WASHINGTON — The Latest on the Trump administration’s proposed 25 per cent tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports to protest Beijing’s alleged theft of American technology. (all times local): 7:05 p.m. The Chinese embassy in Washington says it “strongly condemns” the Trump administration’s planned tariffs. In a statement, the embassy says the proposal “serves […]
DALLAS — If Warren Buffett is interested in buying Southwest Airlines, he’s not telling the airline’s CEO directly. Southwest Chairman and CEO Gary Kelly said Tuesday that he hasn’t talked to Buffett since the Berkshire Hathaway CEO sparked speculation with a comment that he wouldn’t rule out owning an entire airline. Berkshire Hathaway already owns […]
While it’s undeniably true that the markets are always right, a contrarian, or an opportunist might ask whether they might have been going a little too far in their rightness lately
TORONTO — Blackberry Ltd. has added Snap Inc. to the list of companies it’s taking to court in California for alleged patent infringement. The Waterloo, Ont.-based company says in a lawsuit that Snap has infringed on intellectual property, including innovations on real-time activity location for maps, message notification techniques and methods for integrating advertising on […]
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday escalated its aggressive approach to trade by proposing 25 per cent tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports to protest Beijing’s alleged theft of American technology. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued a list targeting 1,300 Chinese products, including industrial robots and telecommunications equipment. The suggested […]
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Latest on arguments in a lawsuit against a neo-Nazi website publisher (all times local): 3:40 p.m. A Montana judge will rule later on whether a neo-Nazi website publisher has a First Amendment right to unleash a “troll storm” of anti-Semitic and threatening messages against a Jewish woman and her family. Attorneys […]
—— Spotify wins more fans in stock market debut as shares surge SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Spotify’s opening act on Wall Street struck a chord with investors betting the unprofitable company’s trend-setting music streaming service will maintain its early lead over Apple and other powerful challengers. After several hours of anticipation Tuesday, Spotify’s shares traded […]
CEO Ron Mock says the pension plan’s well positioned to deal with any ups and downs. It had a total return of 9.7 per cent for 2017, up from 4 per cent in 2016
Enbridge’s name turned up 137 times as a client for lobbyists to the U.S. House of Representatives in a search on the lobbying disclosure website
VICTORIA — A suburban Victoria woman says she didn’t expect to be hearing jackhammers or smelling strong fumes when she booked a spring-break family cruise through the Panama Canal. Cecilia Jenkins says a major construction project began moments after the Norwegian Cruise Lines vessel left a dock in Miami, and the raucous lasted the entire […]