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US inflation edges up, fueled by energy and housing prices, but many other costs rise only mildly
WASHINGTON (AP) – Higher energy and housing prices boosted overall U.S. inflation in December, a sign that the Federal Reserve’s drive to slow inflation to its 2% target will likely remain a bumpy one. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that overall prices rose 0.3% from November and 3.4% from 12 months earlier. Those ... Read More »
Aritzia stock jumps 20% in morning trading following latest financial results
VANCOUVER – Aritzia Inc.’s stock was up roughly 20 per cent in morning trading as the market responded to the company’s latest earnings and several analysts upgraded their rating on the company. The Vancouver-based retailer’s stock price rose $5.35, hitting $31.81. The spike came on the heels of Aritzia’s latest financial results, which showed the ... Read More »
Bud Harrelson, scrappy Mets shortstop who once fought Pete Rose, dies at 79
NEW YORK (AP) – Bud Harrelson, the scrappy and sure-handed shortstop who fought Pete Rose on the field during a playoff game and helped the New York Mets win an astonishing championship, died Wednesday night. He was 79. The Mets said Thursday morning that Harrelson died at a hospice house in East Northport, New York ... Read More »
Need a new cellphone plan? Experts give tips on how to make the right call
When it comes to her mobile phone plan, Rita Barnes has been with big and small carriers across the spectrum of Canada’s telecommunications sector. She knows how well – or not – each of them fit her cost, data and customer service preferences. Now, with her university-age son considering a move to Guelph or Waterloo, ... Read More »
Valentines Dinner In The Kiln 2024
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Veteran sports, broadcasting executive Keith Pelley back home in charge of MLSE
TORONTO – Some eight-plus years after the departure of larger-than-life leader Tim Leiweke, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment has turned to another big personality to take the helm. On Thursday, the sports and entertainment conglomerate confirmed Keith Pelley, a veteran sports and broadcasting executive, as its new president and CEO. Pelley, who has been CEO ... Read More »
Stock market today: Stocks hang near record after inflation report doesn’t dash rate cut hopes
NEW YORK (AP) – Wall Street is holding relatively steady after a report showed U.S. inflation is warmer than expected, but maybe not by enough to dash traders’ dreams of lower interest rates later this year. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% early Thursday, briefly touching the record high it reached two years ago. The ... Read More »
Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran’s navy seized an oil tanker on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the center of a major crisis between Tehran and Washington, officials said, a seizure that further escalates tensions in the Mideast waterways. The vessel was once known as the Suez Rajan and ... Read More »
New list scores TV, streaming series for on-screen and behind-the-scenes diversity and inclusion
NEW YORK (AP) – The hundreds of television series on U.S. broadcast, cable and streaming platforms, and the executive producers creating them, are the subject of a new list – one that scores them for the diversity and inclusion of the people working both on screen and behind the scenes. The Inclusion List for episodic ... Read More »
Veteran sports, broadcasting executive Keith Pelley confirmed as MLSE president, CEO
TORONTO – Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment has confirmed Keith Pelley, a veteran sports and broadcasting executive, as its new president and CEO. Pelley, who has been CEO of golf’s European Tour Group since the summer of 2015, starts his new job on April 2. He previously served as president of Rogers Media, the Olympic ... Read More »
Patriots parting with Bill Belichick, who led team to 6 Super Bowl championships, AP source says
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – Six-time NFL champion Bill Belichick agreed to part ways as the coach of the New England Patriots on Thursday, bringing an end to his 24-year tenure as the architect of the most decorated dynasty of the league’s Super Bowl era, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press ... Read More »
