The Supreme Court has rejected a nationwide settlement with Purdue Pharma that would've shielded Sackler family members who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids. (AP Video: Tassanee Vejpongsa)
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford kicked a backbencher out of the Progressive Conservative caucus on Friday after what he called repeated and serious lapses in judgment. Goldie Ghamari, who represents the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton, recently took a virtual meeting with Tommy Robinson, the former leader of the far-right English Defence League. After Ghamari posted on social media about the meeting, the National Council of Canadian Muslims called Robinson an Islamophobe and urged Ford to rem
A new type of diabetes drug known as Awiqli will be available in Canada starting Sunday. It's being billed as a big change for some patients because rather than being administered daily, this medication is injected just once a week. Health reporter Katherine Ward has the details.
China and Peru have achieved "substantial conclusion of negotiations" on the upgrading of a free trade agreement between both countries, Chinese state media said on Friday. In a meeting with Peruvian President Dina Boluarte in Beijing, President Xi Jinping said both sides should coordinate and promote cooperation in fields such as minerals, energy, manufacturing, agriculture and others, state broadcaster CCTV said. Peru and China signed a free trade agreement in 2009, which helped the South American nation boost its exports.
The Supreme Court weakens federal regulators, overturning the decades-old Chevron decision along with making it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants and former President Donald Trump with obstruction, a charge used in hundreds of prosecutions.
More than half of the layoffs are coming in the Charlotte region. It’s the second largest round of layoffs at Novant since 2015.
Saving for retirement has been difficult for many Americans lately, due to a confluence of drivers. Inflation, combined with soaring interest rates, is leaving little left to put aside for later...
The Supreme Court has made it harder for prosecutors to use an obstruction charge against participants in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the Capitol.
Toyota is planning to launch the first electric car model equipped with an advanced autonomous driving system similar to Tesla's Full Self-Driving for the Chinese market next year, one of its Chinese joint ventures said. The JV with state-owned Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) aims to restore the Japanese automaker's market share in China by catching up with Chinese rivals on technologies in hybrids, batteries and intelligent vehicles. GAC Toyota said it would launch Bozhi 3X SUV next year as the first model to be equipped with the system that would enable advanced driving assistance for parking and navigation on highways and urban traffics.
LONDON (AP) — The European Union is escalating its scrutiny of the artificial intelligence industry, including taking a fresh look into Microsoft's multibillion-dollar partnership with OpenAI, a top EU official said Friday.
(Reuters) -Oil prices will not change much in the second half of 2024 as concerns around demand from China and prospects of higher supply from key producers counter risks from geopolitical tensions, a Reuters poll indicated on Friday. A poll of 44 analysts and economists surveyed by Reuters in the last two weeks forecast the global benchmark, Brent crude , would average $83.93 per barrel in 2024, just shy of the $84.01 consensus in the previous month's poll. Brent crude futures have averaged $83.4 thus far in 2024, after brief spikes to as high as $92.18, driven by supply risks due to the conflict in the Middle East.
Early retirement is a dream that most people don't even allow themselves to consider, because it requires an incredible amount of planning and savings to make happen. Yet others, like those who...
On one of Canada's busiest long weekends, thousands of travellers find themselves stranded due to a mechanics' strike at WestJet. The airline has cancelled at least 235 flights, affecting thousands of people. This turn of events comes as a surprise, as the Canadian federal government had imposed binding arbitration in an attempt to prevent the work stoppage. WestJet claims that the union walked away from a deal that would have made the maintenance engineers the highest paid in Canada. The government is now intervening, meeting with both sides to seek a resolution. Sean O'Shea has that story.
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We recently compiled a list of the 12 Wealthiest People in Norway and in this article, we will look at the richest person in Norway. Norway’s Economy: An Outlook Norway is a highly developed country with a rather small yet robust economy. It is one of the richest countries in the world with a GDP per […]
BeyonCa, a Chinese premium electric vehicle (EV) start-up, said it will build a factory and establish its global headquarters in Hong Kong as it looks to tap the strong automotive supply-chain and rich international talent pool in the Greater Bay Area and gain a foothold in the industry. It plans to set up a production line and four major centres for research and marketing at the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks (HKSTP)'s advanced manufacturing site at Tseung Kwan O, according to Soh Weimi
BEIJING (Reuters) -Apple's smartphone shipments in China rose nearly 40% in May from a year earlier, extending a rebound seen in April, data from a research firm affiliated with the Chinese government showed on Friday. Shipments of foreign-branded phones in China increased by 1.425 million in May to 5.028 million units from 3.603 million a year earlier，calculations based on the data from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) showed. Although the data did not explicitly mention Apple, the company is the dominant foreign phone maker in China's smartphone-dominated market.
I am 48 years old. I made $310,000 last year and I currently have $546,000 in my retirement plan at work. My husband is on disability and doesn't work and does not have a 401(k) plan. I wanted to open a Roth IRA but I read that I make too much money. What options do […] The post Ask an Advisor: I Made $310,000 Last Year and Have $546,000 in Retirement Savings, But My Spouse Doesn’t Work. How Can I Save More? appeared first on SmartReads by SmartAsset.
(Bloomberg) -- To see the stress mounting again on Wall Street’s junior bankers, just look a half-rung higher, at staffers.Most Read from BloombergBiden's Defiance Has Democrats Fearing They'll Lose White HouseGavin Newsom Is Ready for the Biden EmergencyBiden Asks Donors to Stick With Him After Disastrous DebateChinese Golf Carts Surging Into US Prompt Pleas for 100% TariffCLOs Have Too Much Money and Are Running Out of Things to BuyNot staff, as in employees, but staffers, the unheralded deput
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