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You knead to be careful about online Ben's Bread rumours

Proving that no molehill is too small to turn into a mountain, social media in Halifax this week flamed into a small firestorm after someone posted that “after 117 years, Ben’s bread is no more.” While it is true that Ben’s Bakery was a Halifax ...

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Union to launch boycott of Java Blend coffee shops in Halifax

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IGNITE Atlantic signs MOU with Indian grassroots innovation organization

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How a new restaurant in Morell, P.E.I., helps a father stay close to home with family

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Husky fined $2.5 million for N.L.'s largest oil spill

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Apple renews talks with OpenAI for iPhone generative AI features, Bloomberg News reports

Reuters |Updated 2 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Apple Inc has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using the startup's generative AI technology to power some new features being introduced in the iPhone later this year, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with ...

Planemaker Embraer CEO says supply chain has been improving

Gabriel Araujo |Updated 43 minutes ago |1 min read

By Gabriel Araujo SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS (Reuters) - The chief executive of Brazil's Embraer said on Friday that supply chain issues impacting planemakers have been improving but some challenges remain. Francisco Gomes Neto told reporters at an ...

US regulators set to seize Republic First Bancorp, WSJ reports

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(Reuters) - U.S. regulators are set to seize Republic First Bancorp and are nearing a deal to sell it to another lender, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing people familiar with the matter. The deal could be announced as soon as ...

Google plans $3 billion data center investment in Indiana, Virginia

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google said on Friday it would invest $3 billion to set up a data center campus in Indiana and expand sites in Virginia. A boom in artificial intelligence applications has increased the demand for cloud computing, ...

L3Harris cuts 5% workforce in cost-saving measure

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(Reuters) - U.S. defense contractor L3Harris cut 5% of its workforce earlier this month in a bid to streamline its business and save costs, CEO Chris Kubasik said in a post-earnings conference call on Friday. The announcement confirms a Reuters ...

Deutsche Bank to be hit by legal provision related to Postbank takeover

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(Reuters) - Deutsche Bank on Friday said it expected to be impacted by a legal provision in the second quarter of 2024 after the Higher Regional Court of Cologne indicated it may find claims of certain former Postbank shareholders linked to the ...

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American Airlines to adjust routes amid Boeing 787 delivery delays

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - American Airlines will be making adjustments to certain routes in the second half of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025, the carrier said on Friday, citing ongoing Boeing 787 delivery delays. "We're making these adjustments now to ...

A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., July 19, 2021.

Lofty US stocks leave investors punishing earnings disappointments

Lewis Krauskopf |Updated 3 minutes ago |3 min read

(In paragraph 9, please read: "The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield hit 4.74% this week", not "hit 5.74%") By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) -Richly valued U.S. stocks are leaving investors with little tolerance for disappointment, raising the ...

Tesla to lay off 693 employees in Nevada, government notice says

Reuters |Updated 53 minutes ago |1 min read

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Tesla plans to lay off 693 employees at its facilities in Sparks, Nevada, a government notice showed, as part of its plan to cut more than 10% of its global workforce amid dropping sales and rising competition. The notice ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends a conference organized by the European Jewish Association, in Krakow, Poland, January 22, 2024.

X tells Brazil court 'operational faults' allowed blocked users to remain active

Ricardo Brito |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

By Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) - Lawyers representing X in Brazil told the Supreme Court on Friday that "operational faults" have allowed users who were ordered blocked to stay active on the social media platform. Supreme Court Justice ...