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Walmart grows more optimistic about 2024 as bargains prove a powerful lure for the inflation weary

Walmart grows more optimistic about 2024 as bargains prove a powerful lure for the inflation weary

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Walmart had another quarter of strong sales that topped almost all expectations with its comparatively low prices proving a powerful draw for millions who have struggled with rising costs for housing, groceries and almost everything e
ETFs are wildly popular. How much of your portfolio should be in them?

ETFs are wildly popular. How much of your portfolio should be in them?

Exchange-traded funds have become wildly popular among investors, particularly young people who use do-it-yourself investing platforms that can auto-invest client money in ETFs.
US unemployment claims fall 7,000 to 227,000 in sign of resiliency in job market

US unemployment claims fall 7,000 to 227,000 in sign of resiliency in job market

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, another sign that the job market remains resilient in the face of high interest rates.
Statistics sa国际传媒 reports wholesale sales down 0.6% in June

Statistics sa国际传媒 reports wholesale sales down 0.6% in June

OTTAWA 鈥 Statistics sa国际传媒 says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, fell 0.6 per cent to $82.4 billion in June. The agency says sales fell in five of the seven subsectors.
White House says deals struck to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly

White House says deals struck to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 The Biden administration said Thursday that drug price negotiations will knock hundreds of dollars 鈥 in some cases thousands 鈥 off the list prices of 10 of Medicare鈥檚 most popular and costliest drugs .
Maple Leaf Foods names Deepak Bhandari as CFO for pork business

Maple Leaf Foods names Deepak Bhandari as CFO for pork business

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. 鈥 Maple Leaf Foods Inc. has named Deepak Bhandari as chief financial officer of its pork business, which it plans to spin off as an independent, publicly traded company.
'Long haul': Sense of community key as Jasper rebuilds, former Slave Lake mayor says

'Long haul': Sense of community key as Jasper rebuilds, former Slave Lake mayor says

The former mayor of a northern Alberta town ravaged by wildfire more than a decade ago says community ties will be key as Jasper, Alta., recovers from the blaze that swept through last month.
Wally Amos, 88, of cookie fame, died at home in Hawaii. He lost Famous Amos but found other success

Wally Amos, 88, of cookie fame, died at home in Hawaii. He lost Famous Amos but found other success

HONOLULU (AP) 鈥 Wallace 鈥淲ally鈥 Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made it famous and who went on to become a children鈥檚 literacy advocate, has died. He was 88.
Court appoints receiver at Yukon mine after cyanide-contaminated ore slide: minister

Court appoints receiver at Yukon mine after cyanide-contaminated ore slide: minister

WHITEHORSE 鈥 A judge has granted an order appointing a receiver to take control of assets at a gold mine closed after a massive slide of cyanide-contaminated ore in June, Yukon's justice minister said.
Football sa国际传媒 appoints Peter Baxter to its board of directors

Football sa国际传媒 appoints Peter Baxter to its board of directors

OTTAWA 鈥 Peter Baxter, the longtime athletic director at Wilfrid Laurier, has been appointed to Football sa国际传媒's board of directors. The governing body of amateur football in sa国际传媒 made the announcement Wednesday.