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Business in Vancouver - Issue 1830

Business in Vancouver - Issue 1830

S&P/TSX composite up Friday, U.S. stock markets also rise

S&P/TSX composite up Friday, U.S. stock markets also rise

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose Friday, helped by strength in industrial stocks, while U.S. markets also posted gains to end the week. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 53.60 points at 25,444.28.
Best and worst ways to conduct job interviews

Best and worst ways to conduct job interviews

Companies get more out of a candidate in a lower stress and less anxiety-fuelled interview, experts say
Walmart Canada axing some property controls amid grocery competition scrutiny

Walmart Canada axing some property controls amid grocery competition scrutiny

Walmart Canada says it's getting rid of property controls relating to retail competition across the country.
The winners and losers of the Liberals' holiday tax break and cash giveaway

The winners and losers of the Liberals' holiday tax break and cash giveaway

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is pulling out the federal wallet to put more money into people's pockets over the holidays, but its recently announced affordability measures create winners and losers.
Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground as it notches a winning week and another Dow record

Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground as it notches a winning week and another Dow record

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, giving the market its fifth gain in a row and notching another record high for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% Friday. The Dow added 1%, and the Nasdaq composite tacked on 0.2%.
Bitcoin ticks closer to $100,000 in extended surge following US elections

Bitcoin ticks closer to $100,000 in extended surge following US elections

NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin extended its streak of record highs after ticking above $99,000 for the first time. The cryptocurrency has rocketed more than 40% in just two weeks.
Canada Post quarterly loss tops $300M as strike hits second week — and rivals step in

Canada Post quarterly loss tops $300M as strike hits second week — and rivals step in

MONTREAL — Canada Post saw hundreds of millions of dollars drain out of its coffers last quarter, due largely to its dwindling share of the parcels market — while an ongoing strike continues to batter its bottom line.
CRTC consulting on potential internet, cellphone account changes

CRTC consulting on potential internet, cellphone account changes

OTTAWA — Canada's telecoms regulator says it's looking for feedback on how to give consumers more control over their internet and cellphone services.
Uncertainty hangs over COP29 as tense climate finance negotiations down to the wire

Uncertainty hangs over COP29 as tense climate finance negotiations down to the wire

Tense negotiations over how much wealthy countries will pledge to their counterparts in the fight to limit global warming have overrun their Friday deadline, a holdup Canada's environment minister attributed in part to questionable leadership at the