- The Canadian Press•26 minutes ago
German energy company: saving threatened forest 'illusion'
A German energy executive whose company plans to clear an ancient forest to expand a lignite strip mine says it's an "illusion" to think the woodland can be saved, and halting the project would cost his firm up to 5 billion euros ($5.9 billion). RWE wants to start cutting down half the
Reuters•44 minutes agoOil edges up on supply worries, but Trump's call for lower prices drags
Trump on Thursday called on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to lower prices, saying on Twitter "they would not be safe for very long without us, and yet they continue to push for higher and higher oil prices". OPEC and its allies are scheduled to meet on Sunday
- The Canadian Press•53 minutes ago
Mueller probe gets info from ex-Trump lawyer Cohen
President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer says he is providing "critical information" as part special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and possible co-ordination between Russia and the Trump campaign. Michael Cohen, who
Reuters•57 minutes agoAsian stocks extend recovery, China rallies on stimulus hopes
A rally in Chinese markets helped lift the MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan 1.15 percent, buoyed in part by expectations that Beijing will pump more stimulus into its economy to weather the trade war. The MSCI index has rebounded 4.6 percent from a 14-month low on Sept.
- CNBC•1 hour ago
Apple's iPhone XS and XS Max go on sale as lines outside major stores are hit and miss
Lines were short outside Apple's flagship London store but longer in other locations like Singapore.
- The Canadian Press•2 hours ago
Iran's domestic car market stalls as nuclear deal falters
Across Iran's capital, rush-hour traffic always grinds to a halt, a sea of boxy Renault four-doors and Peugeot coupes all idling their way through the streets of Tehran. Soon, however, Iran's faltering nuclear deal with world powers may be what causes the country's domestic automotive market
- The Canadian Press•2 hours ago
Head of Chinese energy agency snared in graft probe
The head of China's energy planning agency has been snared in President Xi Jinping's marathon anti-corruption campaign. Nur Bekri, one of the most senior officials from the Uighur ethnic minority in China's Muslim northwest, is suspected of unspecified "severe discipline violations,
CNBC•1 hour agoApple's new devices arrive in store
The new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and Apple Watch Series 4 have arrived in Apple stores Friday. CNBC's Arjun Kharpal reports from London.
Reuters•3 hours agoCaterpillar leans on old playbook to cope with Trump tariffs
At this sprawling factory in central North Carolina where it makes small front-end loaders, the company laid off workers in 2016 in response to plunging sales, consolidating two shifts into one under a program it calls the Operation & Execution Model. One third of the facility's 550 employees are
- The Canadian Press•3 hours ago
Arizona licenses for non-profit housing migrant kids at risk
Arizona officials have moved to revoke the licenses for a non-profit that houses immigrant children after it missed a deadline to show that all its employees passed background checks. Texas-based Southwest Key demonstrated an "astonishingly flippant attitude" toward the state's concerns
- The Canadian Press•4 hours ago
Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher
BEIJING — Asian stocks rose Friday after Wall Street hit a new high and a survey showed Japanese manufacturing accelerating.
- AP Canada•6 hours ago
Amazon unveils microwave, clock, smart plug-in
Amazon unveiled a bevy of new products connected to its flagship voice assistant Alexa, including a microwave, a clock and a smart plug-in (Sept. 20)
- The Canadian Press•6 hours ago
Arbitrator awards rural Canada Post carriers pay hike of up to 25 per cent
Rural and suburban postal workers across Canada celebrated Thursday after an arbitrator ordered Canada Post to pay them more — much more — as part of a long-awaited pay equity decision. For a majority of the Crown agency's mostly female rural and suburban carriers, known as RSMCs, the ruling translates
Reuters•6 hours agoFacebook to drop on-site support for political campaigns
The company and other major online ad sellers including Alphabet Inc's Google and Twitter Inc have long offered free dedicated assistance to strengthen relationships with top advertisers such as presidential campaigns. Brad Parscale, who was Trump's online ads chief in 2016, last year called
- The Canadian Press•6 hours ago
Indonesia imposes moratorium on new palm oil plantations
Indonesia's president has signed a moratorium on new palm oil development and ordered a review of existing plantations, an official said Thursday, in a blow to an industry blamed for environmental destruction and worker exploitation. Prabianto Mukti Wibowo, a deputy minister at the Coordinating
- The Canadian Press•6 hours ago
4 dead, including suspect, after Maryland warehouse shooting
A woman working a temporary job at a drugstore warehouse in Maryland got into an argument at work Thursday morning and began shooting colleagues, killing three before fatally turning the gun on herself, authorities and witnesses said. Workers at the Rite Aid distribution centre in northeastern Maryland
- CNBC•8 hours ago
Tesla loses another exec: VP of supply chain management Liam O'Connor
Tesla is losing another exec, the 42nd to leave the firm year-to-date.
- The Canadian Press•8 hours ago
California makes people ask for straws, sodas with kid meals
If you want a straw with your drink or a soda with a kids' meal at a California restaurant, you'll need to ask for them starting next year. A law signed Thursday by Gov. Jerry Brown makes California the first state to bar full-service restaurants from automatically giving out single-use plastic
Reuters•8 hours agoTesla VP of global supply management resigns: Bloomberg
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc's vice president of global supply management, Liam O'Connor, has resigned, Bloomberg reported https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-20/tesla-is-said-to-lose-supply-management-chief-as-exodus-worsens, citing sources familiar with the matter. The departure of O&
Reuters•8 hours agoAdobe to buy marketing software firm Marketo for $4.75 billion
The U.S. Photoshop maker is sharpening its focus on the fast-growing cloud business, a fiercely competitive market dominated by Microsoft Corp, Oracle Corp and Salesforce. Marketo's business-to-business marketing applications will complement Adobe's digital marketing business, which provides
- The Canadian Press•9 hours ago
The Latest: More than a dozen arrested on looting charges
Authorities cracking down on looting and break-ins in one North Carolina county impacted by Florence say they've arrested more than a dozen people. The N.C. Highway Patrol and others say travel is not recommended in Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, western Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Hoke,
- The Canadian Press•9 hours ago
AT&T fires back in bid to preserve its deal with Time Warner
Fighting to defend its $81 billion takeover of Time Warner from a government challenge, AT&T is arguing the Trump Justice Department has failed to show that the merger will raise prices for pay-TV programming and for the consumers who watch it. The AT&T-Time Warner marriage was completed this spring
- The Canadian Press•9 hours ago
Will American Airlines bar customers from changing a ticket?
American Airlines is threatening to prohibit customers from making changes to nonrefundable tickets if Congress makes good on a proposal to crack down on what critics call unreasonable airline fees. American CEO Doug Parker says that his airline would be acting just like many other businesses when customers
- The Canadian Press•9 hours ago
AT&T fires back in bid to preserve its deal with Time Warner
Fighting to defend its $81 billion takeover of Time Warner from a government challenge, AT&T is arguing the Trump Justice Department has failed to show that the merger will raise prices for pay-TV programming and for the consumers who watch it. The AT&T-Time Warner marriage was completed this spring
- The Canadian Press•9 hours ago
Saskatchewan approves new wind energy project with 56 turbines
The Saskatchewan government approved a large-scale wind energy project Thursday for the province's southwest as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Blue Hill Wind Energy Project will be located south of Herbert and is expected to have 56 turbines. Environment Minister Dustin Duncan said
