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Stock market today: Wall Street heads for another winning week as stocks steady

Stock market today: Wall Street heads for another winning week as stocks steady

Wall Street is steadying Friday and clawing back some of its tech-driven losses from the day before, keeping it on track for another winning week.
Netflix’s 2Q subscriber growth surges in a sign that crackdown on password sharing is paying off

Netflix’s 2Q subscriber growth surges in a sign that crackdown on password sharing is paying off

Netflix enjoyed its biggest springtime spurt in subscribers since the early days of the pandemic three years ago, providing the latest sign that a recent crackdown on password sharing and the rollout of a cheaper version of its video streaming service are paying off.
Battle rages over obscure law to expand railway competition in Canada

Battle rages over obscure law to expand railway competition in Canada

The changes set to come into effect with Ottawa’s federal budget bill
CEOs got smaller raises, but would still take employees 2 lifetimes to match annual pay

CEOs got smaller raises, but would still take employees 2 lifetimes to match annual pay

Typical compensation package for chief executives who run S&P 500 companies rose just 0.9% last yea
Freedom Mobile workers seeking union after acquisition: Teamsters Canada

Freedom Mobile workers seeking union after acquisition: Teamsters Canada

Call centre workers have been unionizing for years, said economist and labour expert Jim Stanford
Canada’s economy continues to outperform, raising odds of rate hike next week

Canada’s economy continues to outperform, raising odds of rate hike next week

The Canadian economy grew faster than expected in the first three months of the year and likely expanded again in April, fuelling speculation that the Bank of Canada will raise interest rates again.
‘More connected’: Researchers looking at growing food under solar panels

‘More connected’: Researchers looking at growing food under solar panels

This could help Alberta winters, researchers have mentioned
Tech, sustainability key to attracting young talent to an evolving agriculture sector

Tech, sustainability key to attracting young talent to an evolving agriculture sector

Twelve per cent of farms told Statistics Canada they had a succession plan in 2021
How an ‘energizer bunny,’ cheeseburgers and $14 billion helped Canada woo Volkswagen

How an ‘energizer bunny,’ cheeseburgers and $14 billion helped Canada woo Volkswagen

Talks that led Volkswagen to choose Canada for its first non-European battery plant started with a whim
5 things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

5 things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Statistics Canada will release its labour force survey for April on Friday