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Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Hawaii’s Big Island; USGS assessing Kilauea volcano
An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck near Honaunau-Napoopoo on the Big Island of Hawaii late on Friday and the state’s volcano observatory was assessing the Kilauea volcano, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. Kilauea,…
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Oil-rich Alberta to hold a vote on whether to separate from Canada
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced plans for the oil-rich province to hold a non-binding vote in the fall on whether its residents wish to remain a part of Canada — or move ahead with a second…
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Nvidia forecasts revenue above estimates, announces $80-billion share buyback program
Nvidia NVDA-Q +1.30%increase forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday and announced an US$80-billion share repurchase program. Shares of the company were up 1.3 per cent in extended trading. The world’s most valuable company expects revenue…
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May 21 AM: Oil prices jump more than 2% after Iran supreme leader says uranium must remain in country
Oil prices jumped Thursday on a report that Iran’s supreme leader will not allow the country’s enriched uranium to be shipped abroad, a position that will likely complicate peace talks with the U.S. U.S. crude oil rose 2.4%…
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Climate Change: Now UN climate experts admit climate change won’t destroy Earth tomorrow
New York Post Editorial Board Published May 18, 2026, 7:58 p.m. ET Apocalyptic climate-change predictions were box-office gold for Hollywood but they did untold damage to the public psyche, economy and the average man’s pocketbook. Now…
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Keyera, AltaGas and CN to go ahead with new rail terminal project
Keyera Corp. KEY-T -0.61%decrease, AltaGas Ltd. ALA-T -1.56%decrease and Canadian National Railway Co. CNR-T +1.33%increase have announced a plan to go ahead with a new $240-million rail terminal project. Under the plan, Keyera will build and own the Alberta Corridor Export Rail Terminal…
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Lightspeed reports $28.6-million loss as revenue rises 15%
Lightspeed Commerce Inc. LSPD-T +3.78%increase reported a loss of US$28.6-million in its latest quarter as its revenue rose 15 per cent compared with a year ago. The company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says the loss…
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Nvidia shares set for $350-billion price swing after earnings, options show
Traders are pricing in a US$355-billion swing in Nvidia’s (NVDA-Q +2.47%increase) market value after the company reports first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, according to options positions that indicate the market is still bullish on the AI giant…
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Inflation rises to 2.8% in April as gas prices soar
Higher gas prices driven mainly by the war in Iran pushed the annual rate of inflation up to 2.8 per cent in April, Statistics Canada said Tuesday – the fastest pace of price hikes in…