Kim looks to Russia as sanctions bite North Korea’s economy
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is travelling to Russia in a possible attempt to win its help as the U.S.-led trade sanctions hurt his country’s already-struggling economy.
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Sri Lanka attacks: Government vows to overhaul state security Sri Lanka’s president has...
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A federal judge approved Pacific Gas & Electric Corp.’s plans Tuesday to pay $235 million in employee bonuses this year, despite the California utility’s bankruptcy and objections from lawyers of victims of the state’s massive wildfires.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears poised to transform the company’s electric cars into driverless vehicles
Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears poised to transform the company’s electric cars into driverless vehicles in a risky bid to realize a bold vision that he has been floating for years.
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California bill encourages banks to work with pot businesses
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$3.4 billion deal to buy Acreage gives Canopy Growth gateway to massive U.S. cannabis market
Leading Canadian pot producer Canopy Growth Corp. says it has struck a deal that could turn it into the “undisputed leader” in the United States’ cannabis market — but only if the U.S. federal government ever makes growing and selling the drug legal.
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US Sanctions | OPEC – Crude Oil prices hit nearly 6-month highs
AP sources: US to sanction nations for importing Iranian oil WASHINGTON — The Trump administration...
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Americans are slipping ever deeper into hock. To cope, many people turn to debt consolidation loans, cash-out mortgage refinancing and retirement plan loans that promise relief but could leave them worse off.
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U.S. shifts Cuba policy to allow lawsuits against foreign companies — and that includes Canadian firms
Canada and the European Union hit back Wednesday at the Trump administration’s decision to allow lawsuits against foreign companies connected to properties seized from American firms during the Cuban revolution, vowing to protect their businesses.
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Oilpatch rejoices, but Jason Kenney has few levers to fast-track pipelines
Canadian oil and gas executives were in a celebratory mood at an investor conference Wednesday following the United Conservative Party’s election win in Alberta, though many acknowledged that premier-designate Jason Kenney’s power is limited in fixing the industry’s most entrenched problem.
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Are electric shared scooters also going to end up at the Dumpster?
Some industry watchers wonder how long the electric scooter phenomenon will last. Veteran auto analyst Maryann Keller calls the billion-dollar valuations that have been reported for some scooter companies nonsensical. Scooters are a capital-intensive business, and there are few ways to differentiate from competitors’ models, making it hard for companies to stand out, she said.
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- Norway's wealth fund extends ownership of New York real estateNorway's sovereign wealth fund will pay about $98 million dollars to extend the term of its ownership in a portfolio of New York properties and to acquire a few new, the fund said on Wednesday.
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