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An Equifax Canada report says missed credit payments were higher among younger Canadians in the second quarter due to living costs and unemployment.

Since last March, Taylor Swift has donated the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of meals to help feed the growing number of Americans grappling with rising food and housing costs

Bank of Nova Scotia beat analysts’ estimates on higher revenue from its Canadian retail banking and international units even as it continues to set aside more money for possibly bad loans.

health insurers to bridge gap in coverage and expand their market reach. Moreover, with a working population ratio of nearly 56% as per the latest Annual Periodic Labour survey report, and comprising largely of Gen Y and Gen Z, there is a pressing need for health insurance solutions that are affordable, easily accessible and relevant for young customers. One of the key issues in the current market is the lack of visibility regarding the value proposition of health insurance, leaving many unsure of its immediate necessity.

Minnesota had a half-century-old process for permitting clean energy projects that could keep developers waiting over a year for approval

labour dispute is costing farmers between $40 million and $50 million a day. A city councillor says the stoppage has disrupted the daily lives of residents.“We’re going to have to talk to our banks and talk to our creditors and say, ‘Hey, you know what I thought I could do? I can no longer do it,’” Grain Growers of Canada Chair Andre Harpe told Global News.“It’s not been a pleasant experience for anyone,” Maple Ridge, B.C.

NASA says it won't use Boeing's Starliner capsule to bring two stranded astronauts back to Earth

policy to allow strengthening of ageing national highways through 'white-topping' to increase their lifespan. The focus will be to rehabilitate flexible, or asphalt, pavement which constitutes the most important and largest component of the ageing national highway network. The ministry of road transport and highways has sought comments on a draft policy that lays down the technique, its benefits and the selection criteria for identification of national highways to be rehabilitated. India currently has a national highway network of about 146,000 kilometres. «As India is building more and more two-, four- and six-lane national highways and expressways, the quantum of aged assets is increasing which warrants rehabilitation to extend its life further,» a senior government official told ET.

BEIJING — Chinese electric car company Xpeng on Tuesday announced that its mass-market brand Mona will start selling some models for less than $17,000.

Klarna said it posted a profit in the first half of the year, swinging into the black from a loss last year as the buy now, pay later pioneer edges closer toward its hotly anticipated stock market debut.

Thousands of people live downstream from dams yet may not always realize the risks

NEW DELHI: The Union Budget 2024-24, presented on 23 July in Parliament, streamlined taxation of most financial assets—but not real estate. Taxation rules for real estate are still the most complex among all financial assets.

MUMBAI: The topic of 'increased 12.5% LTCG tax on equities' needs no introduction now. Most equity investors have already registered their anger, in one form or another, on different social media and forums. In fact, the initial pain has now paved the way for what we Indians do best—adjustment.

The energy transition challenge, often presented as a singular issue of greening our energy sources, is far from a one-dimensional problem. As with all public policy situations, the challenge is not amenable to a well-defined problem statement or an elegantly crafted solution. Two recent stories underscored the complexity of the task at hand.

Mint recently reported on AI’s role in enabling hyper-personalized campaigns, as seen in Cadbury's Diwali ad, which featured Shah Rukh Khan promoting local businesses. With machine learning, agencies can now create thousands of custom ads quickly, improving efficiency at every stage of a campaign.

Economists see the Bank of Canada cutting interest rates for a third consecutive meeting next week, continuing what’s anticipated to be a steady downward trend in borrowing costs over the next year as inflation eases.

Nearly 11 months into the war with Hamas, Israel’s economy is struggling as the country’s leaders grind ahead with an offensive in Gaza that shows no signs of ending and threatens to escalate into a wider conflict

The latest chapter in a seemingly endless saga over the management of Italy’s lucrative beach concessions has set Italian beaches on fire this summer

Several countries, including the US, offer «investor visa» programme that provide a pathway to residency in exchange for significant financial investments. The US investor visa programme, known as the EB-5, allows individuals to obtain a green card, granting them the right to live indefinitely in the US.

Even as the trains start to chug again along Canadian railways, there are fears of another labour dispute among pilots at Air Canada grounding jets across the country in just a few weeks’ time.

As global temperatures rise and summer months bring record high temperatures, employers are exploring wearable technologies to keep workers safe