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Federal banking regulator sets final guidelines around integrity and security

Federal banking regulator sets final guidelines around integrity and security

TORONTO — Canada's banking regulator has released final guidelines on how it expects banks to protect themselves against foreign interference and other risks related to integrity and security.
New York City pension funds pushing RBC to disclose clean energy funding

New York City pension funds pushing RBC to disclose clean energy funding

TORONTO — New York City pension funds are pushing Royal Bank of Canada to disclose more details on its clean energy funding.
Powell: Federal Reserve is on track to cut rates, though not likely for months

Powell: Federal Reserve is on track to cut rates, though not likely for months

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rate cuts are coming. Just not yet. The Federal Reserve delivered that message Wednesday, first in a policy statement and then in a news conference at which Chair Jerome Powell reinforced it.
TSX, U.S. markets slide Wednesday on tech losses and hawkish Fed remarks

TSX, U.S. markets slide Wednesday on tech losses and hawkish Fed remarks

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell more than 200 points Wednesday on broad-based weakness, while U.S. markets also fell, led by losses in the tech sector. Markets were mixed for much of the day, led by weakness in tech, but after the U.S.
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,021.88, down 205.99 points): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Down 45 cents, or 0.93 per cent, to $47.74 on 14.8 million shares.
Manulife, Loblaw need to 'get the message' on competition following deal: minister

Manulife, Loblaw need to 'get the message' on competition following deal: minister

The federal minister in charge of promoting competition says he's concerned about a deal between Manulife Financial Corp. and Loblaw Cos. Ltd.
Stock market today: Slumping tech stocks and dashed hopes of quick rate cuts push Wall Street lower

Stock market today: Slumping tech stocks and dashed hopes of quick rate cuts push Wall Street lower

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street fell to its worst loss in since September after Big Tech stocks got burned by the downside of high expectations and the Federal Reserve indicated cuts to interest rates likely aren’t imminent. The S&P 500 lost 1.
US pins blame for deadly drone strike on Iran-backed militias in the Islamic Resistance in Iraq

US pins blame for deadly drone strike on Iran-backed militias in the Islamic Resistance in Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Wednesday attributed the drone attack that killed three U.S.
'Muscling': Alberta government won't stock B.C. wines that sell direct to consumers

'Muscling': Alberta government won't stock B.C. wines that sell direct to consumers

EDMONTON — An interprovincial wine war is fermenting after Alberta's liquor wholesaler told vintners in British Columbia that it won't stock their products in retail stores unless they stop shipping it directly to consumers.
Henniges Automotive closing plant in Burlington, Ont., by end of the year

Henniges Automotive closing plant in Burlington, Ont., by end of the year

TORONTO — Henniges Automotive Holdings Inc. says it will close its Burlington, Ont., plant which makes vehicle sealing systems by the end of the year.