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GM to invest US$4B to shift some production from Mexico to the U.S.
Shares of General Motors rose before the opening bell after announcing plans to invest $4 billion to shift some production ...
U.S. stocks drift near their record following an encouraging inflation update
U.S. stocks are drifting on Wednesday after a report suggested U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are not ...
Google offers buyouts to staff in latest round of cost cutting
Google has offered buyouts to staff in several divisions in a fresh round of cost cutting, according to reports from several ...
U.S. inflation rose slightly last month as grocery prices ticked higher
The figures suggest inflation remains stubbornly above the Federal Reserve’s 2 per cent target, which makes it less likely ...
U.S. importers turn to brokers to navigate Trump-era tariffs, at a cost
U.S. importers are increasingly relying on customs brokers to keep up with President Donald Trump’s ever-changing trade ...
Reitmans shareholder group calls on others to join fight to boost retailer’s value
A group of Reitmans Ltd. shareholders have released their second letter in two months urging the apparel retailer to address ...
Rights group says global brands are at risk of links to forced labour in China’s minerals industry
Several global brands are among dozens of companies at risk of using forced labour through their Chinese supply chains ...
Canadian court orders Nova Chemicals to pay Dow additional $1.6 billion in damages
A Canadian court has ordered Nova Chemicals to pay Dow an additional amount of $1.62 billion in damages incurred from the ...
Nvidia CEO says quantum computing is at an inflection point
Quantum computing technology is at an inflection point, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reiterated on Wednesday at the VivaTech ...
Ottawa moves to prop up youth employment in a rough summer jobs market
The federal government is moving to shore up a historically weak summer job market for students — even as one economist ...
The Daily Chase: China-U.S. trade ‘deal’ underwhelms
Consumer prices showed little sign of tariff-related increases for the third month in a row, defying expectations of a significant rise in inflation tied to ongoing U.S. trade wars. Dollarama profit ...
The U.S. and China say they have agreed on a framework to resolve their trade disputes
Senior U.S. and Chinese negotiators have agreed on a framework to get their trade negotiations back on track after a series of disputes that threatened to derail them, both sides have said.