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![Brian MacKay-Lyons stands outside B2 Lofts in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. — SALTWIRE NETWORK FILE PHOTO]()
Newfoundland, Nova Scotia tourist destinations receive national heritage honours
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![Vale has confirmed it's in talks with Tesla about the nickel from Voisey's Bay and MHA Lela Evans said it's a good opportunity to talk about getting the mine off diesel. - FILE PHOTO]()
Connecting Voisey's Bay with road, power, would be boon for province, says MHA
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![The fashion industry has been singled out for textile and dying poluttion. A new digital platform aims to reduce that environmental impact. - File]()
Halifax tech startup's digital textile simulation platform gets boost from ACOA
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![Chi Lan Ha, the owner of Haki Apparel and Accessories, stands outside of her store at 169 Great George St. in Charlottetown.]()
Charlottetown business promotes eco-friendly lifestyle
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![Indigenous lobster fisherman Jason Lamrock throws an undersized lobster back into the water off Meteghan River, N.S., Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020.]()
THE WRAP: Tesla finds Halifax, tourism loses patience and lobster boils over
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![Marco Thorne of API Hockey PROS (apihockey.com) in Cornwall, P.E.I. has seen online sales increase from one-quarter (at best) to one-half of business due to the economic impact of COVID-19.]()
Online sales playing a bigger role for businesses in Atlantic Canada since pandemic lockdown
U.S. appeals WTO ruling on its multi-billion tariffs on China
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States lodged an appeal on Monday against a WTO ruling last month that found U.S. tariffs imposed on China in 2018 breached global trade rules, a World Trade Organization (WTO) official said. A three-person panel had ...
Safe-haven dollar up as coronavirus surges, U.S. stimulus hope fades
By Olga Cotaga LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar gained on Monday, as surging coronavirus cases in Europe and the United States and a lack of progress on a U.S. stimulus package made traders turn to the safe-haven currency. U.S. House Speaker Nancy ...
Stocks dip on surging virus cases, stimulus doubts
By Tom Arnold and Wayne Cole LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Global shares fell on Monday as surging coronavirus cases in Europe and the United States clouded the global economic outlook, while China's leaders meet to plan the country's economic future. ...
Spirit reaches deal with Canada's Bombardier to cut aerostructures unit purchase price
(Reuters) - U.S. aircraft parts maker Spirit AeroSystems said on Monday it reached a deal with Bombardier Inc to reduce the purchase price of the Canadian planemaker's aerostructures unit to $275 million from $500 million. Spirit had agreed to buy ...
Business groups urge Mexico to drop internet provision from economic package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other trade groups are urging the Mexican government to remove from its 2021 economic package a "kill switch" proposal that would cut off internet access for businesses that fail to comply with ...
Lee's death sparks hope for Samsung shake-up, dividends
By Joyce Lee and Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) - Shares in Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and affiliates rose on Monday after the death a day earlier of Chairman Lee Kun-hee sparked hopes for stake sales, higher dividends and long-awaited restructuring, ...
COVID-19 pandemic deals body blow to quant models, study shows
By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic has dealt a body blow to the quantitative model-based style of investing, with a majority of the firms using such strategies negatively impacted, a study by Refinitiv has found. In a ...
U.S. regrets EU move on tariffs, seeks deal on Boeing-Airbus row: speech
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States on Monday told the WTO that it regretted the European Union's decision to pursue retaliatory tariffs for Boeing subsidies, adding it favoured a "negotiated resolution" with the bloc over its subsidies to rival ...
UBS to increase salaries, reduce bonuses in pay shake-up
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS Group will increase fixed salaries and cut bonuses for some staff in a pay revamp designed to help keep specialists from jumping ship to rivals. "UBS regularly analyses its total compensation structure. As a result, ...
Coal baron Murray, a Trump ally who fought environmental regulation, dead at 80
(Reuters) - U.S. coal baron Robert Murray, an ally of President Donald Trump and a leading industry voice who called global warming a hoax, died on Sunday at age 80, U.S. media reported. Murray retired on Oct. 19 after 63 years in the coal business, ...
