Business

    WASHINGTON, D.C. / RankWire.AI / – Commodity prices are set to rise 23% in 2026 as global shocks mount, the World Bank Group said in its latest Commodity Markets Outlook on Wednesday. Energy prices are projected to jump 32% this

    – Meta plans to raise about US$95 billion by selling new shares, using the money to expand its artificial intelligence infrastructure and pursue superintelligence. The company announced the plan on Monday. It will start with $35 billion in underwritten public

    WASHINGTON, D.C. / ConSynSer / – President Donald Trump signed an order on Friday lifting 50% U.S. tariffs on several Canadian forestry and agricultural products, the White House said. Plywood sheets, some paper products and packing crates and boxes are

    – Canada announced plans to implement tariffs of 15%, 25%, and 50% on C$27.6 billion worth of U.S. imports starting September 8, Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed. These new measures encompass over 700 tariff items, aligning Canadian duties with U.S.

    Official national economic tracking data released on Friday confirms the Canadian economy grew 0.3 per cent in May, extending a broader economic recovery into a second consecutive month and surpassing earlier government forecasts. According to monthly Gross Domestic Product figures

    Nova Scotia is investing $250,000 in MB Meat Company, a new beef processing facility in Judique, Inverness County. The province said the site is Cape Breton’s only provincially inspected beef abattoir. The facility provides custom slaughter and cut-and-wrap services for

    The Canadian dollar weakened to a 14-month low against the U.S. dollar on Friday, bringing it close to the 70 U.S. cent mark after a sharp week of losses. The loonie traded at 1.4180 per U.S. dollar, or 70.52 U.S.

    Canada imposed a 10% tariff on imported canned vegetables on June 19. The measure applies for up to 200 days. It covers canned vegetable imports from most countries but excludes the United States. Mexico, Israel, Chile and developing countries also

    Canada unveiled a national electricity strategy on Thursday aimed at doubling the capacity of its power grid by 2050, a buildout the government said would require more than C$1 trillion in investment as rising demand from industry, data centres, electric

    QUEBEC: Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard on March 18 tabled a 2026-27 budget that projects an C$8.6 billion deficit and keeps the province’s pledge to return to a balanced budget by 2029-30, setting out a slower deficit reduction path while

    News

    – Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, attended an official dinner banquet hosted by Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa on Tuesday. The event honoured the Crown Prince and his delegation during his

    Travel

    MENA Newswire, WASHINGTON: International travel to the United States softened in 2025 as several major inbound markets posted lower volumes, with government and industry data showing year over year declines during key months and weaker performance from some of the

    WASHINGTON: The U.S. State Department will begin an indefinite suspension of immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries on Jan. 21, applying revised screening standards under the public charge provision of U.S. immigration law. The measure pauses the issuance

    Technology

    Automotive

    Jaguar unveiled the production Type 01 in New York on October 6, marking a major product launch for the British luxury brand. The four-door electric grand tourer is the first production Jaguar based on the dedicated Jaguar Electric Architecture. It

    Electric vehicle sales in Canada rebounded in early 2026, but Saskatchewan still trails most of the country in adoption. The province posted faster growth than Canada as a whole in new zero-emission vehicle registrations. Its market share remains far below

    Nissan Motor Corporation has unveiled a new self-driving technology system designed to operate on complex urban streets, marking a significant development in its ongoing efforts to expand autonomous driving capabilities. The Japanese automaker conducted a live demonstration in central Tokyo