Toys “R” Us Canada unveils plans to open two smaller stores next year

Toys “R” Us Canada plans to open two new stores next year as it aims for significant growth now that most consumers understand the toy retailer...

Scotiabank’s third quarter earnings beat estimates while BMO falls short

TORONTO — The Bank of Nova Scotia’s footprint in Latin America fuelled its third-quarter earnings to beat market expectations while its rival BMO Financial Group missed...

Agriculture could add $11B a year to Canada’s GDP by 2030, report finds

Canada’s agriculture industry could generate an additional $11 billion for the country’s gross domestic product annually by 2030 if the government invests in people and technology,...

Asian shares mostly up on optimism about US-China trade war

TOKYO — Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday as investors found reason to be cautiously optimistic again about the potential for progress in the costly trade war...

Asian shares tumble as US-China trade war renews uncertainty

TOKYO — Asian shares tumbled Monday after the latest escalation in the U.S.-China trade war renewed uncertainties about global economies, as well as questions over what...

Piñol eyes barter trading for agri products in Luzon, Mindanao

MANILA — Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) head Emmanuel Piñol is looking to implement barter trading for fruits and other agricultural products between Mindanao and Luzon to boost...

DTI backs coffee industry in Aurora

BALER, Aurora — The coffee industry in this province has started to revitalize as a result of the interventions being undertaken by the Department of Trade and...

AboitizPower acquires wind power facility in Vietnam

MANILA — AboitizPower, through its wholly-owned subsidiary AboitizPower International, announced Friday that it has signed a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of 100-percent ownership of Mekong...

North American stock markets plunge on heightened trade war between U.S. and China

TORONTO — North American stock markets plummeted Friday after the U.S.-Sino trade war heated up with President Donald Trump angrily responding to China’s tariff retaliation. China...

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