The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index (INDEXTSI:JX) fell 1.22 percent on the week to close at 610.22 on Friday (December 6). Meanwhile, the S&P/TSX Composite Index (INDEXTSI:OSPTX) posted a 0.16 percent increase to reach 25,691.8, while the CSE Composite Index (CSE:CSECOMP) dropped 2.68 percent to 137.68. The US Bureau of Labor…
US President Joe Biden directed an additional US$600 million to the Lobito Corridor project during a visit to Angola, reinforcing a commitment to enhancing critical minerals supply chains in the African region. The funding builds on the US$553 million committed earlier this year to the corridor, which connects the copper-rich…
Tech stocks surged this week as US and Canadian jobs data bolstered interest rate cut expectations. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) hit a new all-time high on Wednesday (December 4), closing at nearly US$244, while Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) hit a weekly high of US$45.21 after a clean financial audit on Tuesday (December…
A federal judge rejected Boeing’s plea deal tied to a criminal fraud charge stemming from fatal crashes of its 737 Max aircraft. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas expressed concern in his decision on Thursday that a government-appointed monitor, a condition of the plea deal,…
Bitcoin’s meteoric run may have gotten a little extra push from an unlikely source: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. In comments Wednesday about the cryptocurrency, the central bank leader noted that he does not and cannot own any himself. In addition, he said the Fed’s role in regulating bitcoin and its…
Dollar General is testing same-day delivery to customers’ homes as the deep discounter tries to fend off fiercer competition with Walmart. On an earnings call Thursday, Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos said the retailer “soft launched” the delivery program in September. Now it offers same-day delivery at about 75 stores, he said.…
The world is at the brink of a third nuclear age, the head of the United Kingdom’s armed forces warned. “The world has changed,” Admiral Sir Tony Radakin said in a lecture on Wednesday at the UK’s Royal United Services Institute. “Global power is shifting, and a third nuclear age…
Messing up pronunciations can be a source of both annoyance and amusement, but language learning platform Babbel has put together a handy guide to stop you putting your foot in it. The company published a list of the most mispronounced words of the year in the United States and the…
A Catholic nun with the Sisters of Charity Institute in Milan was among 25 people arrested early Thursday morning for a litany of mafia-related crimes, including aiding and abetting extortion, drug trafficking, receiving stolen goods, usury, tax crimes and money laundering. Sister Anna Donelli, 57, was known among prison inmates…
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