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Strong consumer spending and soaring investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure were key drivers of growth in the third quarter. When unemployment is as low as it is right now, consumers often spend at a healthy clip and they are doing so, particularly wealthier Americans who are riding a wave of…
By By Yue Stella Yu with CalMatters | October 29, 2026 - 2:23 PM The CEO of California’s high-speed rail authority resigned late Wednesday, saying he needs to focus on “important personal and family priorities,” according to a…
By Yusuke Ogawa and Sam Nussey TOKYO, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Kana Sekiya, 43, used to shop near a train station in Tokyo on her way back home from work. Now she drives more than 30 minutes on weekends to a discount supermarket to buy…
President Donald Trump celebrates tax cuts and income growth ahead of the midterms, but rising inflation and voter dissatisfaction with the economy remain significant issues. The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in a year…
CHICAGO — Environmental and consumer advocates marched through downtown Chicago on Thursday to deliver more than 10,000 petitions urging regulators to reject Peoples Gas’ latest rate case. “The Chicagoans who have made comments have made it clear that the change we’re calling for can’t wait any longer,” said Levi Orgas…
WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The US economy grew at its fastest pace in a year in the third quarter, shrugging off higher oil prices stemming from the conflict in the Middle East as consumers maintained robust spending and…
NEW YORK, Oct 29 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady on Wednesday as expected, but it was not able to comfort bond investors concerned about what a deliberate pace of policy tightening will mean for the…
October 29, 2026 — 3:24pm If you hadn’t guessed already, Australia’s top retailers can confirm we’re all doing it pretty tough at the moment. On Wednesday, Woolies boss Amanda Bardwell told investors that despite a drop in the…
Eastern DR Congo has been plagued by conflict with M23 recapturing Goma and Bukavu in January 2025 The United States has imposed sanctions on Rwanda's defence ministry over its alleged support for the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), increasing pressure on Kigali to withdraw its…
Oct 29 (Reuters) - Russia will extend its diesel export ban until the end of the year while allowing some companies to ship fuel under a quota system to meet its new export commitment to the US, two people familiar with the…
BEIJING, Oct 29 (Reuters) - In its pursuit of economic self-sufficiency, China must not create one-sided dependence in other markets, Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier urged in an address at a top-tier university in…
Thanks to anti-worker changes made to Ontario’s labour regulations by the province’s right-wing, “Canada First” Progressive Conservative government, Stelco has been empowered to throw workers out of a job without any notice. Over…
A threatened 50% tariff on Canadian vehicles and auto parts is still on the table while the two countries negotiate. The United States and Canada are negotiating over U.S. duties on Canadian steel and vehicles, but a Canadian…
While revenue is up, spending is up even more Ontario is taking in more money than ever, but tariffs are dragging down the economy and government spending is growing even faster than revenue. The Doug Ford government released its…
ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Dumping Duties (Amendment) Bill, 2026, was laid in National Assembly on Thursday, proposing changes to the existing law to bring the country’s anti-dumping regime closer to international best practices and…
The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3.4 percent from July through September, as businesses rushed to capitalize on the boom in artificial intelligence and consumers continued spending despite high prices Growth rebounded from the previous quarter’s 2.2 percent annual pace, the Commerce Department said, delivering good news…
Before a stick of deodorant reaches a consumer's bathroom counter, it moves through a complex supply chain. Raw materials and packaging components are sourced, assembled into a finished product, and shipped through warehouses and…
Ottawa expands AI support across the Prairies Meta, Snap head to trial in another case about social media’s harms Op-Ed: Mismanaging the future: AI chronic underachievement vs human adaptation Anthropic unveils IPO filing showing…