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  • Bloomberg

    Japan’s Kanda: Nothing to Say on Whether We Intervened on Yen

    (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s top currency official declined to confirm if authorities had stepped into the foreign exchange market early Thursday in Tokyo, in a comment following a sharp strengthening of the yen.Most Read from BloombergUS and Saudis Near Defense Pact Meant to Reshape Middle EastTesla Axes Supercharger Team in Blow to Broader EV MarketNYPD Arrests Over 300 Protesters in Crackdown on College CampusesThe Ozempic Effect: How a Weight Loss Wonder Drug Gobbled Up an Entire EconomyTreasuries

  • Bloomberg

    Powell Keeps Rate Cuts on Table But Leaves Timing Less Certain

    (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell kept hopes alive for an interest-rate cut this year while acknowledging that a burst of inflation has reduced policymakers’ confidence that price pressures are ebbing.Most Read from BloombergUS and Saudis Near Defense Pact Meant to Reshape Middle EastTesla Axes Supercharger Team in Blow to Broader EV MarketNYPD Arrests Over 300 Protesters in Crackdown on College CampusesThe Ozempic Effect: How a Weight Loss Wonder Drug Gobbled Up an Entire Econo

  • The Canadian Press

    Gildan Q1 earnings down almost 20% as feud over who should lead the company continues

    As Gildan Activewear Inc. executives continued to argue with its top shareholders over who should lead the company, which is open to a sale, the business reported its earnings fell almost 20 per cent in its first quarter. The fight has seen some of the Montreal-based company's shareholders urge Gildan to return former chief executive Glenn Chamandy to the helm of the business, a position one-time Fruit of the Loom leader Vince Tyra landed in January. Tyra and other Gildan executives attributed t

  • The Canadian Press

    Jury at Abu Ghraib civil trial might not be able to reach verdict: judge says

    ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The judge presiding over the trial of a military contractor accused of contributing to the mistreatment of detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq two decades ago speculated Wednesday that the jury may not be able to reach a verdict after it concluded a seventh day of deliberations. “It's a very difficult case,” U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema told lawyers in the case Wednesday afternoon, outside the jury's presence. “I'm not sure we're going to get a verdict.” The

  • The Canadian Press

    CN, CPKC workers approve strike mandate as possible work stoppage looms

    Employees at Canada's two biggest railways have authorized a strike that could see thousands of workers walk off the job in three weeks if they are unable to reach new deals on contract demands. About 6,000 employees at Canadian National Railway Co. and 3,300 at Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. voted more than 97 per cent in favour of a strike mandate this week, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference said Wednesday. “After six months of negotiations with both companies, we are no closer to reachi

  • Bloomberg

    Yen’s Surge Stirs Talk That Japan Is in the FX Market Once Again

    (Bloomberg) -- The yen advanced more than 3% against the dollar late in New York, fueling speculation that the Japanese authorities intervened for a second time this week to support the currency after a prolonged bout of weakness.Most Read from BloombergUS and Saudis Near Defense Pact Meant to Reshape Middle EastTesla Axes Supercharger Team in Blow to Broader EV MarketNYPD Arrests Over 300 Protesters in Crackdown on College CampusesThe Ozempic Effect: How a Weight Loss Wonder Drug Gobbled Up an

  • Bloomberg

    Japan Suspects Companies Are Evading Disclosure of Cross-Shareholdings

    (Bloomberg) -- Japan is increasing pressure on companies with extensive cross-shareholdings. Most Read from BloombergUS and Saudis Near Defense Pact Meant to Reshape Middle EastTesla Axes Supercharger Team in Blow to Broader EV MarketNYPD Arrests Over 300 Protesters in Crackdown on College CampusesThe Ozempic Effect: How a Weight Loss Wonder Drug Gobbled Up an Entire EconomyTreasuries Rally With Fed Not as Hawkish as Feared: Markets WrapThe government wants companies to be more transparent about

  • The Canadian Press

    Macklem says he doesn't think federal budget will have much of an impact on inflation

    OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said he doesn't think the federal budget tabled last month will have much of an effect on inflation. Macklem was testifying at a Senate committee alongside senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers on Wednesday following the central bank's latest interest rate announcement. The governor said the spending plan hasn't changed the federal government's fiscal track by much, since it's offset by higher revenues. "Since the government's net fiscal plan hasn't

  • The Canadian Press

    Consumer groups push Congress to uphold automatic refunds for airline passengers

    Consumer groups are pushing Congress to uphold automatic refunds for airline passengers whose flights are canceled or delayed for several hours. Just last week, the Transportation Department announced a rule requiring airlines to pay quick and automatic refunds. President Joe Biden touted the rule, posting on X this week, “It’s time airline passengers got the cash refunds they’re owed, without having to jump through hoops.” But eight words in a 1,069-page bill that the Senate began debating Wedn

  • The Canadian Press

    Campaign to raise Missouri's minimum wage to $15 an hour confident it will get on the ballot

    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters on Wednesday got a step closer to getting to decide whether to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour, after a group behind the effort said it turned in nearly double the required number of signatures. The ballot measure backed by Missouri Jobs with Justice would raise the minimum wage from its current $12.30 an hour to $13.75 an hour next year and then to $15 an hour in 2026. Citizen-driven amendments to Missouri law require more than 100,000 vo