Tag: PMN

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 […]
Oct 7

Will global soccer be reshaped after EU’s top court issued a major ruling in Lassana Diarra case?

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Samuel Petrequin And Graham Dunbar Published Oct 07, 2024  •  5 minute read FILE – In this file photo dated Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, Paris-Saint-Germain player Lassana Diarra during a French League One soccer match against Saint-Etienne at the Parc des Princes […]
Oct 6

Kazakhstan faces up to the legacy of Soviet weapons testing in a vote on nuclear power

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Published Oct 06, 2024  •  Last updated 1 hour ago  •  2 minute read Article content MOSCOW (AP) — Polls are open in Kazakhstan Sunday for a landmark referendum on building the country’s first nuclear power plant, confronting the country’s painful legacy as […]
Oct 6

More Black and Latina women are leading unions – and transforming how they work

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Claire Savage Published Oct 06, 2024  •  Last updated 3 hours ago  •  6 minute read Article content Women make up roughly half of U.S. labor union membership, but representation in top level union leadership positions has lagged, even in female-dominated industries and […]