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Stellantis, the maker of Jeep and Ram vehicles, says its preliminary estimates show a 2.3-billion euro (nearly $3.7-billion Cdn) net loss in the first half of the year due to U.S. tariffs and some hefty charges. The automaker anticipates an impact of about 300 million euros (about $4.8 million) for net …
Read More »Want a big piece of Mars? It could be yours — for $4M US
For sale: a 25-kilogram rock. Estimated auction price: $2 million to $4 million US. Why so expensive? It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth. Sotheby’s in New York will be auctioning what’s known as NWA 16788 on Wednesday as part of a natural history-themed sale that also includes a …
Read More »After passing over Ukraine in his big bill, Trump calls on NATO to purchase weapons for Ukraine
President Donald Trump and members of his administration say the U.S. will look to sell weapons to Ukraine via NATO and European allies, as he promises a “major statement” on Russia on Monday. In recent days, Trump has expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the lack of progress toward ending the …
Read More »U.S. Senate passes Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ sends to House for final approval
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate passed President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill on Tuesday, signing off on a massive package that would enshrine many of his top priorities into law while adding $3.3 trillion US to the national debt. The bill now heads back to the House of Representatives for final approval. Trump has pushed lawmakers to get …
Read More »Is the romance with dating apps over? Big cuts at Bumble, Match raise questions
Mass layoffs at dating app provider Bumble are the latest sign that more people are splitting from the high-tech way of making connections. The Texas-based online dating platform disclosed in a securities filing last week that it plans to lay off about one-third of its workforce, amounting to some 240 employees, with …
Read More »What are the chances of Earth being hit by a big asteroid?
A week ago, the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory released its first images. It also included a video of all the asteroids it discovered. In just 10 hours, the Simonyi Survey Telescope with the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) camera captured more than 2,000 previously undetected asteroids. It’s …
Read More »Palantir’s big data, AI long game
Front Burner Palantir’s technology has been used by everyone from the CIA and Mossad to Airbus and Morgan Stanley. The multi-billion dollar big data software company is at the centre of many of the major issues of our time. CBC News · Posted: Jun 17, 2025 8:00 AM EDT | …
Read More »Wealthsimple launches credit card, new line of credit to challenge big banks
Wealthsimple Inc. announced its first credit card and a line of credit Wednesday as it ramps up efforts to challenge the dominance of Canada’s big banks. The expansion also includes the additions of mobile cheque deposits, wire transfers and bank drafts to the chequing account it launched in 2020 when …
Read More »World junior trial will generate ‘big conversations’ for years as closing submissions begin
The high-profile sexual assault trial of five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team will generate “big conversations” for years to come, one advocate says, as closing submissions are set to begin. The London, Ont., trial, which has seen two juries dismissed since it began in late April, has …
Read More »How big bucks from big tobacco prevented N.L.’s deficit from doubling
Newfoundland and Labrador Finance Minister Siobhan Coady delivered the provincial budget in the House of Assembly in St. John’s on April 9. (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press) The Newfoundland and Labrador government included in this year’s pre-election budget decades worth of revenues from the pending settlement of a lawsuit against tobacco …
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