The Canadian Press TORONTO — Canadian merchants may soon start charging customers extra to pay with certain credit cards thanks to a settlement agreement in a class action suit. The suit, which was filed in 2011, alleges that Visa and MasterCard rules forced merchants to accept all their credit cards, […]
National Business
By Craig Wong The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Homeowners with variable rate mortgages losing sleep over the increased chatter about a potential interest rate hike by the Bank of Canada should consider locking their rates in now, mortgage experts say. James Laird, co-founder of interest rate-comparison website RateHub, says in […]
The Associated PressJill LawlessDanica Kirka LONDON–British Prime Minister Theresa May’s gamble in calling an early election backfired spectacularly as her Conservative Party lost its majority in Parliament, throwing British politics into chaos. The shock result could send Britain’s negotiations to leave the European Union–due to start June 19–into disarray. The […]
By Mead Gruver And Matthew Brown The Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. — President Donald Trump says withdrawing from a global climate change agreement will boost the U.S. economy, but existing market forces have had far more of an effect on the fossil fuel industries than climate regulations. For at least […]
The Associated PressMarcia Dunn CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–SpaceX is taking recycling to a whole new realm all the way to orbit. On this week’s supply run to the International Space Station, SpaceX will launch a Dragon capsule that’s already travelled there. The milestone comes just two months after the launch of […]
By Tom Krisher The Associated Press DETROIT — The U.S. government is suing Fiat Chrysler, alleging that some of its diesel pickup trucks and Jeep SUVs cheat on emissions tests. The lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Justice Department marks the second time the government has gone after an automaker alleging […]
By Paul Wiseman The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A sizable majority of rural Americans backed Donald Trump’s presidential bid, drawn to his calls to slash environmental rules, strengthen law enforcement and replace the federal health care law. But last month, many of them struck a sour note after White House […]
The Associated PressJoseph Pisani NEW YORK–Stores can’t keep them in stock. Parents are scrambling to find them. And some schools have banned them. The mania for fidget spinners–the three-inch twirling gadgets taking over classrooms and cubicles–is unlike many other toy crazes. They’re not made by a major company, timed for […]
By Scott Smith The Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. — The bee industry is buzzing over the arrest of a man accused of stealing thousands of hives worth nearly $1 million from California’s almond orchards in one of the biggest such thefts on record. The case has thrown a spotlight on […]
By Yuri Kageyama And Gillian Wong The Associated Press TOKYO — Global cyber chaos is spreading Monday as companies boot up computers at work following the weekend’s worldwide “ransomware” cyberattack. The extortion scheme has created chaos in 150 countries and could wreak even greater havoc as more malicious variations appear. […]
By Joe McDonald And Matthew Brown The Associated Press BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed ambitious hopes Monday for Asian and European governments to work closely on finance, law enforcement and a broad range of other issues under a Beijing-led trade initiative as leaders of 30 countries ended a […]
By Alexandra Posadzki The Canadian Press TORONTO — Evidence of overvaluation is moderating, however Canada’s federal housing agency maintained its “strong” overall risk rating for the country’s housing market in its quarterly assessment. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Wednesday that evidence of overvaluation ‚Äî which occurs when house prices […]
