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Canada Goose shares soar 20% as company beats estimates, pulls full-year guidance
Canada Goose jackets for sale inside a Nordstrom store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Nordstrom will close its six Canadian department store locations and seven Nordstrom Rack shops, as CEO Erik Nordstrom said the company no longer sees a realistic path to profitability in the country, The Canadian Press reports. Photographer: […]
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Burger King targets families through movie partnerships in latest stage of turnaround
Burger King’s “How to Train Your Dragon” menu items include the Dragon Flame-Grilled Whopper, Fiery Dragon Mozzarella Fries, Soaring Strawberry Lemonade and the Viking’s Chocolate Sundae. Source: Burger King As Burger King enters the next phase of its turnaround efforts, the fast-food chain is trying to lure families back to its restaurants with colored Whopper […]
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Walmart’s former U.S. CEO Bill Simon thinks retailer can easily absorb tariff costs, criticizes its ‘doom and gloom’ commentary
Fast Money Walmart’s former U.S. CEO Bill Simon thinks retailer can easily absorb tariff costs, criticizes its ‘doom and gloom’ commentary Published Thu, May 15 20257:47 PM EDTUpdated 37 Min Ago Stephanie Landsman@stephlandsman WATCH LIVE Source
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Minerals for muscle? Why Trump’s Ukraine resources deal could be a sign of things to come
An employee works at a pink salt production site on Lake Sasyk-Sivash near Yevpatoria, on September 21, 2023. Stringer | Afp | Getty Images A landmark resources deal between the U.S. and Ukraine is expected to lay the ground for further so-called “minerals for muscle” agreements. Washington and Kyiv signed a highly anticipated minerals deal […]
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Trump belittles Canada before Carney meeting: ‘We don’t need ANYTHING they have’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday sharply questioned the United States’ trade relationship with Canada just minutes before he was scheduled to meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House. Trump said on Truth Social that he was looking forward to meeting and working with Carney, but that he “cannot understand” why the U.S. […]
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Trump wants automakers to move vehicle production to the U.S. It’s not that simple
Ford Motor Company’s electric F-150 Lightning on the production line at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, on Sept. 8, 2022. Jeff Kowalsky | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT – When President Donald Trump hinted last week at a reprieve from 25% auto tariffs, he suggested it would be to allow automakers more […]
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Canadian small businesses are taking Trump’s tariffs personally
Close-up of ‘Shop Canadian’ poster displayed in a local storefront in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on April 4, 2025. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Just across the U.S.-Canada border, some small businesses are taking tariffs personally. President Donald Trump has said his wide-sweeping tariffs, even on some of the country’s closest trade partners, will […]
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Medical product manufacturers are divided over Trump’s tariffs
President Donald Trump’s tariffs are creating a divide in the medical community. Medical devices and protective gear made in China, Mexico and Canada were exempt from duties during the first Trump administration, but so far have not gotten a reprieve from his newest round of levies. While device makers who would take a big hit […]
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Asia-Pacific markets open lower as investors await China GDP and sales data
A pedestrian jogs along the Bund across from buildings in Pudong’s Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened lower Wednesday after Wall Street declined overnight as investors assessed quarterly earnings, while tariff worries continued to weigh on investor sentiment. Japan’s Nikkei 225 […]
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GM cutting jobs, idling Canadian electric van plant due to ‘market demand’
Brightdrop EV600 van Source: Brightdrop DETROIT — General Motors is cutting production of its all-electric BrightDrop delivery vans at a plant in Canada and will idle the facility through much of this year. The plant will be reduced from two shifts to one shift — eliminating 500 jobs — after being idled beginning next month […]
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