Category: PMN

Oct 14

China’s premier inaugurates a Beijing-funded airport at the start of a Pakistan trip

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Munir Ahmed Published Oct 14, 2024  •  3 minute read Article content ISLAMABAD (AP) — China’s Premier Li Qiang on Monday inaugurated a Beijing-funded airport built in restive southwestern Pakistan a week after militants killed two Chinese workers, as he arrived for […]
Oct 13

Profiles in clean energy: Once incarcerated, expert moves students into climate-solution careers

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Isabella O’malley Published Oct 13, 2024  •  Last updated 2 hours ago  •  4 minute read Article content PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Inside a converted warehouse in one of Philadelphia’s poorest neighborhoods, students circle around Jackie Robinson as he quizzes them about a 1980s […]
Oct 13

China’s premier talks trade in Vietnam despite differences over South China Sea

Article content BANGKOK (AP) — China agreed Sunday to assist Vietnam on cross-border railway development and take steps to expand agricultural imports from its smaller neighbor, Vietnam’s official media said. Premier Li Qiang, on an official visit to Vietnam, pledged that China would further open its market to high-quality fruits, seafood and other Vietnamese products, […]
Oct 13

Economists predict inflation dipped below two per cent in September

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Canadian Press Rosa Saba Published Oct 13, 2024  •  3 minute read Article content Economists expect inflation continued its downward trend last month, giving the Bank of Canada the all-clear to continue cutting its benchmark interest rate. “We are looking for headline inflation to […]
Oct 9

Social Security’s scheduled cost of living increase ‘won’t make a dent’ for some retirees

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Fatima Hussein Published Oct 09, 2024  •  3 minute read FILE – A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. Photo by Jenny Kane /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — Sherri Myers, an 82-year-old resident […]
Oct 8

Statistics Canada reports $1.1B merchandise trade deficit for August

Article content OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade deficit of $1.1 billion in August as lower oil prices weighed on exports. The agency said Tuesday the result compared with a revised deficit of $287 million in July. The initial reading for July released last month pointed to a surplus of […]