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Apple sets Sept. 5 deadline for employees to return to office: report
FILE PHOTO: Logo of an Apple store is seen in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Activist investor Elliott reportedly sells down remaining SoftBank stake
FILE PHOTO: SoftBank Corp's logo is pictured at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
China imposes sanctions on Taiwanese political figures as it raises pressure on island, U.S.
FILE PHOTO: Chinese and Taiwanese printed flags are seen in this illustration taken, April 28, 2022. Picture taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Ontario sees slow forest fire season a year after record-setting blazes
Visibility for drivers (southbound is at right) was reduced as smoke from the forest fire Parry Sound 33 blankets Hwy 69 near the French River on July 30 2018. Parry Sound 33 sprang up on July 18 and is currently around 10139 hectares in size. All 192 residents of the Henvey Inlet First Nation were evacuated earlier and won't be able to return yet. With the fire 6 kms from the Trans Canada highway, traffic is still allowed to head north and south but officials continue to monitor the fire.
Walmart sees smaller annual profit drop as discounts draw inflation-hit shoppers
FILE PHOTO: Shopping trolley is seen in front of Walmart logo in this illustration, July 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Costly energy imports push euro zone into trade deficit in June
A motorist holds a fuel pump at a Gulf petrol station in London. Consumer prices in the euro zone slowed in December because of weaker growth in the price of energy and unprocessed food.
Morning Update: MPs urge Ottawa to step up efforts to help stranded Afghans
Women walk down the street during a celebration of the first anniversary of the Taliban's return to power on August 15, 2022 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by Nava Jamshidi/Getty Images)
Investors no longer ‘apocalyptically bearish’, BofA poll says
Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Aug. 15.
Tuesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Toronto's Financial District on Sept. 3 2020.
Hockey Canada concedes concerns over sexual-assault allegations have affected world junior attendance
— EMBARGO: NO ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION, WEB POSTING OR STREET SALES BEFORE 3:00 A.M. ET ON SUNDAY, AUG. 14, 2022. NO EXCEPTIONS FOR ANY REASONS — The 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Aug. 11, 2022. Once a jewel of Hockey Canada’s schedule, the world junior tournament is playing to a largely empty arena as turmoil surrounding sexual assault allegations and lawsuit settlements forces Canadians to rethink what they believe about the sport. (Ian Austen/The New York Times)
Harder, faster, better, stronger: Mass timber is trending up
How to build more well-rounded portfolios in an expanded RI universe
Toyota suspends operations at Sichuan plant due to power shortage
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past Toyota Motor's logo at the company's showroom in Tokyo November 5, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo
Oil falls to 6-month low on economic data, awaits news of Iran nuclear deal
FILE PHOTO: Oil pump jacks are seen at the Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas deposit in the Patagonian province of Neuquen, Argentina, January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
Home Depot’s sales lifted by higher prices, demand from builders
FILE - A Home Depot logo sign hands on its facade, Friday, May 14, 2021, in North Miami, Fla. Home Depot's sales rose in its fiscal second quarter, buoyed by continued demand for items related to home improvement projects. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Lena Dunham’s Sharp Stick is both powerful and awkward, urgent and humiliating
SHARP STICK (2022). Sarah Jo (Kristine Froseth) is a naive 26-year-old living on the fringes of Hollywood with her mother (longing for money) and sister (longing for exposure.) She just longs to be seen. When she begins an affair with her older employer, she is thrust into an education on sexuality, loss, and power. Courtesy of Elevation Pictures
Doug Ford is Premier of Ontario. Why does he want to be Mayor of Toronto?
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to the Association of Municipalities Ontario conference, Monday, August 15, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
How did Pearson airport’s delays get so bad? Inside the patchwork system that failed to stop the crisis
Should you work for a startup?
Qaisir Habib, Director of Engineering and Toronto site lead for Snowflake Inc., in Toronto, Ontario on August 3, 2022. (Photo by Peter Power for The Globe and Mail)
Taking the off-road: The best places to ATV in Canada
Whistler ATV’s Top of the World tour in B.C. climbs to heights of 5,000 feet. “You never tire of it,” says owner Kim Wilson.
Canadian, German business groups call for stronger partnership on energy and minerals ahead of Scholz visit
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is greeted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as he arrives at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
MEC to open shops within select Hudson’s Bay stores to expand reach
Customers are seen inside MEC Canada's flagship store in Vancouver, on Friday, April 9, 2021. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mail
Explosions hit ammunition depot at military base in Russian-annexed Crimea
A view shows smoke rising above the area following an alleged explosion in the village of Mayskoye in the Dzhankoi district, Crimea, August 16, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer
What every Canadian investor needs to know today
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 15: Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 15, 2022 in New York City. Getty Images made a return to the public equity market after announcing a $4.8 billion merger with a special purpose acquisition company. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Elliott, other prominent hedge funds exited Twitter during second quarter
The Twitter logo is seen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Nov. 7, 2013.
Saudi PIF buys shares in Alphabet, Zoom and Microsoft in U.S. shopping spree
A general view of the Burj Khalifa and the downtown skyline in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 12.
Ethereum soars ahead of much-anticipated mega-upgrade
Representation of Ethereum, with its native cryptocurrency ether, is seen in this illustration taken Nov. 29, 2021.
Tuesday’s small-cap stocks to watch
Tuesday’s Insider Report: Directors are buyers of this stock with a 47% upside forecast
Why we need parasites
Podcast
Podcast logo for The Decibel, the daily show from The Globe and Mail.
WSP Global CEO eyes more takeovers as company pursues relentless growth
Alexandre L’Heureux, president and chief executive officer of WSP Global Inc. poses in their offices in Montreal, Quebec, August 10, 2022. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
What can I do to earn a raise after minimal gains during the past decade?
With boomers staying in the work force longer, the gap between the youngest and oldest employees is widening. Asper School of Business researcher Arran Caza will explore the implications.
Even with no EV planned until 2025, Infiniti boss says brand isn’t late to the electric game
Infiniti global chairman Peyman Kargar next to a QX80 during a July 2022 visit to Canada.
The close: Global stocks steady, U.S. Treasury yields rise as recession worries persist
The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) on Bay Street is shown in this March 23, 2009 photo.
Meme and thematic ETFs surge as inflation fears dip
FILE PHOTO: GameStop logo is seen in front of displayed Reddit logo in this illustration taken on Febr. 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
‘We need a comprehensive Canada-wide climate-change program.’ Readers react to the passage of the U.S. climate-change bill, plus other letters to the editor for Aug. 16
The West Pubnico Point Wind Farm is seen in Lower West Pubnico, N.S. on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. The operation includes 17 Vestas V-80 turbines which produce 30.6 megawatts of electricity, enough to power more than 9,000 homes. There are more than 300 commercial wind turbines generating electricity in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
U.S. and South Korea to begin expanded military drills next week
FILE - In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, a missile is fired during a joint training between U.S. and South Korea at an undisclosed location in South Korea, on May 25, 2022. The United States and South Korea will begin their biggest combined military training in years, starting Aug. 22, in the face of an increasingly aggressive North Korea, which has been ramping up weapons tests and threats of nuclear conflict against Seoul and Washington, the South’s military said Tuesday, Aug. 16. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP, File)
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