BusinessWalk into any liquor store in Toronto or Vancouver these days, and you might notice a subtle, yet significant, shift on the shelves. For months now, an escalating trade dispute between Washington and ...
By Sarah Chen · 3 min read · August 14, 2025
BusinessAviva, the venerable UK insurance and asset management giant, recently delivered a better-than-expected performance in its first-half earnings, prompting a wave of quiet confidence across the market. ...
By Sarah Chen · 2 min read · August 14, 2025
BusinessSwiss Re, the Zurich-based reinsurance giant, recently delivered a strong financial performance that not only surpassed analyst expectations but also bolstered management's confidence in its full-year...
By Lina Brennan · 2 min read · August 14, 2025
BusinessThe heartbreaking news out of a U.S. Steel facility, where an explosion tragically claimed the lives of two employees and injured several others, has sent ripples far beyond the immediate community. A...
By Lina Brennan · 3 min read · August 14, 2025
BusinessIt’s no secret that the commercial space sector has been booming, with private companies increasingly driving innovation and investment. Against this backdrop, the recent executive order from the Whit...
By Adaeze Okonkwo · 3 min read · August 14, 2025
BusinessThe Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has just handed down a pivotal decision regarding how U.S. companies will record and report their environmental credits, such as carbon offsets and rene...
By Adaeze Okonkwo · 3 min read · August 13, 2025
BusinessThe whispers from Silicon Valley are getting louder, and it seems Tesla is making a significant, albeit quiet, move into one of the world's most challenging urban environments. The electric vehicle gi...
By Lina Brennan · 3 min read · August 13, 2025
BusinessIt's no secret that the battle for grocery supremacy in the U.S. has been heating up, but Amazon just fired a significant new volley. The e-commerce giant has officially launched same-day fresh grocer...
By Marcus Penniford · 3 min read · August 13, 2025
BusinessIn a move set to directly impact the wallets of millions of Americans, Walmart, the nation's biggest private employer, has quietly expanded its existing associate discount program, extending the 10% e...
By Sarah Chen · 3 min read · August 13, 2025
BusinessYou might have noticed something rather unexpected recently: nuclear power, long relegated to the back pages of industry journals or the occasional disaster film, is suddenly everywhere. It’s popping ...
By Marcus Penniford · 4 min read · August 13, 2025
BusinessWhen Paul van Zuydam took the reins at Le Creuset in 1987, the venerable French cast-iron maker wasn't exactly simmering with success. In fact, you might say it was barely bubbling. Despite its herita...
By Adaeze Okonkwo · 3 min read · August 13, 2025
BusinessThe skies over Canada could soon be quieter and far more chaotic. Air Canada, the nation's largest carrier, has formally declared an impasse in its ongoing labor negotiations with its 10,000 flight at...
By Theo Bodden · 3 min read · August 13, 2025
BusinessThe air around Venture Global LNG has been thick with anticipation, and perhaps a touch of trepidation, for months. But this week, a cloud that has long hung over the ambitious LNG exporter finally li...
By Sarah Chen · 3 min read · August 12, 2025
BusinessIf you’ve been in the market for a used vehicle lately, you’ve probably felt it: that gut punch when you see the sticker price. It’s not just your imagination; saving money on a pre-owned car has beco...
By Marcus Penniford · 3 min read · August 12, 2025
BusinessIn a move that underscores the complex calculus of industrial operations, U.S. Steel CEO David Burritt announced that the company's Pennsylvania plant, site of a deadly blast just yesterday, will cont...
By Theo Bodden · 2 min read · August 12, 2025
BusinessThere’s a rather sobering piece of news coming out of the airline industry, and it involves Spirit Airlines. The ultra-low-cost carrier recently issued a going concern warning, a technical but profoun...
By Theo Bodden · 3 min read · August 12, 2025
BusinessIt’s not every day you hear a former President publicly call for a major financial institution like Goldman Sachs to fire one of its economists. But that's precisely what happened recently, shining a ...
By Sarah Chen · 3 min read · August 12, 2025
BusinessThe audacious pronouncements of UFC President Dana White are legendary, but even by his standards, the latest one is a head-turner: a cage fight on the South Lawn of the White House. While it sounds l...
By Marcus Penniford · 3 min read · August 12, 2025