Category Archives: Economy
Alberta says COVID crisis help on way from Armed Forces, Red Cross, Newfoundland
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says help is on the way from the Canadian Armed Forces and elsewhere to battle a COVID-19 wave that continues to overwhelm hospitals. Kenney said the province is finalizing a deal to provide eight to
Gunmaker Smith & Wesson moving headquarters to Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson plans to relocate its headquarters from Massachusetts to gun-friendlier Tennessee in a $125 million investment expected to create 750 jobs, officials announced Thursday.
Prisons, border wall: How GOP is looking to use COVID money
CHICAGO (AP) — When Democrats passed President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, Republicans called it liberal “pet projects” disguised as pandemic aid.
As energy crisis looms, Spain shields supply of Algerian gas
MADRID (AP) — Spain launched a diplomatic offensive to preserve its essential stream of Algerian natural gas Thursday as energy prices across the world skyrocket and souring relations between Algeria and Morocco threaten to disrupt the gas supply chain...
Labrador’s Innu Nation drops lawsuit, injunction application over Muskrat Falls
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Labrador’s Innu Nation is ending its legal actions against Ottawa and the Newfoundland and Labrador government over a recent $5.2-billion refinancing deal for a troubled hydroelectricity project. A joint statement issued Wednesday by...
US stem cell clinics boomed while FDA paused crackdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of clinics pushing unproven stem cell procedures caught a big break from the U.S. government in 2017: They would have three years to show that their questionable treatments were safe and worked before regulators started crack...
Berlin vote count questioned over election day glitches
BERLIN (AP) — Numerous election day glitches in the German capital have prompted calls for the result to be scrutinized, with one politician saying Thursday that his party plans to challenge the outcome of the vote.
UK ‘no longer the laggard’ of G-7 economies after upgrades
LONDON (AP) — The British economy is no longer the worst performing Group of Seven economy after second quarter growth was revised higher Thursday to reflect a bigger than foreseen increase in consumer spending following the lifting of lockdown restric...
EU fears for media freedom in Slovenia as agency chief quits
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union expressed concern Thursday about media freedom in Slovenia after the head of the country’s only news agency stepped down over a new public service contract that would dictate the way STA is funded.
AP-NORC poll finds deep divide over Biden vaccine mandate
A survey of Americans on President Joe Biden’s plan to require most workers to get either vaccinated or regularly tested for COVID-19 finds a deep and familiar divide: Democrats are overwhelmingly for it, while most Republicans are against it.
