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Canada pushes Mercosur talks to diversify global trade
The Express Tribune
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July 18, 2025
Canada's International Trade Minister said on Thursday that there was interest from both sides to advance trade talks with the South American bloc Mercosur, as Ottawa seeks new deals in a push to diversify from the US. Prime Minister Mark Carney...
Canadian midfielder Florianne Jourde signs with Paris Saint-Germain until 2028
Lethbridge Herald
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July 18, 2025
By Canadian Press on July 18, 2025. PARIS (AP) — Canadian midfielder Florianne Jourde has signed a deal with Paris Saint-Germain’s women’s team until the end of June 2028. Jourde previously played with AS Monteuil de Laval in Canada before she...
G20 finance chiefs approach consensus in South Africa despite US tariff tensions
Yahoo Finance
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DURBAN (Reuters) -Finance chiefs of G20 countries expressed optimism for an agreement on a common position on trade and other global challenges on Friday despite U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs which have overshadowed their meeting. The G20,...
A pressure test for AI: Dow Jones makes a translation push for real-time financial news
NiemanLab
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On Thursday, Dow Jones Newswires launched a new AI language service in French, allowing readers to access automated translations of breaking financial and investment news in real time. The new service is expected to produce “fluent” translations...
LISTEN | Economic uncertainty cannot be new norm, says Canada at G20
Times LIVE
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Major economies cannot allow uncertainty to become the new norm even though they face a novel world of growing trade restrictions and tariffs, Canada's finance minister said on Thursday. G20 finance ministers and central bankers meeting near...
Currency Exchange Rates in Pakistan Today – US Dollar, Euro, Pound, Dirham to PKR – 18 July
Daily Pakistan
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July 18, 2025
KARACHI – Foreign exchange rates show fluctuations in major international currencies. US Dollar, Euro, and UK Pound Sterling continue to dominate the market, while regional currencies like the UAE Dirham and Saudi Riyal also remain strong. US...
AI in financial services: The buzz, the boom, and the blind spots in security
Retail Banker International
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July 18, 2025
AI is no longer a novelty within financial services. Those early, heady days are over, almost as quickly as they began. Across the financial sector, AI has transitioned to a must-have within operations, adopted by major institutions eager to...
Seven & i deal collapse seen sending signals to activist investors
Nikkei Asia
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TOKYO -- Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard has called it quits after a yearlong siege to take over Japan's iconic Seven & i Holdings. Market experts see the withdrawal as an invitation for activist investors to step up their campaigns to...
North Carolina investor buys Sumter hotel for $3.5M
Columbia Business Report - South Carolina
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July 18, 2025
Sleep Inn Sumter sold for $3.5M to North Carolina investor Marcus & Millichap represented both seller and buyer 63-room hotel located near Shaw AFB and Prisma Health Property features business center, pool, and free breakfast Marcus & Millichap,...
LQR House Crashes 62% After-Hours As Crypto Bet Backfires — CEO Calls It 'Expansion,' But Investors Flee After DeFi Icon Robert Leshner Walks Away Amid Bitcoin Treasury Plans
Benzinga
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LQR House Inc. YHC shares plummeted 62.10% in after-hours trading on Thursday, closing at $2.49 after the company announced plans to integrate cryptocurrency and blockchain technology into its business model. What Happened: The Miami Beach-based...
Defence spending will boost Canada's economy, but not out of a recession: report
Canada's National Observer
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July 17, 2025
Ottawa's ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift, but not enough to save it from a recession, a newly released report forecasts. The updated analysis from Oxford Economics published Wednesday projects that Canada's defence...
Canada’s Matador Technologies targets 6000 Bitcoin by 2027 under new roadmap
crypto.news
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July 17, 2025
Publicly traded Bitcoin ecosystem company Matador Technologies plans to acquire up to 6,000 Bitcoin by 2027 under a board-approved treasury strategy. In a recent press release, Matador Technologies confirmed that its board has approved a long-term...
Better Home & Finance Holding Company to Announce Second Quarter 2025 Results
Fintech News
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July 18, 2025
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ: BETR; BETRW) (“Better” or the “Company”) intends to announce its second quarter 2025 results before market open on Thursday, August 7, 2025. A conference call and webcast to...
Canadian corporation withdraws bid to acquire 7-Eleven Japan and its parent company
SoraNews24
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July 18, 2025
US$47 billion 7-Eleven shopping trip hasn’t gone as hoped. Pretty much every time we walk into a branch of 7-Eleven Japan, we spot at least a half-dozen things we immediately want to buy. However, even our 7-Eleven super-fan status pales in...
May fundraisers for MS Canada collect nearly $22,000
Energeticcity.ca
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July 17, 2025
May 2025 was a successful fundraising period for the Peace region branch of MS Canada, with nearly $22,000 collected for the cause. MS Canada advocate Sherri Mytopher at the May 30th barbecue fundraiser hosted by KJA Ventures. (Ed Hitchins,...
Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization Trade Resumption - NDM
Investing News Network
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July 17, 2025
One action, in Federal District Court in Alaska, seeks to vacate the Environmental Protection Agency's ("EPA") veto of a development at Pebble. This is the main focus of our legal actions. We are confident that the court will vacate the EPA veto...
Dubai: Indian, Emirati, Pakistani Investors Lead In Tokenised Property Deals
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) More than Dh9 million worth of deals through tokenisation have been made in Dubai within a month of selling properties through Prypco Mint, Mena's first real estate tokenisation platform. According to data shared by Prypco...
Canada Post contract vote set to begin Monday
Supply Chain Dive
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Canada Post employees represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers will vote on multi-year contract offers from the government-owned carrier from July 21 to Aug. 1, according to an announcement Wednesday. More than 53,000 employees will be...
Legalizing Density in Canada: Where Reforms Are Taking Hold (And Where Challenges Remain)
Canadian Real Estate Wealth
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July 16, 2025
As Canada aims to build 5.8 million affordable, low-carbon, and resilient homes by 2030, increasing housing density has become a key strategy. Allowing more types of housing—such as triplexes, laneway homes, and small apartment buildings—within...
Canadian retailer abandons its quest for 7-Eleven
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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CONVENIENCE STORES Canadian retailer abandons its quest for 7-Eleven After a year of prolonged negotiations marked by dramatic twists and turns, Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard said it was abandoning its multibillion-dollar bid to...