Monthly Archive: April 2018

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The Latest: Starbucks CEO hopes to meet with arrested men

PHILADELPHIA — The Latest on arrest of black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks (all times local): 10:05 a.m. The CEO of Starbucks is in Philadelphia, hoping to meet with the two black men were arrested after employees of one of his stores called 911 to say the men were trespassing. Kevin Johnson tells ABC’s “Good […]

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Hudson’s Bay Co. names Bari Harlam as new chief marketing officer

TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay Co. is naming Bari Harlam as its new chief marketing officer. Harlam has held senior marketing roles at American companies BJ’s Wholesale Club, Swipely and CVS Health, where she built and launched the pharmacy’s loyalty program. HBC says Harlam will help the retailer because of her experience in data-driven customer insights, […]

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Tories say pipeline impasse warrants House dropping everything to debate it

OTTAWA — The opposition Conservatives today will again ask for an emergency debate in the Commons on the Trans Mountain pipeline situation. It is second time in two months the Conservatives have tried to get House Speaker Geoff Regan to agree the pipeline expansion situation merits a special debate to discuss the economic hit Canada […]

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Tech companies, banks are big gainers as US stocks rally

U.S. stocks were broadly higher in late morning trading Monday, adding to the market’s gains last week. Technology companies, banks and health care stocks accounted for much of the rally. Investors were weighing the latest company earnings and deal news. Oil prices were pulling back after surging last week ahead of the U.S.-led missile attack […]

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Optimism among builders slides for fourth consecutive month

NEW YORK — Homebuilder confidence slid for the fourth consecutive month with steadily rising mortgage rates and sky-high home prices putting ownership out of reach for more and more Americans. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index for April, released Monday, fell one point to 69. Any reading above 50 indicates more […]

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Integrating digital technologies to evolve Canadian healthcare

Wellness Lifestyles Inc. (TSX.V: WELL) is one of this year’s Venture 50 companies — the Canadian company is positioning itself to exploit M&A opportunities in Primary Healthcare and Digitally Enabled Healthcare in order to maximize profitable growth through the latest technological advancements. Wellness Lifestyles Inc. is engaged in leveraging disruptive trends in the health and […]