2+ hour, 24+ min ago   (349+ words) BRUSSELS, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney wants closer links with the European Union and is exploring whether his country could become an “associate member” of the bloc, The Wall ​Street Journal reported on Sunday. The EU, which has…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (697+ words) TORONTO, Sept 12 (Reuters) – A growing consumer push to buy Canadian and boycott U.S. products is reshaping supermarket shelves in Canada, forcing grocers to improve country-of-origin labeling and secure new sources of supply. In Ontario, the president of independent grocer Vince’s…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (146+ words) Sept 12 (Reuters) - Iraq ordered the closure of ​the Shalamcheh ‌border crossing between Iraq and Iran as a ‌precautionary ​measure after ⁠the latest ⁠drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, two security sources ​told Reuters on Saturday. The ⁠sources said ⁠a w... Sept…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (147+ words) Sept 11 (Reuters) – Apollo Global Management is in talks to acquire Johnson & Johnson’s ​orthopedics unit in a ‌deal that could value it at close to $20 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing sources. Several ‌private ​equity firms ⁠are interested to ⁠potentially…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (307+ words) LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Britain’s economy grew by a much stronger than expected 0.4% in July, extending the strong performance seen in the first half of the ​year despite headwinds from the U.S.-Iran war, figures from ‌the Office for National…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (139+ words) PARIS, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Emmanuel Moulin, France’s central bank chief, said on Friday ​that France was not ‌in catastrophic economic danger but the government must act to reduce the country’s public deficit. Moulin, ‌speaking ​to RTL ⁠radio, was speaking ⁠after INSEE…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (707+ words) PARIS, Sept 11 (Reuters) – A cash-strapped customer split an entrecôte steak with a companion the other day at David Zenouda’s Paris restaurant while others increasingly share starters, skip wine at lunch or opt only for a main course. It’s a sign…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (130+ words) TOKYO, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday ​that the government ‌will continue to closely communicate with the United States to ensure orderly foreign exchange ‌markets. “Our ​policy stance ⁠has not changed ⁠at all since Japan and…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (736+ words) By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO, Sept 11 (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates next week, most likely by 25 basis points, and may signal faster future tightening if price pressures heighten risks of an inflation…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (99+ words) TAIPEI, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Micron Technology said ​on Friday ‌its direct labour employees in Taiwan would receive total fiscal ‌2026 ​rewards ⁠equivalent to 35 ⁠to 68 months of pay, with minimum cash compensation ​of T$1.7 million ($53,809.39). The U.S. memory ⁠chipmaker also ⁠said Taiwan…...