Kategori: Finance
Netanyahu at the head of a far-right government
After a break in the opposition, Benjamin Netanyahu returned to power on Thursday by forming the most right-wing government in the history of Israel, which is already causing serious concern.…
Renewable energy | Boralex expands its footprint in the United States
(Montreal) Boralex expands its footprint in the United States: the Quebec renewable energy producer announced Thursday that it had completed the acquisition of EDF Renewables North America’s interest in five…
Ottawa to pay compensation to Windsor for blocking Ambassador Bridge
The federal government will award the City of Windsor, Ont., up to $6.9 million in compensation for costs incurred during the “freedom convoy” protests that blocked the cross-border Ambassador Bridge…
The dollar down in a directionless market
(New York) The dollar on Thursday largely gave up the ground it had gained the day before in a market without strong direction, in the absence of many traders during…
Circet partially takes over Scopelec, 1,049 jobs guaranteed
Companies: Circet partially takes over Scopelec, 1,049 jobs guaranteed Access to accessibility menu source site-21
In Toulouse, a homeless man has built a fairytale castle that appeals to residents, but not to elected officials
In Toulouse, a homeless man has built a fairytale castle that appeals to residents, but not to elected officials Access to accessibility menu source site-19
Flight cancellations and difficult communications | An “unacceptable” situation at Sunwing
Repeated flight cancellations and difficult communications with Sunwing have frustrated hundreds of travelers across the country in the past few days, ruining their holiday plans. Ottawa calls the situation “unacceptable”…
Countries divided over control of Chinese travelers
The United States has joined a growing number of countries that have decided to impose controls on passengers arriving from China, after the lifting of its health restrictions, but a…
Purchase of Resolute Forest Products | Domtar will have to sell two plants in Ontario
The Competition Bureau said Thursday that it has approved with conditions the acquisition of Resolute Forest Products by Domtar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Excellence Paper of British Columbia. Posted at…
New York | Empty offices become film sets
(New York) After two years of exaggerated return-to-work predictions, many offices are still vacant. But on some empty floors of midtown Manhattan office buildings, unused space has recently taken on…
ExxonMobil takes on taxing energy giants’ ‘superprofits’
The American group ExxonMobil seized on Wednesday the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) against the tax on the “superprofits” of the energy giants decided by Brussels, which…
Quizzes | Consumption in 2022
Seven myths to bust We hear them all over the place, these myths about technology. They sometimes contain a grain of truth, such as the surprising photographic quality of telephones…
Figure of Portugal in France, the singer Linda de Suza died
Popular singer Linda de Suza, famous in the 1980s and a figure in the Portuguese community in France, died on Wednesday at hospital in Gisors, Normandy, at the age of…
[Éditorial de Louise-Maude Rioux Soucy] No protection without vision
Was the worm already in the apple? The vigorous dusting off of the Cultural Heritage Act carried out in the spring of 2021 by the CAQ government shows signs of…
Employment: a system allows several long-term unemployed people to find work
Employment: a system allows several long-term unemployed people to find work Access to accessibility menu source site-21
A healthy holiday season for restaurateurs
The first completely unconfined holiday season is a blessing — and a headache — for many restaurateurs in Quebec. They will finally be able to concretize their New Year’s Eve,…
These centenarians still alive | 128 years of rolling up his sleeves
Quebec has many small businesses more than a century old, long or still owned by the descendants of the founder. This holiday season, we tell three of these family stories.…
The Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec, J. Michel Doyon, looks back on the year 2022
Royal news has been busy this year. News of the death of Queen Elizabeth II traveled around the world in September. In Quebec, the debate over the swearing in of…
Markets ebb, undecided over reopening of China
(Paris) Western stock markets retreated on Wednesday in sparse trading volumes in the midst of a truce for confectioners where fears persisted about the economic outlook for 2023. Updated yesterday…
It won’t happen in 2023 | The end of the labor shortage
What if, rather than predicting 2023, our columnists instead tried to imagine what won’t happen? Posted at 6:30 a.m. Despite the high probability of an economic slowdown anticipated for the…