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Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index plunges 12.4% as investors dump a wide range of shares
By The Associated Press on August 5th, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index plunged more than 12% on Monday as investors worried that the U.S. economy may be in worse shape than had been expected and dumped a wide range of shares. The Nikkei index fell 4,451.28 points to 31,458.42. It dropped 5.8% on Friday and has now logged its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan’s Nikkei index has its worst day in decades as world markets quake over risks to US economy
By Elaine Kurtenbach, The Associated Press on August 5th, 2024
BANGKOK (AP) – Japan’s benchmark stock index plunged 12.4% on Monday, compounding a global market rout set off by investor concerns that the the U.S. economy could be headed for recession. A report Friday showing hiring by U.S. employers slowed last month by much more than expected has convulsed financial markets, vanquishing the euphoria that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan’s Nikkei 225 index plunges 12.4% as world markets tremble over risks to the US economy
By Elaine Kurtenbach, The Associated Press on August 5th, 2024
BANGKOK (AP) – Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index plunged 12.4% on Monday, resuming sell-offs that are shaking world markets as investors fret over the state of the U.S. economy. The Nikkei closed down 4,451.28 points at 31,458.42. The market’s broader TOPIX index fell 12.8% as selling picked up in the afternoon. Darkening the outlook ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan’s Nikkei 225 index plunges nearly 13% as world markets tremble over risks to the US economy
By Elaine Kurtenbach, The Associated Press on August 4th, 2024
BANGKOK (AP) – Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index plunged nearly 13% on Monday, extending sell-offs that shook world markets last week as worries flared over the state of the U.S. economy. Near closing time in Tokyo, the Nikkei was down more than 4,500 points at 31,341.29. The market’s broader TOPIX index fell 11.5% as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index sinks nearly 13% as investors dump a wide range of shares
By The Associated Press on August 4th, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index plunged nearly 13% as investors worried that the U.S. economy may be in worse shape than had been expected dumped a wide range of shares. The Nikkei index was down 12.9% at 31,290.63 by midafternoon Monday in Tokyo. It dropped 5.8% on Friday and it is headed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index sinks 10% in worst losses since 1987
By The Associated Press on August 4th, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s Nikkei 225 share index plunged as much as 10% on Monday on heavy selling triggered by worries the U.S. economy may be in worse shape than had been expected. The Nikkei index was down more than 3,500 points at 32,385.01 by midafternoon Monday in Tokyo. It dropped 5.8% on Friday and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan’s Nikkei 225 index plunges 8% as world markets tremble over risks to the US economy
By Elaine Kurtenbach, The Associated Press on August 4th, 2024
BANGKOK (AP) – Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index plunged as much as 8.1% early Monday, extending sell-offs that shook world markets last week as worries flared over the state of the U.S. economy. At one point, the Nikkei shed more than 2,900 points, to 32,991.88. The market’s broader TOPIX index also fell 8% as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How modular housing could speed up construction of much-needed homes
By Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press on August 4th, 2024
For a country with such a severe shortage of housing, the way Canada builds homes hasn’t changed that much since the country was founded. Workers arrive on site with building materials they assemble piece by piece, a little like how cars were built until Ford invented the assembly line more than a century ago. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada again upgrades advisory for Israel to highest risk level
By Emily Joveski, The Canadian Press on August 3rd, 2024
OTTAWA – Global Affairs Canada is again telling Canadians to avoid all travel to Israel, citing an unpredictable security situation due to ongoing regional conflicts. The advisory issued Saturday says an escalation in armed conflict in Israel could affect people’s ability to leave the country on commercial flights, adding they should not rely on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Postmedia offers to purchase Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain for $1 million
By The Canadian Press on August 3rd, 2024
HALIFAX – A monitor’s report says Postmedia Network Inc. has offered $1 million to purchase Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain. The offer is being recommended by Toronto-based KSV Restructuring Inc., the court-appointed monitor overseeing the insolvency proceedings involving SaltWire Network Inc. and the Halifax Herald Ltd. In March, the two insolvent media companies were granted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Forbidden fruit: Don’t eat the food growing in downtown Ottawa planters, says NCC
By Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on August 3rd, 2024
OTTAWA – On the western side of Major’s Hill Park, tall stalks of corn wave in the breeze from planters overlooking the place where the Rideau Canal empties into the Ottawa River. Scarlet beans have wound their way up the corn, decorating it with bright orange flowers. A variety of squashes are just beginning to ... Read More »
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