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IEA says outlook for global oil demand is fragile

The U.S. has put a series of tariffs on Chinese trade goods and China has responded by letting its currency drop, increasing uncertainty for businesses and ex...

Alberta's public sector could benefit from efforts to control spending, premier says

On Wednesday, Kenney acknowledged his pre-campaign pledge on public sector salaries, but said things have changed. But Kenney says he expects the panel, chair...

Few Walmart employees heed call for walkout over gun sales

August 3, 2019. "Of all the gun tragedies, this hit the closest to home for a lot of us", Thomas Marshall said. The irony isn't lost on most journalists, as m...

China lowers yuan’s trading range but currency stabilizes

On Monday, China allowed the yuan to depreciate past the 7 yuan-per-dollar level for the first time in more than a decade, triggering worries of a global curren...

Australia central bank governor says zero rate unlikely but possible

Australia's central bank has trimmed forecasts for near-term growth and doubts inflation will reach target until mid-2021 even if it cuts rates twice more as th...

Nike Acquires Data Science Company Celect

We need to anticipate demand, and we do not have six months for doing it. The acquisition marks the continuation of the shoemaker's buying spree. "Our goal is...

Flight Attendant Facing Charges After Appearing Drunk on Flight from Chicago

Another passenger, who only gave his name as Dan, told ABC News that even the pilot wasn't able to get in touch with March. Aaron Scherb, tweeted about his ...

Pizza Hut closing as many as 500 dine-in restaurants

Brands website. Of those, 6,100 are traditional dine-in restaurants and 1,350 are express locations. CBS-affiliate WLKY reports there are roughly 7,400 locati...

Walmart To Remove Video Game Displays, Not Guns, From Its Stores

It seems as though Walmart is covering all of their bases by also issuing takedowns for any movies or hunting videos that may contain violent images. "We've t...

Airline offers free ticket to anyone named 'Green'

Frontier Airlines is saving some green for people named "Green" to celebrate " Green Week ". So if you're dating a Green, you might want to book the weddin...

Analysts Set Cronos Group Inc (NASDAQ:CRON) Price Target at $19.49

Turning to other widely-considered trading data, this company's half yearly performance is observed at -42.28%. The company also reported a gain on the revalu...

Miracle Treat Day to support Children's Miracle Network goes Thursday

It's the 17th annual Miracle Treat Day. The four stores in Kamloops are hoping to raise a lot of money for the Children's Miracle Network. More than 10 millio...

China trade deal unlikely before 2020 election: Goldman Sachs

Analysts at Goldman Sachs no longer think the US and China will manage to negotiate a trade deal ahead of the 2020 presidential election - which is more than ...

‘Bacon Intern’ will make $1,000 for one day of eating bacon

But it's not just a day of free tender-crisp bacon they receive. That's right, pork pals: Bacon as a career. One day - $1,000 pay - EAT BACON!' Aside from g...

China decries U.S. ban on its firms

That could be bad news for USA tech companies, especially chip makers such as Intel Corp., Qualcomm Inc. and Micron Technology Inc., that hope to continue luc...

U.S and China Spar Over Hong Kong

In a statement Thursday, the ministry urged the diplomatic office to "immediately make a clean break with various anti-China rioters" and "stop interfering in H...

Luxury department store Barneys files for bankruptcy protection

Barneys New York Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection after skyrocketing rents and changing consumer demands weighed heavily on its margins. The five fla...

Pot company partners with Arizona Tea maker to make THC products

Dixie Brands will develop and produce a new portfolio of Arizona-branded consumer goods infused with tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. It has put together a licens...

L Brands CEO accuses Jeffrey Epstein of misappropriating money

The details of the alleged missing funds came to light after Wexner severed ties with Epstein in 2007, following allegations of sexual abuse of minors. L Brands...

Oil slumps to new seven-month low

Oil prices have still lost more than 20% from their peaks reached in April, putting them in bear territory. As of Wednesday afternoon, West Texas Intermediate ...

Stocks rally, pushing S&P 500 into positive territory

The Dow and S&P 500 fell almost 3 percent each on Monday while the Nasdaq dropped 3.5 percent. But the blue-chip index recouped most of its losses to end down...

'Our Problem is Not China, Our Problem is the Federal Reserve'

Federal funds futures implied traders were fully positioned for the USA central bank to cut rates at its September 17-18 policy meeting, with a 28% chance it mi...

Canadian digital coin seller Kik Interactive fires back at SEC

News portal Coindesk stated that in a 130-page filing Wednesday, Kik laid out a paragraph-by-paragraph rebuttal of the SEC's arguments and flatly denied i...

Rolls-Royce rebrands its power systems business - MLF - Military Logistics

Chief Financial Officer Stephen Daintith said Rolls had 50 new engines in its inventory, up from a typical 15. This was despite problems with the firm's Trent...

Sirius Minerals’ (LON:SXX) Buy Rating Reiterated at Liberum Capital

Shares of LON:SXX traded down GBX 4.20 ($0.05) during trading on Monday, reaching GBX 10.40 ($0.14). If traders are cautious about the biggest mining firms in t...

PM Boris Johnson Takes One Step Closer to No-Deal Brexit

No further details of the meeting with Mr Trump were immediately available. "The UK looks forward to working with our American friends to reach a free trade d...

BA cancels flight to Lagos over IT glitch

The company added that they offer a refund or the opportunity to shift bookings to another day for customers scheduled for short-haul flights departing from ...

Salesforce to buy Israel's ClickSoftware for $1.35 billion

Salesforce said its offer was net of the value of shares it already owns, after taking into consideration estimated purchase price adjustments. Founded in 1979 ...

Irish PM: No-Deal Brexit Seems More Likely

Markets are alarmed it will send shockwaves through the economy if Britain abruptly cuts ties with its closest trading partner overnight. "Forty-five Republic...

Israeli firm Cybereason raises $200m from Japan's Softbank

The firm also has offices in Tel Aviv, Tokyo, London, Sydney, Asia-Pacific and continental Europe. Get our weekly newsletter directly in your inbox! Cybere...