As Trump’s 2024 campaign heated up, his allies used that scaffolding. Conservatives aligned with the Heritage Foundation held dozens of listening sessions with hundreds of experts and representatives from key industries, including health care, finance, energy and agriculture. The events were run like focus groups, with leaders helping coax participants to go beyond outlining routine […]
In 2019, Beijing blocked Canadian canola imports from two companies, citing contamination issues, though the move was believed to be in response to Canada detaining Meng Wanzhou, a Chinese business executive. Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were also detained in China days after Wanzhou’s arrest.
For the industry, the showing proves the film’s reach has broadened beyond horror fans to mainstream audiences wanting to see what the hype is about. Last weekend, men made up 56% of the audience. This weekend, the gender divide narrowed to 50/50. Premium large format showings, like the 70mm IMAX screens, are also a big […]
Canada, whose tariffs aren’t affected by the temporary reprieve, is going to take it’s time, too. “We don’t have to do a deal in the short term,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters Thursday, as he campaigned in British Columbia ahead of the April 28 election. “My government will do the right deal.”
So far, though, the hiring pace has cooled just a bit, and there are no signs of widespread layoffs. On Friday, the closely watched monthly employment report is forecast to show a 130,000 increase in payrolls — about 100,000 less than the larger-than-expected March gain. The jobless rate is projected to hold at 4.2%.
“As financial volatility increases, uncertainty proliferates,” said Elad Shraga, chief investment officer at Signal Capital Partners. “It is reasonable to assume that PE exits will be delayed, in some cases meaningfully, therefore sponsor-driven credit might face increased stress,” adding he worries about the rise in PIK usage.
Pricing for new orders on Tesla’s site as of April 26 was higher than for the same models listed as being in inventory. For example, the sticker price of long-range Model 3 cars with all-wheel drive was listed as C$79,990 ($57,700) for a new order, but those same 2025 model year vehicles already in inventory […]
Economic, banking, and nuclear experts were involved in talks focused on building trust around Tehran’s nuclear program, safeguarding Iran’s right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and securing relief from sanctions, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said earlier.
Most of the 14 experimental gene therapies in the pipeline for the disease aim to help patients with any mutation, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation says, delivering a new, correct version of the CFTR gene to cells. Getting correct copies of the CFTR gene would enable cells to make normal proteins no matter what mutation causes […]
“If in June inflation is projected to fall below our 2% inflation target over the medium term, then the right reaction is to cut rates further.” But even if that’s not the case, there are few good arguments to take a break. “We also have to look at the growth outlook and financial conditions.” The […]