Category: Business News

Nordstrom Inc. says it is winding down its Canadian operations and closing all 13 of its stores in the country.

The company filed for protection from its creditors this week under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, a Canadian law that

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It’s been almost exactly one year since the Bank of Canada began aggressively raising its key overnight lending rate. Since then, Canadian households have struggled with ever-increasing debt payments. Borrowing costs are up a stunning 425 basis points in the

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Microsoft is ready to take its new Bing chatbot mainstream — less than a week after making major fixes to stop the artificial intelligence (AI) search engine from going off the rails.

The company said Wednesday it is bringing the

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CIBC profits down

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CIBC reported its first-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as it took a $1.17-billion charge to settle a

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Google is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content in what the company says is a test run of a potential response to the Liberal government’s online news bill.

Also known as Bill C-18, the Online News Act would

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It may sound like a circular argument, but the only way to stop inflation is to stop companies from raising prices. And the only way to stop that is to get inflation under control. And that could mean an end

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Tens of millions of Americans in 32 states will see the pandemic boost to their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits expire at the end of February.

That means less money to spend on food each month, even as inflation

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Loblaw Companies Ltd.’s fourth-quarter results beat analysts’ expectations on Thursday as the Canadian retailer was boosted by its pharmacy business and a continued demand for groceries.

The company says it earned a profit available to common shareholders of $529 million.

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Inflation is decelerating quickly. It peaked at 8.1 per cent last summer. It fell to 5.9 per cent in January, and the Bank of Canada predicts it will fall to three per cent by the end of this year.

But

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Business News

As of September 2024, the UK’s GDP stands at approximately £2.9 trillion, making it the sixth-largest financial system on the planet. London stays a number one international financial centre, hosting the London Stock Exchange and numerous multinational firms. He says …

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