Kategori: Finance
Wall Street closes lower | The Press
(New York) The New York Stock Exchange ended sharply lower on Thursday amid growing concern over the path of the U.S. economy in 2023, with companies on the defensive and…
[Critique] “(De)construction”, Louis-Étienne Santais | The duty
Louis-Étienne Santais, the very talented musician, also a member of Ghostly Kisses with Margaux Sauvé, presents his second opus two years later Reflection Ian already promising first record. (Of construction…
[Critique] “Safe At Home”, The International Submarine Band (with Gram Parsons)
In the summer of 1967, while little squares of sugar blotters promised access to a parallel world of exacerbated sensations, hairy people fomented a revolution of their own. What if…
Quebec’s GDP fell by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter
(Quebec) Real gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices fell 0.5% in Quebec in the third quarter of 2022, when compared to the previous quarter. Posted yesterday at 9:56 a.m.…
Canada | Protecting against “renoviction” in the current rental market
(Calgary) With Canada’s already buoyant rental market set to come under even more pressure in 2023, experts are advising tenants to guard against “renoviction” by educating themselves about their rights.…
Fears of conflagration with the far right in power in Israel
Will Benjamin Netanyahu be able to control his far-right allies? The question is on everyone’s lips in Israel and the occupied West Bank, where there are fears of a military…
Couche-Tard conquers the express car wash
Couche-Tard’s purchase of US express car wash operator True Blue signals the Laval company’s intention to consolidate the car wash industry. Posted at 11:11 a.m. Updated at 4:08 p.m. The…
Early Boxing Day discounts to attract customers
(Montreal) Stores across Canada are already gearing up for Boxing Day sales, which could be posted earlier this year in hopes of attracting as many shoppers as possible in this…
Quebec wants to give increased powers to the RCMs in terms of housing
In order to counter the housing crisis, the Quebec government is preparing to legislate to allow regional county municipalities (RCMs) to finance rental projects on the private market. An MRC…
Replacement of surveillance aircraft | Bombardier fears preferential treatment for Boeing
Bombardier deplores a lack of listening on the part of the Trudeau government and fears that it will conclude an over-the-counter agreement with Boeing for new surveillance planes — a…
Laurent Turcot remains on the air on Radio-Canada despite another investigation for plagiarism
Radio-Canada does not intend to withdraw Laurent Turcot from its airwaves, even if the latter has been the subject of a new investigation for plagiarism. As for his publisher, he…
Stock Markets | Experts urge caution
(Montreal) Stock markets head into the new year amid uncertainty as experts anticipate a recession in 2023. Posted at 2:15 p.m. Stephane Rolland The Canadian Press Two factors are decisive…
United States | YouTube buys rights to broadcast NFL games
(New York) The video platform YouTube has acquired rights to broadcast NFL games in the United States, according to a statement released Thursday, a first for its parent company Google,…
The Tokyo Summer Olympics cost 20% more than organizers said
The Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, organized in 2021 a year late due to the pandemic, cost 20% more than the final figure communicated by the organizers, according to the Japanese…
Canada | Vacancies down 4.8% in October
(Ottawa) The number of job vacancies fell 4.8% in October to its lowest level since August 2021, Statistics Canada said Thursday. Posted at 11:02 The agency said the number of…
[Éditorial de Robert Dutrisac] good intentions
At the end of his meeting with Justin Trudeau, François Legault displayed great optimism, saying he was “more confident” in relation to the increase in federal health funding. Because the…
Retail trade | A Nike store will open in Laval
Carrefour Laval will host a high-end Nike store in mid-February. Posted at 9:00 a.m. This will be the first full-fledged Nike store in Quebec. The only two other Nike addresses…
Cryptocurrencies | After the collapse of FTX, Binance is going through turbulence
(Paris) Could the world leader in cryptocurrencies Binance collapse like the American exchange FTX? A failure could be fatal to the market, according to experts. Posted at 7:03 a.m. Joseph…
Educate motorists | The duty
The recent death of a 7-year-old girl, hit by a driver, raised here the question of the influence of car advertising and a clearly insufficient sanction for violations of the…
[Chronique de Gérard Bérubé] Where it hurts!
The relative stability of inflation growth in November masks the lack of respite for households, which are facing persistent pressure on the grocery bill and the cost of housing. In…