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How to avoid becoming a victim of a holiday scam

How to avoid becoming a victim of a holiday scam

While you're gearing up for the holidays, fraudsters may be trying to take advantage of you.

6 years ago
Raising money for Ontario based businesses just got a lot easier

Raising money for Ontario based businesses just got a lot easier

FrontFundr | Will Tang and Victoria Bennett | Dec 13, 2019 VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On November 27, 2019, FrontFundr obtained discretionary approval to use start-up crowdfunding rules already available in other provinces. Working with the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), Canada's largest investment crowdfunding platform now offers its clients a

6 years ago
Wall St. touches fresh highs on China data, trade deal boost

Wall St. touches fresh highs on China data, trade deal boost

Wall Street hit record highs for the third straight session on Monday, as upbeat domestic data from China and cooling trade tensions between Washington and Beijing improved investor outlook on global economic growth.



6 years ago
H&M's recovery continues as fourth quarter sales jump 9%

H&M's recovery continues as fourth quarter sales jump 9%

Fashion retailer H&M said on Monday its sales rose 9% in the fourth quarter, putting it on course to increase annual profits for the first time in four years following heavy investment in online and other services to adapt to a changing market. Shares in the world's second-biggest apparel group were up 2% at 1000 GMT, outperforming the wider market in Stockholm .



6 years ago
Sacklers withdrew over $10 billion in a decade from Purdue Pharma: NYT

Sacklers withdrew over $10 billion in a decade from Purdue Pharma: NYT

The Sackler family - owners of Purdue Pharma - transferred more than $10 billion in a decade from the OxyContin maker to its trusts and holding companies, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing a new audit commissioned by the drugmaker.



6 years ago
Asian stocks ride Wall Street momentum to eight-month peak, pound slips

Asian stocks ride Wall Street momentum to eight-month peak, pound slips

Asian shares rose to their highest in eight months on Tuesday, as trade deal optimism and Wall Street's streak to all-time highs supported sentiment, while familiar fears of a hard Brexit knocked the pound.



6 years ago
Amazon blocks sellers from using FedEx for some Prime shipments

Amazon blocks sellers from using FedEx for some Prime shipments

Amazon.com Inc is temporarily blocking third-party sellers from using FedEx Corp's ground delivery network to handle Prime shipments as it strives to hit accelerated delivery deadlines this holiday season.



6 years ago
Qantas to put more experienced crew on board world's longest flights: sources

Qantas to put more experienced crew on board world's longest flights: sources

Qantas Airways Ltd plans to have more experienced pilots on board the world's longest non-stop flights than on its current long-haul flights for the first 18 months as it evaluates fatigue, said sources with knowledge of the matter.



6 years ago
China's factory, retail sectors shine as trade tensions thaw

China's factory, retail sectors shine as trade tensions thaw

Growth in China's industrial and retail sectors beat expectations in November, as government support propped up demand in the world's second-largest economy and amid easing trade hostilities with Washington.



6 years ago
Boeing's 737 crisis deepens as production stops for first time in two decades

Boeing's 737 crisis deepens as production stops for first time in two decades

Boeing Co said on Monday it would suspend production of its best-selling 737 MAX jetliner in January, its biggest assembly-line halt in more than 20 years, as fallout from two fatal crashes of the now-grounded aircraft drags into 2020.



6 years ago
Factbox: Boeing's changing schedule for 737 MAX fix, return to service

Factbox: Boeing's changing schedule for 737 MAX fix, return to service

Boeing Co on said Monday it would suspend production of its best-selling 737 MAX jetliner in January, the firm's biggest assembly-line halt in more than 20 years, as repercussions of two fatal crashes of the now-grounded aircraft drag into 2020.



6 years ago
SoftBank's Son says Japan should make AI mandatory subject for college students

SoftBank's Son says Japan should make AI mandatory subject for college students

SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said on Tuesday Japan should make artificial intelligence (AI) a mandatory subject for college entrance exams, to counter the yawning gap with the United States and China in the nascent field.



6 years ago
Explainer: How the 737 MAX production freeze affects airlines across the globe

Explainer: How the 737 MAX production freeze affects airlines across the globe

Boeing Co has decided to suspend production of its best-selling 737 MAX model from January, the plane maker's biggest assembly-line halt in more than 20 years, as repercussions from two deadly crashes drag into 2020.



6 years ago
Oil poised near three-month highs on U.S.-China trade hopes, supply cuts

Oil poised near three-month highs on U.S.-China trade hopes, supply cuts

Oil prices trickled a fraction lower on Tuesday but remained near a three-month high as investors kept the faith with hopes that a fully fledged U.S.-China trade deal is in the pipeline, set to stoke oil demand in the world's biggest economies.



6 years ago
Goldman Sachs says it will support 'green' initiatives more forcefully

Goldman Sachs says it will support 'green' initiatives more forcefully

Goldman Sachs Group Inc outlined plans on Monday to put money and advice toward projects that fight climate change or help financially disadvantaged people, with executives arguing it is not only the right thing to do but can generate income.



6 years ago