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Mar 21 2023
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Toronto Stocks Higher as CPI Cools, Canadian Solar Rises on Profit Jump and Revenue Beat
Canadian stocks were firmly in green territory on Tuesday, in step with markets around the world. Most sectors were higher, led by manufacturing industries, consumer durables and energy, while materials was the only laggard. Canada's consumer price index showed inflation cooled more than expected in February, easing to 5.2%, below the 5.4% analysts were forecasting, and down from 5.9% in
MarketWatch
Jul 05 2023
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Study looks at menu of Michigan rattlesnakes
If you’re an eastern massasauga rattlesnake in the Lower Peninsula, the main course on your menu is likely to be small mammals like meadow voles and masked shrews, with an occasional side order of bird and snake. A recent study by Grand Valley State University scientists who researched what Michigan’s only venomous snake eats found that eastern massasaugas “strongly prefer small mammal prey,
The Daily Telegram
Jun 22 2023
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The Federal Trade Commission's latest frivolous antitrust suit takes aim at Amazon
The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) new antitrust lawsuit against Amazon is an amazing exercise in hubris and absurdity. In a complaint filed Wednesday, the agency alleges that Amazon's incredibly popular Prime program is a scam. Prime—a monthly or yearly subscription program that confers many benefits, including free shipping and tons of streaming content, to Amazon customers—is too easy to
Reason
Jun 28 2023
Analysis
Is it a ‘richcession’? Or a ‘rolling recession’? Or maybe no recession at all?
The warnings have been sounded for more than a year: A recession is going to hit the United States. If not this quarter, then by next quarter. Or the quarter after that. Or maybe next year.
So is a recession still in sight?
The latest signs suggest maybe not. Despite much higher borrowing costs, thanks to the Federal Reserve’s aggressive streak of interest rate hikes, consumers
Associated Press
Jun 21 2023
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‘Invasive’ African Land Snail Sighting Puts Florida County Under Quarantine
A portion of a South Florida county was placed under quarantine while officials reacted to a recent giant African land snail sighting. The quarantine took effect on Tuesday in Broward County. The quarantine states that without a compliance agreement, those located in the over three-mile quarantine boundaries cannot move any giant African land snails, plants, plant parts, plants in soil, soil,
People
Jun 21 2023
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The Killer Giant Snail That Has A Florida Town Under Quarantine Explained
A South Florida county was put under quarantine on Tuesday after an infestation of the invasive giant African land snail was identified in the hopes of eradicating the dangerous mollusk, which can spread meningitis. Parts of Broward County Florida went under quarantine on Tuesday amid an infestation of the giant African land snail, which first appeared in the city of Miramar earlier this month
Forbes
Jun 21 2023
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Amazon enrolled customers in Prime without consent, made it hard to cancel, FTC says in lawsuit
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused online retail giant Amazon of underhanded practices to keep customers enrolled in its Prime program, in a complaint filed in federal court.
The FTC is accusing Amazon of intentionally manipulating consumers into subscribing to Amazon Prime via "coercive or deceptive user-interface designs" known as "dark patterns."
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Fox Business
Sep 01 2023
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Employers added 187,000 jobs in August, showing strong but slower growth
Employers added 187,000 jobs in August, signaling that the market has returned to pre-pandemic levels of job gains after months of cooling, though it remains in a remarkably healthy place.
The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.8 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as some workers were laid off and thousands more joined the labor force for the first time.v
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Washington Post
Jun 20 2023
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Calls for energy conservation expected to continue during heat wave
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas says the state has enough electrical capacity to meet soaring demand in this heat wave. Across the state, enough consumers held off on electric usage between the peak heating hours between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. to keep the electric grid out of any one of the three energy emergency levels. ERCOT used the yellow color designation on Tuesday to request energy
Dallas-Fort Worth News
Jun 20 2023
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Giant snails put a portion of South Florida under quarantine as state goes for the kill
A quarantine zone has been established in a section of South Broward and North Miami-Dade to contain the spread of giant African land snails, the state Department of Agriculture and Consumers Services announced Tuesday. “Under the quarantine, it is unlawful to move a giant African land snail or a regulated article, including, but not limited to, plants, plant parts, plants in soil, soil, yard
Miami Herald