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S&P/TSX composite edges upward, U.S. stock markets mixed after central bank pause

S&P/TSX composite edges upward, U.S. stock markets mixed after central bank pause

TORONTO — Strength in industrials and metals helped buoy Canada's main stock index amid energy weakness Wednesday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed after the country's central bank held interest rates steady.
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Bell cuts 1,300 positions, radio stations and foreign bureaus in restructuring

Bell cuts 1,300 positions, radio stations and foreign bureaus in restructuring

TORONTO — BCE Inc. is cutting 1,300 positions, shutting or selling nine radio stations and closing two foreign bureaus as the company plans to "significantly adapt" how it delivers the news in the face of rising financial pressure.
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Canada halts activity at Asian development bank, looks to review its membership

Canada halts activity at Asian development bank, looks to review its membership

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Wednesday that Canada will halt all government-led activity at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank after a Canadian citizen tendered his resignation from the financial institution.
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Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed as Fed keeps rates steady but signals more hikes may come

Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed as Fed keeps rates steady but signals more hikes may come

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks swung to a mixed close on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve hinted it may raise interest rates two more times this year. The S&P 500 ended less than 0.
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Oxford Properties Group acquires The Rimrock Resort Hotel in Banff

Oxford Properties Group acquires The Rimrock Resort Hotel in Banff

TORONTO — Oxford Properties Group says it's acquired the 330-room Rimrock Resort Hotel in Banff National Park. The real estate firm says hospitality group Accor has signed with Oxford to operate the hotel, effective immediately.
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Household debt level rises as interest rates bite into cash flow

Household debt level rises as interest rates bite into cash flow

OTTAWA — Canadians have less cash to spend even as they are taking on more debt, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday, at a time when interest rates are the highest they've been in decades.
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Inflationary pressures continue to ease, producer prices drop 0.3% from April to May

Inflationary pressures continue to ease, producer prices drop 0.3% from April to May

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States dropped 0.3% from April to May, another sign that inflationary pressures continue to ease in the face of repeated interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.
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Aurora Cannabis on the hunt for savings again, says Bevo deal boosted Q3 revenue

Aurora Cannabis on the hunt for savings again, says Bevo deal boosted Q3 revenue

Aurora Cannabis Inc. is on the hunt for more savings after wrapping a transformation plan that delivered at least $400 million in savings over the last three years.
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Shell ditches lower oil production target but insists it's committed to cutting emissions

Shell ditches lower oil production target but insists it's committed to cutting emissions

LONDON (AP) — Shell has effectively abandoned a plan to cut oil production by 1-2% per year until the end of the decade, instead maintaining output at current levels in a move that risks angering climate activists.
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Google should break up digital ad business over competition concerns, European regulators say

Google should break up digital ad business over competition concerns, European regulators say

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union regulators hit Google with fresh antitrust charges Wednesday, saying the only way to satisfy competition concerns about its lucrative digital ad business is by selling off parts of the tech giant's main moneymaker .
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