their exports do not threaten U.S. national security, as the Trump administration considers tariffs. Seven U.S. trade partners have formally opposed a federal investigation examining whether copper imports threaten national security. Chile, Canada, Peru, Indonesia, South Korea, China, and the European Union submitted written comments to the Commerce Department ahead
Starbucks announced a new dress code policy for its North American employees that will take effect next month, a move that has drawn criticism from the company’s union while coming amid other operational changes at the coffee giant. According to an April 14 statement, Starbucks will implement a more restrictive dress code starting on May
‘China needs to make a deal with us. We don’t have to make a deal with them,’ the White House said. The next move in the U.S.–China trade war is up to Beijing, the White House says. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaking to reporters during an April 15 briefing, said President Donald Trump
Traders and retail customers drove the bank’s revenues and earnings higher in the first quarter, highlighting continued strength in consumer spending. News Analysis Bank of America joined JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs to report another great quarter. Revenues and earnings were led higher by robust trading and retail consumer banking income, helped by
Alberta United Conservative Party (UCP) MLA Peter Guthrie has voted in favour of an NDP motion for a public investigation into procurement practices of Alberta Health Services (AHS), following allegations of government interference in contracting by AHS. The move comes after allegations in a lawsuit started by former AHS CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos, who says she
The legal fight over credit card late fees ended with a major victory for business groups challenging Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulations. A federal judge in Texas has vacated a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that would have capped most credit card late fees at $8, one day after banking and business groups reached
Close to three-quarters of Canadians say that they believe businesses pass on some or a majority of the cost of the industrial carbon tax to consumers, according to a recent Leger survey. The survey, commissioned by the Taxpayers Federation, asked Canadians how much of the industrial carbon tax businesses pass on to consumers. The survey
‘These taxpayer-funded benefits should be only for eligible taxpayers,’ said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on April 15 directing several federal agencies to take measures to prevent Social Security payments from going to ineligible people such as illegal immigrants and fraudsters. The memorandum was directed at the Social
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he still intends to defund the CBC if he becomes prime minister, but he doesn’t have a specific time frame for doing so. Poilievre used the “defund the CBC” theme prominently after becoming Tory leader, accusing the public broadcaster of a pro-Liberal Party bias, but he has not been as