(FILE PHOTO) A flame burning natural gas is seen at an heavy-crude treatment plant operated by Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA, in the oil rich Orinoco belt, near Cabrutica at the state of Anzoategui. (REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo) MIAMI — Venezuela is unlikely to see any meaningful boost to crude output …
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People stand next to BYD company vehicles at an auto show in Munich, Germany. File/ Reuters BEIJING — Chinese auto giant BYD sold 2.26 million electric vehicles (EVs) last year, a company statement showed on Thursday, setting a new record for any firm globally. The figure puts BYD in pole …
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A Tesla dealership in Austin, Texas (Brandon Bell / Getty Images file) NEW YORK — Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row. …
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Credit: The Canadian Press NEW YORK — US stocks eked out small gains on Wall Street Friday in a wobbly day of trading to kick off the new year. Markets were mostly quiet on the first trading day of 2026, with the influential technology sector driving much of the up-and-down action. …
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Sector hit with 25% tariffs in October, but Trump paused promised increases set for Jan. 1 U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs delivered another blow to an industry already dealing with a soft Canadian housing market, says the vice-president of the Canadian Kitchen Cabinet Association. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Associated Press) The Canadian …
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Licence could be cancelled if no corrective measures taken, federal agency says GoodFood’s micro fulfillment centre in downtown Toronto is stocked with the company’s own line of grocery items, from GoodFood-branded products such as sauces, condiments and snacks, to produce, meat and seafood. (Laura MacNaughton/CBC) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has …
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(Bloomberg) — Gold and silver steadied at the beginning of the year after their best annual performances since 1979 as traders assessed the reweighting of a benchmark commodity index that starts next week. Bullion gained as much as 1.9% on Friday before paring most gains during US hours. Silver eased after …
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THE average retail price of chicken in Vietnam is lower by almost 40 percent compared here in the Philippines. More shocking is that the average retail price of pork is around 92 percent more expensive here than in Vietnam. The same can be said when we compare our food prices …
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Photo Credit: thedailyherald.sx LONDON — Ask executives in the health care industry about the future market for weight-loss drugs and the analogies are telling: monthly GLP-1 medicine subscriptions like a streaming video membership; dose decisions managed on a smartphone app; access made as easy as buying a pair of Nikes. This …
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FILIPINO consumers will remain one of the economy’s strongest pillars in 2026, with Maybank IBG Research pointing to steady remittances and easing cost pressures combined to support incomes and purchasing power. In its report titled “Philippine Strategy — Year Ahead 2026: Let it simmer,” Maybank said it is keeping the …
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