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Village Farms International's Cannabis Joint Venture Pure Sunfarms Begins Shipping Cannabis 2.0 Products and Bottled Oils

– Pure Sunfarms’ Full Spectrum Vapes in 510 Thread Cartridges and Pure Sun CBD Oil to be Available to Consumers in British Columbia in the Coming Days, with Ontario and Alberta to Follow –VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 25, 2020 /CNW/ – Village Farms International, inc. …read more […]

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A Bit of a Personal Message

I’ve got something different today.
No “we” or “our.” No musings about things you may not have thought of before.
Just you. Just me. And something I’m sure you’ve thought about a lot.
This is the start of something big.
You see, my readers mean the world to me. I get up every morning excited to pick up my pen and share my thoughts. The feedback I’ve received since starting this column several years ago has been tremendous.
But I recently got a note from a reader who was, well, a bit different.
I immediately printed it out and taped it to the wall of our …read more […]

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Scotiabank reports third quarter results

All amounts are in Canadian dollars and are based on our unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarter ended July 31, 2020 and related notes prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), unless otherwise noted. Our complete Third Quarter 2020 Report to Shareholders, including our unaudited interim financial statements for the period ended July 31, 2020, can also be found on the SEDAR website at www. …read more […]

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Oil Steadies and Fuels Gain With Storm Laura Menacing U.S. Gulf

(Bloomberg) — Oil traded near $42.50 a barrel as Laura was predicted to become a major hurricane, menacing crude production and refineries in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico close on the heels of an earlier storm.Futures in New York traded lower, while those in London edged higher. Tropical Storm Marco faded and safety warnings were dropped, but Laura is expected to make landfall on Thursday as a Category 3 hurricane with winds as strong as 115 miles per hour. Some 82% of oil output in the Gulf has been halted as operators braced for the weather systems to hit.Refinery closures …read more […]

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Alibaba's Ant Group files for blockbuster Hong Kong, Shanghai dual listing

Ant Group, Alibaba’s fintech arm and China’s dominant mobile payments firm, filed on Tuesday for a dual listing in Hong Kong and on Shanghai’s Nasdaq-style STAR Market which could raise as much as $30 billion and become the world’s largest IPO ever. Ant’s initial public offering would be the first simultaneous listing in Hong Kong and the year-old STAR Market, boosting Hong Kong’s status as an international IPO market and helping enhance STAR as a capital markets centre. …read more […]

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Losses from China Overseas Takeover Binge Are Piling Up Fast

(Bloomberg) — Chinese buyers have not only stopped snapping up iconic overseas assets, the coronavirus pandemic is ravaging the targets of deals that defined a headier era.Whereas some prolific acquirers such as HNA Group Co. and Anbang Insurance Group Co. began falling into disarray before the recent crisis, the impact on investments in sectors hit hardest by the outbreak means healthier owners are now feeling the pain.Conglomerate Fosun International Ltd. could soon see its 2015 investment in Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group wiped out, while PizzaExpress, owned by private equity firm Hony Capital, said this month it’s likely to hand …read more […]

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3M or Honeywell: Which Industrial Stock Is The Street Favoring?

Generally, the industrial sector-which includes aerospace, construction, manufacturing and many other businesses, is quite vulnerable to an economic downturn. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted several businesses and led to huge unemployment. Its impact on industrial stocks has been drastic.Both 3M and Honeywell have been in the news for massive production of personal protective equipment, especially N95 masks. But these industrial giants are highly diversified companies and are involved in several other businesses, most of which are struggling due to the slowdown triggered by the pandemic.Using TipRanks’ Stock Comparison tool, we will compare these two industrial giants to see which stock …read more […]