By Chad Day And Bernard Condon The Associated Press WASHINGTON — As a businessman, Donald Trump has kept the courts busy. That’s hardly likely to change when he enters the Oval Office, creating an unusual and potentially serious problem for a sitting president. Only a handful of presidents have undergone […]
National Business
The Associated Press SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa — Polaris Industries will stop making its Victory motorcycles so it can focus on its Indian Motorcycle brand and other products. Polaris announced Monday that it is shutting down the unprofitable Victory brand after 18 years. The motorcycles were produced at the Minneapolis-based company’s […]
By Jeff Karoub The Associated Press DETROIT — The Chevy Bolt has been named top car in North America, an important milestone for a car General Motors hopes will finally get Americans hooked on electric vehicles. The Honda Ridgeline grabbed the honour for top truck. Utility vehicles were honoured separately […]
By Caleb Jones The Associated Press HONOLULU — As traditional commercial fishing is threatening fish populations worldwide, U.S. officials are working on a plan to expand fish farming into federal waters around the Pacific Ocean. The government sees the move toward aquaculture as a promising solution to overfishing and feeding […]
By Neil BillingerCJWW The Canadian Press SASKATOON — A popular food for pet birds is having a challenging time getting a foothold in the more lucrative human food market. It was announced one year ago that de-hulled glabrous (hairless) canary seed had been given the green light for human consumption […]
The Associated Press BERLIN — Last year saw the highest costs from natural disasters since 2012, with a pair of earthquakes in Japan in April accounting for the heaviest losses, a leading insurer said Wednesday. Losses from natural disasters worldwide totalled $175 billion last year, some $50 billion of which […]
By Tom Krisher The Associated Press DETROIT — In another tweet targeting a U.S. company, President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to slap a tax on General Motors for importing compact cars to the U.S. from Mexico. But GM makes the vast majority of compact Chevrolet Cruzes at a sprawling complex […]
The Associated Press OTTAWA — The company that owns the right to broadcast the Super Bowl in Canada and the NFL went back to court Wednesday in an effort to reverse a decision banning the substitution of Canadian ads over American ones during the game. Bell Media, which owns CTV, […]
By Paul Wiseman The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to name China a currency manipulator on his first day in the White House. There’s only one problem – it’s not true anymore. China, the world’s second-biggest economy behind the United States, hasn’t been pushing down its […]
By Candice Choi THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Mars Inc., the maker of Skittles and M&M’s, is breaking ranks with other food companies and denouncing an industry-funded paper that says global recommendations on limiting sugar are based on weak evidence. The paper drew criticism this week because it was […]
The Canadian Press WATERLOO, Ont. — BlackBerry (TSX:BB) is reporting a third-quarter loss of US$117 million, the smallest of the current financial year. The Waterloo, Ont.-based company, which reports in U.S. currency, says the latest quarterly loss amounted to 22 cents per basic share before adjustments. After adjustments, BlackBerry says […]
By Paul J. Weber The Associated Press LAREDO, Texas — Donald Trump’s only visit to the U.S.-Mexico border while running for president was a stop in Laredo that lasted less than three hours. On some days, that’s not long enough for 18-wheelers hauling foreign-made dishwashers and car batteries to lurch […]
