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St. John's-based business Hempware celebrating nearly three decades in business

When Nycki Delisle and her partner, Stephane, opened Hempware nearly three decades ago, it was intended to be a short-term venture. “When the Cabot 500 celebrations were happening, I was finishing my education, and that fall me and my partner were ...

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Clarenville's SubC Imaging gets nearly $500K in N.L. government funding for new ROV project

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Newfoundland-based SubC Imaging is developing a new multi-channel inspection system that includes up to six cameras providing complete situational awareness for an ROV. - SubC Imaging

CBRM seeks land-use bylaw change for supportive housing units

Updated 2 hours ago |5 min read

With provincial plans to ultimately phase out institutional settings for people with disabilities, such as Sydney River’s Breton Ability Centre, there will be a greater need for accessory dwelling units for supportive housing. IAN NATHANSON/CAPE BRETON POST FILE

Five Corners Properties talk 3,000 unit housing project in Bible Hill

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Interest in electric vehicles in Canada drops for second year: survey

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UK pay settlements edge lower in first quarter, industry survey shows

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Musk's X Corp appeals dismissal of lawsuit against anti-hate group

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Elon Musk's X appealed the dismissal of its lawsuit against the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate, which faulted him for letting hate speech spread on the social media platform once known as Twitter. X filed a notice of ...

Australia's Lynas Rare Earths' Q3 sales revenue falls 58%

Reuters |Updated 1 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Australia's Lynas Rare Earths posted a 58.3% drop in its third-quarter sales revenue on Wednesday, hurt by subdued prices for rare earths and increased output in China, a dominant producer, further weighing on demand. The world's ...

A view of Cobre Panama mine of Canadian First Quantum Minerals, one of the world's largest open-pit copper mines, during a media tour, in Donoso, Panama, January 11, 2024.

First Quantum Minerals cuts debt by over $1 billion in first quarter

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals said on Tuesday that it has cut its debt by $1.14 billion in the first quarter. The company in February had announced a series of capital restructuring measures that would strengthen its balance ...

US is reviewing risks of China's use of RISC-V chip technology

Stephen Nellis |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Commerce is reviewing the national security implications of China's work in open-source RISC-V chip technology, according to a letter sent to U.S. lawmakers. RISC-V, pronounced "risk five," ...

The offices where the London Metal Exchange is headquartered are seen in the City of London, Britain, January 18, 2018

LME moves to stop gaming of Russian aluminium sanctions-based rule

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

LONDON (Reuters) - The London Metal Exchange (LME) moved on Tuesday to stop traders from taking Russian aluminium from its approved warehouses and returning it at a later date to profit from rule changes to comply with new sanctions. The U.S. and ...

A general view of the city skyline of Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, October 30, 2021.

Risk asset resilience, Indonesia's rate call

Jamie McGeever |Updated 30 minutes ago |3 min read

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Investors continue to breathe life back into risky assets, paving the way for a positive market open in Asia on Wednesday as attention in the region turns to the latest ...

A Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner taxis past the Final Assembly Building at Boeing South Carolina in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States, March 31, 2017.

FAA probes union claims Boeing retaliated against two engineers in 2022

Reuters |Updated 11 minutes ago |2 min read

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it is investigating a union's claims that Boeing retaliated against two employees who in 2022 insisted the planemaker re-evaluate prior engineering work on 777 ...

Senators hope TikTok will remain in business in US under new owner

David Shepardson |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators said they hope TikTok will remain in business in the U.S. under a new owner as the chamber prepared to vote on Tuesday on legislation requiring Chinese owner ByteDance to divest the ...

Baker Hughes beats profit estimates on international demand, raises dividend

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

(Reuters) -Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes beat analysts' estimates for first-quarter profit on higher international drilling demand and increased its dividend. Brent crude rose nearly 10% in the quarter on an average, prompting oil firms to ...

Seagate forecasts higher Q4 profit on boost from cloud customers

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - Seagate Technology on Tuesday forecast fourth-quarter profit above Wall Street estimates after beating earnings estimates for the most recent quarter, driven by higher demand for its memory chips from cloud customers. Dublin, ...