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US employers scaled back hiring in April but still added 175,000 jobs in the face of higher rates

US employers scaled back hiring in April but still added 175,000 jobs in the face of higher rates

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April but still added a decent 175,000 jobs in a sign that persistently high interest rates may be starting to slow the robust U.S. job market.
Stock market today: Wall Street surges as key report shows pullback in hiring

Stock market today: Wall Street surges as key report shows pullback in hiring

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street opened sharply higher, erasing its losses for the week, after the government reported a cooldown in hiring last month.
Pipeline operator TC Energy reports $1.20B Q1 profit, down from $1.31B a year ago

Pipeline operator TC Energy reports $1.20B Q1 profit, down from $1.31B a year ago

CALGARY — TC Energy Corp. reported a first-quarter profit of $1.20 billion, down from $1.31 billion in the same quarter last year, as its revenue rose. The pipeline operator says the profit amounted to $1.
Magna reports Q1 profit down from year ago, takes charge related to Fisker

Magna reports Q1 profit down from year ago, takes charge related to Fisker

TORONTO — Magna International Inc. says its first-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as it recorded US$316 million in asset impairments and restructuring costs related to troubled electric vehicle company Fisker.
Greater Toronto home sales down in April but new listings surge: board

Greater Toronto home sales down in April but new listings surge: board

TORONTO — The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says Greater Toronto home sales in April were down five per cent from last year, but new listings surged, which created more choice for buyers and kept prices stable.
Grocery co-ops an alternative to corporate grocers amid anger, mistrust: experts

Grocery co-ops an alternative to corporate grocers amid anger, mistrust: experts

These days, Bruce Woodrow gets most of his groceries at one of two places: Costco, and a small grocery co-operative nestled in an alley in the heart of Toronto.
Apple's quarterly iPhone sales plunge 10%, but stock price surges

Apple's quarterly iPhone sales plunge 10%, but stock price surges

Apple on Thursday disclosed its steepest quarterly decline in iPhone sales since the pandemic’s outset, deepening a slump that’s increasing the pressure on the trendsetting company to spruce up its products with more artificial intelligence.
Aritzia's net income falls as the retailer works to set itself up for future growth

Aritzia's net income falls as the retailer works to set itself up for future growth

Aritzia Inc.'s net income fell by 58 per cent in its latest fiscal year, which the retailer's chief executive said was spent laying the groundwork for the business's rebound.
TMX Group earns $139.5 million in first quarter as revenues rise

TMX Group earns $139.5 million in first quarter as revenues rise

TORONTO — TMX Group Inc. says it earned $139.5 million in its first quarter, up from $89 million a year earlier. The operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange says its revenues totalled $345.9 million in the quarter ended March 31, up from $299.
Financial, technology risks likely delayed Alberta carbon capture project: analysts

Financial, technology risks likely delayed Alberta carbon capture project: analysts

EDMONTON — A corporate decision to mothball Canada's largest carbon capture and storage plan is likely the result of financial uncertainty and technological risks, analysts suggest. Capital Power's decision not to pursue its $2.
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