Year: 2020

Negotiations for coronavirus relief aid between the White House and House Democrats had stalled in large part over the price tag, with Democrats seeking $2.2 trillion and the White House staying firm at $1.5 trillion. Shares of American Airlines, United, Delta Air Lines , and Southwest Airlines were up between 1.3% and 2.8% in pre-market trading. U.S. airlines have been pleading for another $25 billion in support to protect jobs for a further six months after the previous package, which banned furloughs, expired at midnight Sept. 30. …read more […]

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VANCOUVER, BC, Oct. 1, 2020 /CNW/ – GoldMining Inc. …read more […]

Oasis Petroleum (NASDAQ: OAS) has filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. …read more […]

Ford Motor Co’s new chief executive, Jim Farley, on Thursday promised the No. 2 U.S. automaker would move with urgency, in contrast to criticism his predecessor faced. Farley, on his first day as Ford’s 11th CEO, also announced an executive shake-up that included naming a new chief financial officer. Ford’s promise to accelerate its turnaround is not new at a time when it is executing on an $11 billion restructuring. …read more […]

* Received import licences from Australia and Germany * Submitted application for export licences with Health Canada * On track to commence commercialization in both markets in 2021TORONTO, Oct. 1, 2020 /CNW/ – The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. …read more […]

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As big U.S. commercial banks close their books on the third quarter, analysts expect them to report a 30% to 60% plunge in profits on the year-ago period due to the pandemic-induced recession and near record low interest rates. Citigroup Inc and Wells Fargo & Co, the third- and fourth-biggest U.S. banks by assets respectively, will report net income down by about 60%, according to I/B/E/S analyst survey data from Refinitiv. Investment banks Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Morgan Stanley, which are benefitting from being more concentrated in the busy capital markets, are expected to report more modest …read more […]

SMITHS FALLS, ON and NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2020 /CNW/ – Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth”) (TSX:WEED) (NYSE:CGC) and Acreage Holdings, Inc. …read more […]

We looked at his chest. It was the best thing we ever saw.
It was moving.
A few seconds later, his eyes came back to life – first looking to the right and then coming around and locking in on our own.
It’s as if his big, wide eyes were asking the biggest question of their life.
“What happened?”
We went fly-fishing with a good pal and got much more than we expected. In one instant we were casting and chatting. In the next, we watched as he splashed lifeless into the water – one half of his face on the river’s muddy edge… the …read more […]

Palantir has attracted criticism for how it seeks to use its data-mining technology, but it’s not a new issue, says Jon Lonsdale, the company’s co-founder. …read more […]

When you buy shares in a company, it’s worth keeping in mind the possibility that it could fail, and you could lose… …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — The pound tumbled after a report that Brexit talks were failing to close differences and as the European Union planned legal action against the U.K., dashing hopes the two sides could move toward a trade deal this week.Sterling snapped a three-day winning streak after news that the U.K. and EU remain split on the issue of state aid, a sticking point in the negotiations. The currency deepened losses after a report that the EU would take the first step in a legal process against the U.K. for breaching the terms of its withdrawal agreement from the bloc.The impasse …read more […]

The US economy likely saw yet another historically high number of first-time unemployment insurance claims filed last week, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to strain the labor market. …read more […]