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Abu Dhabi has committed to investing tens of billions of dollars into AI and has tied up with Microsoft and Nvidia as part of its goals to invest in a future beyond crude. ABU DHABI: One of Abu Dhabi’s newest state-backed investment companies is looking at dozens of potential new deals as it plans to […]
Article content The union for locked-out port workers in B.C. says the B.C. Maritime Employers Association cut off talks in less than an hour Saturday, refusing to budge on a final offer that the union has so far rejected. A statement from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Ship & Dock Foremen Local 514 says […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links Business Local Business News Local News The employers and union were originally scheduled to meet for three days in mediated talks to try to break a deadlock in negotiations. Author of the article: The Canadian Press Chuck Chiang Published Nov 09, 2024 • Last updated 4 hours ago • 3 minute read You […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local Business News Local News Telus said it added 347,000 net new customers, down around 14.5 per cent compared with last year. The figure includes 130,000 mobile phone subscribers and 34,000 internet customers, down 30,000 and 3,000, respectively, year-over-year. Author of the article: The Canadian Press Sammy Hudes Published Nov 08, 2024 […]
Oil prices have come under significant pressure over recent months, falling from over US$87 per barrel to less than US$72 per barrel. (File pic) KUALA LUMPUR: BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, has maintained its forecast for Brent crude price at US$81 per barrel in 2024, falling to US$78 per barrel in 2025. It said in […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links Business Energy Local Business News Local News Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump has promised an “America first” trade policy. We break down what it might mean for exporters, for importers and mobility at the Canada/U.S. border Published Nov 06, 2024 • Last updated 13 hours ago • 4 minute read You can save […]
Article content Surrey has given the go-ahead for eight companies to open a total of 12 cannabis retail outlets, the first to be licensed in the city since marijuana was legalized six years ago. Planners for the city — which has been slower than other Metro Vancouver communities to license pot stores since it was […]
Article content One of Canada’s most vital trade arteries is cut off as employers at most of British Columbia’s ports lock out their workers in a dispute involving about 700 unionized foremen. The B.C. Maritime Employers Association says it defensively locked out members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 after the union […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened higher on the week’s first trading day, buoyed by Wall Street’s overnight gains ahead of tomorrow’s US presidential election. At 9.10am, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) rose 9.94 points to 1,613.92 from Friday’s close of 1,603.98. The benchmark index initially gained 3.77 points at the opening, reaching 1,607.75. […]
Article content The union representing more than 700 foremen is accusing the BC Maritime Employers Association of “acting recklessly” by threatening an industry-wide lockout to close all B.C. ports by 8 a.m. Monday and refusing to return to bargaining with federal mediators. Frank Morena, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514, said […]