Pattie Lovett-Reid: What’s going on with the surging shares of GameStop
HUNTSVILLE, ONT. — GameStop closed Tuesday up over 92%, so what is going on? This is the story of the little guy taking on the...
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‘Our contract is not a contractual commitment’: Tensions rise as AstraZeneca, EU talk COVID-19 vaccine delivery
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s dispute with AstraZeneca intensified Wednesday with the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker denying the EU’s assertion that it had pulled out of talks...
Asian shares mixed as focus turns to Federal Reserve meeting
Stocks are mixed in Asia as investors focus on the Federal Reserve policy meeting that ends Wednesday. Shares rose in Hong Kong and Tokyo but...
Goldman Sachs slashes CEO pay by US$10 million over massive scandal
Goldman Sachs cut chief executive David Solomon’s annual compensation by US$10 million, or 36%, following a penalty deduction that resulted from the bank’s role in...
SpaceX, Amazon spat pits world’s richest men against each other over space real estate
SpaceX and Amazon — companies run by the two richest men in the world — are sparring over their competing satellite-based internet businesses, with SpaceX...
What experts say about investing in the surging shares of BlackBerry and GameStop
TORONTO — After shares of BlackBerry and GameStop surged this week amid hype on social media, investors may be tempted to get in on the...
Environmental groups applaud Loblaw’s commitment to phase out receipts with phenol
TORONTO — Loblaw Companies Ltd. is winning praise from a coalition of environmental, health and labour groups for its commitment to stop using receipt paper...
CMHC: Retail, construction and services workers have high share of mortgage deferrals
OTTAWA — Canada’s housing authority says retail, construction and services workers were the most common deferrers of mortgage payments in the first few months of...
The list of fireable offences has grown thanks to COVID-19
One year ago, hosting a pizza party with co-workers or showing up to work with stomach bug symptoms were unthinkable in terms of fireable offences....
Officials: Cause of fire that killed retired Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh undetermined
The cause of the fire that killed Tony Hsieh, the retired CEO of the online shoe retailer Zappos, inside a storage shed in November could...