Canada parliament questions Google execs over news-blocking test

[ad_1] OTTAWA, March 10 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O) will stop blocking news articles from some Canadian users’ search results on March 16, a company executive told a Canadian…

EU warms to unlocking stalled Mercosur trade deal

[ad_1] STOCKHOLM, March 10 (Reuters) – The European Union is warming to the idea of concluding a major free trade deal with Brazil and its Mercosur neighbours, with “decisive progress”…

Canada govt to present 2023-24 budget on March 28, finance minister says

[ad_1] OTTAWA, March 10 (Reuters) – Canada’s federal government will present its budget for fiscal year 2023-24 on March 28, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Friday. “Our government is…

Yellen defends request for $29 bln increase in IRS enforcement funds

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday defended a Biden administration budget request for an additional $29.1 billion in IRS enforcement funds as Republicans…