Just a few weeks ago, Lauren Rutherglen’s 10,000 TikTok followers would have expected advice on what beauty products to buy. But as she rummaged through the creamy Glossier eyeshadows, Ilia serums and Charlotte Tilbury liquid bronzers in her drawer, the Calgary-based content creator was reminded of the expensive but disappointing products that the Internet had…
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Boeing Halts Delivery Of 787 Dreamliners
Boeing Co. temporarily stopped deliveries of its 787 Dreamliners as directed by the Federal Aviation Administration, pending an additional analysis on a fuselage component, reports said. The FAA stated that the company cannot resume deliveries of the plane, which was halted earlier too to a series of manufacturing flaws until the agency is satisfied that…
Prominent Chinese investment bank says its founder is unreachable
Shares of the company that operates one of China’s top investment banks, China Renaissance, plunged Friday after the firm said it had lost touch with its founder, Bao Fan, one of the country’s most high-profile bankers and a top tech-sector dealmaker. China Renaissance Holdings said in a filing to Hong Kong’s stock exchange Thursday that…
‘Is it actual weed?’ First weekend of recreational pot sales open in Missouri to joy and exuberance.
st. LOUIS — Steve Campbell was ready with a joke. Campbell was the first person at the Good Day Farm marijuana dispensary in the Central West End on the first day recreational-use marijuana was sold in Missouri. He walked through the door to applause from the staff. But Campbell, 67, had a confused look on…
FedEx Freight announces additional furloughs
FedEx Freight will furlough additional workers, the company confirmed Friday, a continuation of several months of cost-cutting measures by the logistics giant. “In response to business conditions continuing to impact volumes, FedEx Freight is enacting another temporary furlough in some US markets to align our workforce with operational requirements,” the company said. Some employees will…
US rates to keep rising as the Federal Reserve says a Canadian-style pause could be risky
The world’s most powerful central banker, Jerome Powell, has decided against following Canada’s lead and will not commit to taking a break in raising interest rates. While specifically noting the Bank of Canada’s rate hike pause a week ago, US Federal Reserve chair Powell refused to echo Canadian central bank governor Tiff Macklem’s optimism that…
Is the FTC Banning Non-Competes?
Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a rule that will ban many non-compete agreements throughout the country if it is enacted. We can help you stay on top of the latest news that affects your everyday life. Subscribe to stay up to date. (To subscribe to our blog click here). Non-compete agreements…
Ottawa SoPa: Business owners want to rebrand part of downtown
Have you been to SoPa? Business owners and restaurateurs have come up with a catchy name for the area directly south of Parliament Hill with a goal to create buzz. When Courtney Flood sat down for lunch with colleagues on Monday at OCCO Kitchen in Ottawa’s downtown, the group didn’t know they were in SoPa….