U.S., Canada motorists weigh cuts to spending as gas prices surge to record

[ad_1] ATLANTA, March 8 (Reuters) – At a Kroger (KR.N) station in Atlanta, general contractor L.W. Boyd had two fuel spigots going at the same time – pumping diesel into…

Euro crumbles; traders wait on U.S. consumer test

[ad_1] Euro crumbles through $1.14 after dovish Lagarde Biden-Xi talks and Aussie cenbank speech eyed in Asia U.S. retail sales data to guide inflation outlook SYDNEY, Nov 16 (Reuters) –…

Volkswagen to invest in mines in bid to become global battery supplier

[ad_1] BERLIN, March 17 (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) plans to invest in mines to bring down the cost of battery cells, meet half of its own demand and sell to…

Currencies stabilise as worst Omicron fears ease, yen dips

[ad_1] Nov 30 (Reuters) – The safe-haven yen on Tuesday gave up some of the gains it made during last week’s market ructions as investors traded on hopes the Omicron…

Canadian buyer aims to improve Pornhub owner’s reputation

[ad_1] TORONTO, March 17 (Reuters) – Ethical Capital Partners (ECP) this week bought Pornhub owner MindGeek, its first ever acquisition, with the aim of improving the internet platform’s reputation, the…

Manulife latest financial firm to postpone back to office plans amid COVID spread

[ad_1] Dec 17 (Reuters) – Manulife Financial Corp (MFC.TO), Canada’s biggest life insurer, on Friday became the latest financial company to delay its return-to-office plans for its North American staff…

Canada’s Couche-Tard in talks on $3.3 bln TotalEnergies stores deal

[ad_1] March 16 (Reuters) – Convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.TO) is in exclusive talks to buy some of French energy company TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) retail assets for 3.1 billion euros…

Volkswagen picks Canada for first battery cell plant outside Europe

[ad_1] Move comes shortly after Scout plant announcement Plant in Canada can also qualify for IRA subsidies BASF also picked Canada for EV battery materials plant WOLFSBURG, Germany, March 13…

Canada’s tech start ups face financing hurdles with SVB collapse

[ad_1] TORONTO, March 13 (Reuters) – Last week’s sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) could choke funding for Canada’s technology start-ups and place them in the hands of domestic…

Factbox: Which companies are affected by SVB collapse?

[ad_1] March 13 (Reuters) – Startup-focused lender SVB Financial Group (SIVB.O) last week became the largest bank to fail since the 2008 financial crisis, sending ripples across the globe as…