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China has agreed to order 200 Boeing jets, U.S. President Donald Trump told Fox News Channel on Thursday, marking the country’s first purchase of U.S.-made commercial jets in nearly a decade.
Virtual private network service NordVPN says it could pull out of Canada over the federal government’s proposed lawful access bill.
Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite maker SpaceX is planning to price its blockbuster initial public offering as early as June 11 and has picked Nasdaq as its listing venue, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
The Canadian dollar weakened to a one-month low against its U.S. counterpart on Friday, as the greenback posted broad gains and bond yields globally jumped on rising concerns about the inflation outlook.
Blackstone and CD&R are among private equity firms in the early stages of exploring bids for Magnum Ice Cream Company, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, less than six months after the owner of Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s was spun out of Unilever.
U.S.-based Caturus has given the go-ahead to build a massive liquified natural gas (LNG) facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, after raising $9.75 billion in financing for the plant’s construction, Mubadala Energy said on Friday.
India raised fuel prices by three rupees (US$0.03) per litre Friday as the government moved to offset losses due to higher global oil prices.
Interest rate futures prices fell sharply on Friday, reflecting a growing conviction among bond market investors that stiff inflation will push the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise interest rates late this year or in early 2027.
The United Arab Emirates will accelerate construction of a new oil pipeline to double its export capacity via the port of Fujairah by 2027, the government’s Abu Dhabi Media Office said on Friday, vastly expanding its ability to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
Starbucks is laying off 300 U.S. corporate employees in its regional support offices as it seeks to return to “durable, profitable growth,” the company announced early Friday.
Onex Corp. reported a first-quarter profit of US$129 million, down from US$168 million a year ago.
Taxi driver Ravi Ranjan, who lives with his wife and child in New Delhi, said shipping disruptions caused by the Iran war have forced him to pay higher prices for cooking fuel at a time when India’s prime minister is also urging residents to reduce driving and travel.
When Jerome Powell was sworn in as chair of the Federal Reserve eight years ago, economists worried that inflation and interest rates were too low and that too few Americans had jobs.
TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, said on Friday it plans to sell up to 152 million shares in Vanguard International Semiconductor opens new tab via a block trade to financial institutional investors, cutting its stake in the chipmaker.
The Carney government is putting a new emphasis on diplomacy with Persian Gulf countries — one that goes beyond seeking investments in Canada to arrangements touching on defence and artificial intelligence.
The U.S. stock market rose to more records Thursday after Cisco Systems joined the parade of U.S. companies reporting fatter profits for the start of 2026 than analysts expected.
