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SolarBank’s (CSE: SUNN OTC: SUUNF) recent sale of 21MW ground mount solar power projects, to Honeywell International for $41 million marks a milestone in SolarBank’s role in the renewable energy landscape of the United States. This deal, along with an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement, strengthens the collaboration between SolarBank Corporation and Honeywell International. These projects, known as SB 13 1 SB 13 2 and SB 14 have a feature – they are designed as community solar sites.

PayPal-operated peer-to-peer mobile payments platform Venmo has started offering PayPal USD stablecoin (PYUSD) to selected users, starting September 20.

Australia’s largest fruit and vegetable processor is set to bid farewell to public life.

Ukraine killed at least two people, started fires and wounded at least 21. The attack carried out on the International Day of Peace coincided with the United Nations General Assembly summit in New York, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a speech and presented a Ukrainian “peace formula.” The missile attack was Russia’s largest since August 15 and came a day after reports of sabotage at a Russian military airfield in Chkalovsk near Moscow. In the southern city of Kherson, near the front lines, two people were killed in Thursday's attacks and at least five injured after a strike hit a residential building, said regional Governor Oleksand Prokudin. Seven people were injured in Kyiv, including a 9-year-old girl, reported Mayor Vitalii Klitschko, and some residential and commercial buildings were damaged. At least six strikes hit the Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv, damaging civilian infrastructure, said regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov.

Investing.com-- Gold prices fell on Thursday after the Federal Reserve warned that U.S. interest rates will remain higher for longer, with investors sharply lowering their price expectations for the yellow metal in the coming months.

Instacart co-founder, Apoorva Mehta, separated from the start-up after generating a whopping $1.1 billion of fortune from its IPO launch, reported Bloomberg. However, Apoorva Mehta will continue to be the largest shareholder in the company. He had stepped down as the CEO of the firm in August 2021.Later, he took over his board position as executive chairman as part of the IPO proceedings.

Adani’s crucial relationships have held up surprisingly well. One, his proximity to India’s government appears intact, even though opposition politicians have relentlessly attacked the businessman from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat for currying favors, allegations that Adani has always denied — and Modi has just ignored. Two, the former centibillionaire’s clout with bankers seems to have escaped unscathed. The acquisitive Indian conglomerate, which expanded its assets nearly threefold in four years, continues to have sizable relationships with 20 global banks.

Australia (a close ally of Canada) Penny Wong has stated that the Albanese government is deeply concerned by allegations that India was behind the murder of a Sikh man in Canada. However, she downplayed that India would meddle in Australia's internal affairs. Speaking at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Wednesday, Wong said the Australian government had raised the issue with its Indian counterparts and would continue to monitor the situation closely.

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Amazon has unveiled a slew of gadgets and an update to its popular voice assistant Alexa, infusing it with more generative AI features amid the heated AI race among tech companies

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Wednesday: Coty, Steelcase rise; Eastern Bankshares, AdaptHealth fall

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $200 million to help save the lives of mothers and children during childbirth

Washington’s revolving door kept spinning this week as the Drug Enforcement Administration’s recently departed second-in-command returned for another stint with a high-powered consulting firm where he previously advised OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

A venture capital firm that has backed buzzy new companies has become symbolic of the fight over corporate diversity policies

Following a lawsuit that alleges Stanford University received millions of dollars in donations from FTX Trading, the school says it will return the funds of all gifts collected from the now-collapsed cryptocurrency exchange

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Royal Bank of Canada pushed ahead with a round of job cuts in its capital markets operations, part of broader reductions announced in August that may climb above 1,000 positions and are aimed at helping the bank deal with a challenging economic environment.

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Investing.com — U.S. stockpiles of crude oil and fuel products fell across the board last week as exports surged and imports fell amid a cutback as well in refining activity as the busy summer driving period ended, a government report said Wednesday.

New York Post. The tweets included one falsely announcing the death of his father, Donald Trump. “I’m sad to announce, my father Donald Trump has passed away.