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  Banque CIBC: hausse des bénéfices et des produits au 2e trimestre de 2023

  Canadian Press - 13 minutes ago

  TORONTO — La Banque CIBC rapporte une hausse de son résultat net du second trimestre de l’exercice financier en cours par rapport à celui de la même période de 2022.

  CM.TO : 55.64 (-1.08%)
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  IEA: Shift to clean energy accelerating, but coal investments too high to meet climate goals

  Canadian Press - Thu May 25, 2:55AM CDT

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Energy security concerns — worsened by the war in Ukraine — and policy support from rich countries are likely to help investments in clean energy outpace spending on fossil fuels, the International Energy Agency said in a report issued Thursday.
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  Stock market today: Asian shares extend losses, while Japan's Nikkei pushes higher

  Canadian Press - Thu May 25, 2:34AM CDT

  Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Thursday as worries about the U.S. economy and a possible default on U.S. government debt pulled Wall Street lower.
• Germany's GDP shrinks by 0.3% in first quarter to put Europe's biggest economy into recession

  Canadian Press - Thu May 25, 2:28AM CDT

  BERLIN (AP) — New figures show the German economy suffered an unexpected dip in the first quarter of this year, putting the country formally into recession.
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  Elon Musk wants to build a digital town square. But his debut for DeSantis had a tech failure.

  Canadian Press - Thu May 25, 2:25AM CDT

  Elon Musk wants to turn Twitter into a “digital town square,” but his much-publicized Twitter Spaces kickoff event, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announcing his run for president, struggled with technical glitches and a near half-hour delay Tuesday.
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  Companies find it's not so simple to leave Russia; some quietly stay put

  Canadian Press - Thu May 25, 1:30AM CDT

  When Russia invaded Ukraine, global companies were quick to respond, some announcing they would get out of Russia immediately, others curtailing imports or new investment. Billions of dollars' worth of factories, energy holdings and power plants were written off or put up for sale, accompanied by fierce condemnation of the war and expressions of solidarity with Ukraine.
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  California unlikely to run short of electricity this summer thanks to storms, new power sources

  Canadian Press - Thu May 25, 1:05AM CDT

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators say the state is unlikely to experience electricity shortages this summer after securing new power sources and a wet winter that filled the state's reservoirs enough to restart hydroelectric power plants that were dormant during the drought.
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  Cambodian union chief who led long-running casino strike gets 2-year prison sentence

  Canadian Press - Thu May 25, 12:18AM CDT

  PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A labor union leader who led a long-running strike against Cambodia’s biggest casino was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison for incitement to commit a felony, while eight fellow union members received lesser terms that do not include time behind bars.
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  State lawmakers want children to fill labor shortages, even in bars and on school nights

  Canadian Press - Thu May 25, 12:14AM CDT

  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — As the federal government cracks down on child labor violations, some state lawmakers are embracing legislation to let children work longer hours and in more hazardous occupations.
• Hong Kong-flagged vessel runs aground in Egypt's vital Suez Canal

  Canadian Press - Wed May 24, 11:55PM CDT

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Hong Kong-flagged ship ran aground in Egypt's vital Suez Canal, authorities and tracking data showed early Thursday.