The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index (INDEXTSI:JX) saw a 1.6 percent gain on the week to close at 623.75 on Friday (January 31). Meanwhile, the S&P/TSX Composite Index (INDEXTSI:OSPTX) posted a 0.73 percent increase to hit…
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Sports bar chain Twin Peaks is going public. These restaurant companies are the next to watch.
by adminSports bar chain Twin Peaks starts trading Thursday on the Nasdaq using the ticker “TWNP,” making it the first restaurant initial public offering of the new year and a potential litmus test for others looking…
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UPS shares tank 15% after weak guidance, plan to slash Amazon deliveries by more than half
by adminShares of United Parcel Service plunged more than 15% Thursday after the company issued weak revenue guidance for the year and said it planned to cut deliveries for Amazon, its largest customer, by more than half. The shipping…
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The extent of the impacts of the Trump administration’s sudden 90-day freeze of almost all foreign aid is still unclear almost a week on, as officials and aid workers overseas try to make sense of…
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Migrant workers in Canada exposed to ‘shocking abuse and discrimination,’ Amnesty says
by adminMigrant workers in Canada have been exposed to “shocking abuse and discrimination” while working under the country’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), according to a new report by Amnesty International. In the report published Thursday,…
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Mexican president says she sent letter to Google contesting Gulf of Mexico name change
by adminMexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum sent a letter to Google contesting the tech giant’s decision to comply with US President Donald Trump’s order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. President Sheinbaum…
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Chaotic scenes surrounding the release of Israeli and Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday brought condemnation from Israeli leaders and a temporary delay in the release of Palestinian prisoners, who were ultimately released later in…
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“It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull. Marianne passed away peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family. She will be…
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After a six-year long legal battle, a court in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo has authorized a child to be officially registered as the child of three fathers and one mother. Same-sex adoption has…
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This toddler has days to live, doctors warn. But Israel has paused her medical evacuation from Gaza
by adminDoctors say 2-year-old Habiba al-Askari has days to live as gangrene creeps up her arms and legs, and only an urgent medical evacuation out of Gaza may save her life. She has a rare genetic…