Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business The S&P 500 Index is on track to close in a correction on Tuesday, its first since late 2023, after dropping 10% from its Feb. 19 high as investors grow increasingly worried about an economic downturn and sell risky assets in favor of safe havens. Author of the article: Bloomberg […]
Article content Police say five men from the Greater Toronto Area have been charged in an investigation into commercial break-ins that saw hundreds of thousands of dollars in thefts in Guelph, Ont., and other areas. Article content Guelph police say the investigation that began in December involves break-ins at nine convenience stores and one auto […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — Emerge Canada Inc., an investment firm known for selling Toronto-listed versions of Cathie Wood’s popular exchange-traded funds, has allegedly violated securities laws, according to Ontario’s securities regulator. Article content The Ontario Securities Commission alleges Emerge “acted in its own interests by knowingly taking an estimated C$6 million of investor money in […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick signaled he doesn’t expect a reprieve on 25% tariffs for steel and aluminum imports scheduled to take effect on Wednesday. Article content The levies, ordered by President Donald Trump in February, include imports from Canada and Mexico — which are among the top foreign suppliers — […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — Israel halted its already limited supply of electricity to the Gaza Strip, a move the government called a response to the Hamas hostage crisis and which a liaison officer said would suspend production by a desalination plant in the war-wracked enclave. Article content A six-week Gaza truce, involving limited swaps of […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — A new Gaza ceasefire deal under which Israel would recover all hostages held by Hamas is possible, even within weeks, a US negotiator said after holding rare direct talks with the Palestinian militant group. Article content A six-week truce mediated by Qatar and Egypt expired on March 2, leaving the sides […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Bond traders are signaling an increasing risk that the US economy will stall as President Donald Trump’s chaotic tariff rollouts and federal-workforce cuts threaten to further restrain the pace of growth. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Michael Mackenzie and Liz Capo McCormick Published Mar 09, 2025 • 4 minute […]
Article content BAGHDAD (AP) — The United States has declined to renew a waiver that had allowed Iraq to buy electricity from Iran without running afoul of sanctions, a U.S. official said Sunday. Article content The previous waiver expired Saturday and the U.S. Department of State did not renew it, the U.S. embassy in Baghdad […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business The governor of the Bank of Canada was under scrutiny. For weeks, press reports had tied Mark Carney to a potential run for the country’s Liberal Party, which was looking for a new leader. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Brian Platt Published Mar 08, 2025 • 8 minute read […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business House Republicans announced a spending bill to keep government agencies open through Sept. 30, daring Democrats to vote against it and risk a disruptive March 15 shutdown. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Erik Wasson Published Mar 08, 2025 • 3 minute read House Speaker Mike Johnson Photo by Allison […]