Article content EDMONTON — CWB Financial Group reported its third-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as it saw the amount it set aside for bad loans climb higher. The company behind Canadian Western Bank, which agreed in June to be acquired by National Bank of Canada, says its common shareholders’ net income amounted […]
Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew last quarter at a healthy 3% annual pace, fueled by strong consumer spending and business investment, the government said Thursday in an upgrade of its initial assessment. The Commerce Department had previously estimated that the nation’s gross domestic product — the total output of goods and […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Dee-ann Durbin Published Aug 25, 2024 • 4 minute read Article content The largest proposed grocery store merger in U.S. history is going to court. On one side are supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons, which say their planned merger will help them […]
Article content PARIS (AP) — The founder and CEO of the popular encrypted messaging service Telegram was detained at a Paris airport, French media reported Sunday. Pavel Durov was detained at the Paris Le Bourget airport on Saturday evening after landing in France from Azerbaijan, according to broadcasters LCI and TF1. Investigators from the National […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Canadian Press Amanda Stephenson Published Aug 25, 2024 • 4 minute read Jana Cook of Claresholm, Alta., as shown in this handout image, is one of a growing number of people marketing their skills as “burnout coaches” able to help working professionals bounce back […]
Article content BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday expressed its opposition to the latest U.S. sanctions on Chinese companies over their alleged ties to Russia’s war in Ukraine, saying it will adopt necessary measures to safeguard the rights and interests of the country’s businesses. The U.S. on Friday announced sweeping sanctions on hundreds of firms […]
Article content HOUSTON (AP) — The largest broadcaster of regional sports networks across the country will continue to televise games for more than a dozen NBA teams and nine NHL teams through the 2024-2025 season even as it moves through bankruptcy proceedings, according to court filings on Friday. Diamond Sports Group, which broadcasts the Bally-branded […]
Article content NEW YORK (AP) — How much hype is left in Nvidia’s stock? Anyone with an S&P 500 index fund is hoping to get an answer to that weighty question next week Nvidia has ridden Wall Street’s mania around artificial intelligence to become one of the stock market’s most massive companies, with a total […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business PMN Personal Tech Author of the article: The Canadian Press Tara Deschamps Published Aug 18, 2024 • 5 minute read Experts say this upcoming school year will put social media networks TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat back in the spotlight. A 11-year-old boy plays with his father’s phone outside […]
Article content As kids head back to school, many will be logging onto TikTok to connect with classmates or bust boredom with an endless scroll of videos. To protect minors on the social media platform, Tara Wadhwa, TikTok’s global head of regional product policy, recently showcased these settings to media at a safety session. Sign […]