By Anne D'innocenzio, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans boosted spending at a hotter-than-expected pace in March, underscoring how shoppers remain resilient despite inflationary pressures and other economic challenges. Retail sales rose 0.7% last month – almost double what economists had forecast – after rising 0.9% in February, according to Commerce Department data released Monday. The February figure was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2024
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A pricing agreement has been reached between crab fishers and seafood processors that will allow for Newfoundland and Labrador’s annual crab fishery to get started. The provincial government says Premier Andrew Furey helped Sunday to negotiate the deal between the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union, which represents inshore fishermen, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Anne D'innocenzio, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans boosted spending at a hotter-than-expected pace in March, underscoring how shoppers remain resilient despite inflationary pressures and other economic challenges. Retail sales rose 0.7% last month – almost double what economists had forecast – after rising 0.9% in February, according to Commerce Department data released Monday. The February figure was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2024
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose 0.7 per cent to $71.6 billion in February, helped by higher sales of petroleum and coal. The agency says manufacturing sales were up in 13 of the 21 subsectors it tracks as petroleum and coal sales rose 4.3 per cent to $8.7 billion, helped by higher prices ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Anne D'innocenzio, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans increased their spending pace in March at a better-than-expected pace the previous month, , underscoring how shoppers remain resilient despite inflationary pressures and other economic challenges. Retail sales rose 0.7% last month after being up a revised 0.9% in February, according to the Commerce Department’s report on Monday. Sales fell ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Eric Tucker And Sarah Brumfield, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge that is focused on the circumstances leading up to it and whether all federal laws were followed, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person was not authorized to discuss details of the investigation publicly and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2024
CALGARY – Fuel retailer Parkland Corp. says a strategic review of its business called for by its largest shareholder is unnecessary. The Calgary-based company says such a review does not consider the best interests of the majority of its shareholders. The comments came after Simpson Oil Ltd. sent a letter to the Parkland board of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2024
TORONTO – Looking for a break on car insurance premiums is often top of mind for drivers. And finding ways to reduce that figure is especially important now, when rampant thefts have led to higher insurance costs. Experts say installing a tracking device and parking in a garage are among the actions that could help ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 14th, 2024
TORONTO – Hydro One says it’s still working to restore power to hundreds of customers in Ontario after high winds hit the province on Friday and Saturday. The electricity distributor says about 500 customers were without power across the province as of Sunday evening. Hydro One says it has restored power to more than 135,000 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Tia Goldenberg And Josef Federman, The Associated Press on April 14th, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israeli leaders on Sunday credited an international military coalition with helping thwart a direct Iranian attack involving hundreds of drones and missiles, calling the coordinated response a starting point for a “strategic alliance” of regional opposition to Tehran. But Israel’s War Cabinet met without making a decision on next steps, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 14th, 2024
TORONTO – Hydro One says it’s still working to restore power to thousands of customers in Ontario after high winds hit the province on Friday and Saturday. The electricity distributor says about 5,700 customers were without power across 87 outages as of Sunday morning. Hydro One says it has restored power to more than 135,000 ... Read More »
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