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National Bank CEO Slams Canada’s Capital Gains Tax Increase

The chief executive officer of one of Canada’s largest banks is speaking out against the Trudeau government’s plan to raise taxes on capital gains, arguing it won’t spur investment in the country. read more

Trump Media Suggests Illegal Short Sales Are Cratering Its Stock

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. says an illegal form of short selling might be behind the battering of its stock and it’s asking regulators at Nasdaq Inc. to step in. read more

LA Unified School District Seeks to Shed Build America Bonds

The Los Angeles Unified School District is heading to Wall Street next week to lower the cost on some of its outstanding debt, a bond sale that comes amid a push to align spending with declining ... read more

Ukraine Aid Stokes GOP Hardliner Support for Ousting Speaker

Support for a Republican revolt against House Speaker Mike Johnson is building among party hardliners after he backed more Ukraine aid. read more

TA Said to Mull €1 Billion Sale of 3D Software Provider Chaos

TA Associates and LEA Partners are considering a potential sale of Chaos Group, a maker of 3D video-rendering software that could be valued as much as €1 billion ($1.1 billion), according to people ... read more

Charter Asks Customers to Delete Videos After Cloud DVR Glitches

Charter Communications Inc. said its online video storage feature has been faltering as it struggles with unforeseen demand from a recently launched streaming service. It urged customers to delete old ... read more

Cocoa Hits New Record as North America Grinds Defy Expectation

Cocoa futures in New York touched a fresh record as the pace of processing in chocolate factories holds up despite a global supply crunch and record prices. The most-active contract surged as much as ... read more

US to Advance Carbon Offset Standards to Prevent Greenwashing

The US soon will unveil tougher standards meant to drive greater integrity for carbon markets — a bid to ensure the trading regimes drive real emission reductions and not just greenwashing. read more

Mandisa, Grammy-winning singer and 'American Idol' alum, dies at 47

Mandisa, a contemporary Christian singer who appeared on “American Idol” and won a Grammy for her 2013 album ‘Overcomer’, has died. She was 47. read more

Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ Watches Israel and Waits for Command

Kamleh Al-Yaseeni was supposed to accompany a friend to a hospice for the elderly in Damascus where they both volunteered, but she changed her mind to stay home with her disabled son, friends and ... read more

Medellin Mayor Says Colombia Government Seeks Control of EPM

The Colombian government is planning to take control of utility Empresas Publicas de Medellin, city leader Federico Gutierrez said in a post on X. read more

Rich Nations Propose $11 Billion for World Bank to Boost Lending

Eleven rich countries including Japan, the UK and US proposed providing the World Bank with $11 billion in additional funds, which the bank says it could leverage up to $70 billion for lending. read more