WASHINGTON — The United States and the United Arab Emirates signed a deal Friday to resolve a years-old spat over alleged Emirati government subsidies to its airlines and accusations of unfair competition in the U.S. After months of negotiations, the deal was signed in private at the State Department by Assistant Secretary of State Manisha […]
TORONTO — Starbucks’ plan to open its washrooms to the non-paying public “100 per cent of the time” is good news for consumers who seek a hassle-free place to go on the go, but likely won’t stop the kind of discrimination that pressured the coffee giant into making the change, says Lezlie Lowe, author of […]
CALGARY — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says an anti-oilsands tweet by former U.S. vice-president Al Gore shows a lack of understanding about the facts. Gore said on Twitter on Thursday that the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion would be a step backward in solving the climate crisis. He said the Alberta-to-B.C. pipeline would carry what he […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a $137.6 billion general fund budget for California Friday amid surging revenues, kicking off his last round of negotiations with Democratic legislative leaders. Brown’s latest budget is up nearly $6 billion from his earlier proposal in January. The Democratic governor wants to save most of the surplus to […]
Even if they sell the rental property, Phil and Celeste will need to take an axe to their spending and making ends meet in retirement still won’t be guaranteed
Trump said at the meeting with carmakers that he planned on discussing NAFTA, which he said he’s never been a fan of
Robinhood — born out of the Occupy Wall Street movement — now has more accounts than E*Trade Financial
WASHINGTON — The NAFTA countries were scheduled to sit down for an important meeting later Friday as they weigh the feasibility of achieving a deal over the coming days, or whether they will risk seeing whole the process delayed into 2019. Lead ministers for Canada, the U.S., and Mexico were gathering in Washington to discuss […]
NEW YORK — The chief lobbyist for AT&T is leaving the company after overseeing a $50,000-per-month contract for President Donald Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen to serve as a political consultant. In a memo to employees, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said the company made a “big mistake” in hiring Cohen as a political consultant. While everything […]
Younger homebuyers, who aim for cheaper mortgage options, will feel the impact the most