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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says its fund earned 6.8% in latest fiscal year

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says its fund earned 6.8% in latest fiscal year

TORONTO — Canada Pension Plan Investment Board says its fund, which includes the combination of the base CPP and additional CPP accounts, earned a net return of 6.8 per cent for its latest fiscal year.
Indonesia lifts ban on cooking oil export as supply improves

Indonesia lifts ban on cooking oil export as supply improves

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia said Thursday it will lift a monthlong ban on palm oil export, citing improvements in the supply and domestic price of bulk cooking oil. President Joko Widodo said exports will resume on Monday.
ATS Automation Tooling Systems reports Q4 profit and revenue up

ATS Automation Tooling Systems reports Q4 profit and revenue up

CAMBRIDGE, ONT. — ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. reported a quarterly profit of $39.9 million, up from $23.8 million a year earlier, as its revenue rose 50 per cent.
Asian shares track Wall Street's inflation-fueled retreat

Asian shares track Wall Street's inflation-fueled retreat

TOKYO (AP) — Shares dropped sharply in Asia on Thursday after a broad retreat on Wall Street triggered by dismal results from major retailer Target that renewed worries over the impact of high inflation.
Interrogation, uncertainty for surrendering Mariupol troops

Interrogation, uncertainty for surrendering Mariupol troops

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Nearly 1,000 last-ditch Ukrainian fighters who had held out inside Mariupol's pulverized steel plant have surrendered, Russia said Wednesday, as the battle that turned the city into a worldwide symbol of defiance and suffering dr
BlackBerry forecasting annual revenues nearly doubling in five years

BlackBerry forecasting annual revenues nearly doubling in five years

WATERLOO, ONTARIO — BlackBerry Ltd. is forecasting that revenues will nearly double over the next five years with growth from internet of things (IoT) outpacing cybersecurity. The Waterloo, Ont.-based company, which reports in U.S.
China lifts restrictions on Canadian canola: Ottawa announces

China lifts restrictions on Canadian canola: Ottawa announces

OTTAWA — A three-year Chinese ban on Canadian canola has come to an end, according to the federal government.
Experts see parallels between 1970s inflation crisis and today

Experts see parallels between 1970s inflation crisis and today

CALGARY — Winnipeg's Barry Prentice was in his 20s when the spiralling inflation of the 1970s followed by double-digit interest rates in the early 1980s put home ownership completely out of reach for him and many of his friends.
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,101.38, down 389.63 points.) Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financials. Down 31 cents, or 1.3 per cent, to $22.73 on 22.
Sea of red takes over North American stock markets on negative sentiment

Sea of red takes over North American stock markets on negative sentiment

TORONTO — A sea of red swamped North American stock markets midweek as higher-than-expected inflation in Canada and cost pressures on large U.S. retailers soured sentiment and drove Canada's main stock index down by nearly 400 points.
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