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The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Operations in multiple industries including airlines, banks and media outlets were disrupted by a global tech outage on Friday. Cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike took responsibility for the disruptions, citing a defect found in a content update for Microsoft Windows machines and

The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – United States President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday he tested positive for COVID-19 and will recuperate in his home state of Delaware over the weekend. Biden had planned to speak to Latino civil rights group UnidosUS in Las Vegas but

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – A large midday rain event caused power outages and flash flooding in Toronto on Tuesday. Many commuter routes were drenched with up to 100 millimetres of precipitation in only a matter of hours. Dozens of vehicles

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Republican presidential candidate and former United States President Donald Trump officially named Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his vice-presidential running mate on the first night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Monday. Vance, a former

Glacier FarmMedia MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally. – Former United States President Donald Trump was wounded in an attempt on his life at his campaign rally in Butler, Pa. on Saturday. Trump was speaking to a crowd of supporters when loud gunshots were heard.

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Multinational telecommunications company AT&T announced on Friday that tens of millions of cellphone customers, including those in Canada, were exposed to a massive data breach from May to October 2022. Officials

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Consumer prices in the United States fell 0.1 per cent in June which marked the first such decline since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Bureau of Labour

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   Inflation in China eased back to a 0.2 per cent increase in June from a 0.3 per cent gain in May, according to the country’s National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday.

By Glen Hallick   Glacier Farm Media MarketsFarm – The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   TransUnion released survey results on Tuesday of Canadian consumers, finding that 57 per cent said their incomes are not keeping up with inflation. Also, 38 per cent said they expect bill

The following is a glance at the news moving markets in Canada and globally.   While no party or alliance won an outright majority in France’s second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday, the expected big win by the far-right National Rally didn’t materialize. With about two-thirds of French voters casting their ballots, the New