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Aritzia stock jumps nearly 21% following latest financial results
VANCOUVER – Aritzia Inc.’s stock rose almost 21 per cent on Thursday as the market responded to the company’s latest earnings and several analysts upgraded their rating on the company. Shares in the Vancouver-based retailer closed $5.55 higher at $32.01. The spike came on the heels of Aritzia’s latest financial results, which showed the company’s ... Read More »
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax charges after an earlier deal imploded
LOS ANGELES (AP) – President Joe Biden’s son pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial during the 2024 campaign. Hunter Biden has been accused of nine felony and misdemeanor tax offenses. The charges stem from ... Read More »
TSX posts modest loss Thursday, U.S. markets essentially flat after inflation report
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index posted a modest loss Thursday, weighed down by the financial and utility sectors, while U.S. stock markets were mixed but essentially flat following the latest consumer inflation report in the U.S. Headline inflation was higher than expected in December, hitting 3.4 per cent year-over-year compared with 3.1 per cent ... Read More »
From Finland, with love, Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen bring ‘Fallen Leaves’ to Hollywood
LOS ANGELES (AP) – There are two types of cinephiles in the world: Aki Kaurismäki fans and future Aki Kaurismäki fans. Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen, the Finnish stars of his latest, the tragicomic romance “Fallen Leaves,” are getting to meet both during their whirlwind tour of America at the height of Hollywood’s awards season. ... Read More »
Canadiens acquire forward Filip Cederqvist in trade with Sabres
MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens have acquired forward Filip Cederqvist from the Buffalo Sabres for future considerations, the NHL club said Thursday. The 23-year-old left-winger from Skara, Sweden, has four points (one goal, three assists) in 19 games with the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League this season. Cederqvist has 10 goals and 14 ... Read More »
S&P/TSX composite posts loss, U.S. markets essentially flat after inflation report
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index posted a modest loss Thursday, weighed down by the financial and utility sectors, while U.S. stock markets were mixed, but essentially flat. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 71.02 points at 20,918.40. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 15.29 points at 37,711.02. The S&P 500 ... Read More »
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to a mixed close after an inflation update
NEW YORK (AP) – Wall Street drifted to a mixed close after an inflation report forced some investors to push back forecasts for when the Federal Reserve will deliver long-sought cuts to interest rates. The S&P 500 ended down 0.1% Thursday after swinging up and down a few times through the day. The Dow edged ... Read More »
‘I hope her face haunts you’: Sentencing for man convicted in child’s beating death
CALGARY – There were sobs and tears in a Calgary courtroom Thursday at the sentencing hearing for a man convicted in the beating death of his girlfriend’s three-year-old daughter. Ivy Wick was injured on Sept. 27, 2017, and she died in hospital of head and brain injuries eight days later. An autopsy revealed she suffered ... Read More »
Top Flair Airlines investor says new lawsuit over plane payments ‘premature at best’
A key Flair Airlines investor says a $30-million lawsuit filed against it by plane-leasing firms over claims of missed payments is “premature at best.” Miami-based 777 Partners, which owns one-quarter of Flair, confirmed that three lessors of aircraft that were repossessed from the budget carrier last spring filed their claim in London, U.K. in December ... Read More »
Keanu Reeves to build on his BRZRKR comic book universe with debut novel
Keanu Reeves has set down his guns and picked up a pen as co-author of his debut novel. The “John Wick” action star announced he will expand the universe of his BRZRKR comic book series with “The Book of Elsewhere,” written with U.K. author China Miéville. The novel builds on the story of Berzerker, a ... Read More »
Fox town hall with Trump draws more TV viewers than debate between Haley and DeSantis
NEW YORK (AP) – Television viewers were more interested in watching a Donald Trump town hall than the first head-to-head debate between Republican challengers Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis. The live town hall, which aired on Fox News Channel in prime time on Wednesday, was watched by 4.3 million viewers, the Nielsen company said. The ... Read More »
