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First Ukraine grain ship to set sail, more to follow, says Turkey

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Article content KYIV — The first ship to set sail from Ukraine with grain exports since the beginning of the Russian invasion is due to leave on Monday under a guaranteed safe passage agreement, Turkey’s defense ministry said, adding that more will follow. The Sierra Leone-flagged […]

Updated: Aug 1, 2022
China’s factory activity contracts unexpectedly in July as COVID flares up

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Article content BEIJING — China’s factory activity contracted unexpectedly in July after bouncing back from COVID-19 lockdowns the month before, as fresh virus flare-ups and a darkening global outlook weighed on demand, a survey showed on Sunday. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ Index (PMI) fell to […]

Updated: Jul 31, 2022
Algoma Steel Outlines Best and Final Offer in Collective Agreement Negotiations with USW Local 2251

This section is Partnership Content supplied The content in this section is supplied by GlobeNewswire for the purposes of distributing press releases on behalf of its clients. Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by GlobeNewswire Breadcrumb Trail Links GlobeNewswire Author of the article: Article content USW Local 2251 Has Refused to Bring the Offer to […]

Updated: Jul 30, 2022
Soybeans set for biggest weekly gain in a year on U.S. heat

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Article content SINGAPORE — Chicago soybeans ticked higher on Friday, with the market poised for its biggest weekly rise in more than a year, as forecasts of hot and dry weather in the U.S. Midwest raised concerns over supplies. Corn is on track for its biggest […]

Updated: Jul 29, 2022
Hint of a Fed pause opens door to Asia’s emerging markets

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Rae Wee and Harish Sridharan Article content SINGAPORE — As the United States pushes ahead with its steepest interest rate hikes in a generation, investors are unusually poised to buy in Asia’s emerging markets, betting authorities can tame inflation without triggering the capital-flight chaos of […]

Updated: Jul 28, 2022
Lufthansa ground staff start walkout in Germany in pay dispute

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Article content BERLIN — Ground staff at Deutsche Lufthansa went on strike early Wednesday, prompting the cancellation of more than 1,000 flights and adding to travel disruptions during the busy summer travel season. Labour union Verdi had called for the walkout, which is due to run […]

Updated: Jul 27, 2022
China’s Shenzhen vows to ‘mobilize all resources’ to curb COVID spread

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters David Kirton and Roxanne Liu Article content SHENZHEN — China’s southern megacity of Shenzhen vowed to “mobilize all resources” to curb a slowly spreading COVID-19 outbreak, ordering strict implementation of testing and temperature checks, and lockdowns for COVID-affected buildings. Shenzhen, with a population of nearly […]

Updated: Jul 26, 2022
Mideast nations wake up to damage from climate change

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Lee Keath Article content CAIRO (AP) — Temperatures in the Middle East have risen far faster than the world’s average in the past three decades. Precipitation has been decreasing, and experts predict droughts will come with greater frequency and severity. The Middle East […]

Updated: Jul 25, 2022
UK’s Outsider Economists Question Radicalism of Trussonomics

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business The one thing UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss insists she will not be in the Conservative Party leadership run-off against former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is “the continuity candidate.” Author of the article: Bloomberg News Philip Aldrick and David Goodman Publishing date: Jul 24, 2022  •  50 minutes ago […]

Updated: Jul 24, 2022
U.S. pledges more military aid to Ukraine, peace seems far off

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Publishing date: Jul 23, 2022  •  20 minutes ago  •  4 minute read  •  Join the conversation Article content KYIV — The United States promised more military support for Ukraine, including drones, and is doing preliminary work on whether to send fighter aircraft, as fighting raged on […]

Updated: Jul 23, 2022