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Photo: The Globe and MailChampagne says Thursday's budget will focus on affordability and Canada's economic independence
The federal budget, to be tabled Thursday, is positioned to address cost pressures and trade diversification, a shift that matters for businesses and governments planning around U.S. trade uncertainty.
Photo: The Globe and MailChampagne says Thursday's budget will focus on affordability and Canada's economic independence
The federal budget, to be tabled Thursday, is positioned to address cost pressures and trade diversification, a shift that matters for businesses and governments planning around U.S. trade uncertainty.
Photo: ABC 12 WJRT-TVDemocrats win control of the House and Senate in US midterm elections
The shift in both chambers of Congress will change the balance of power in Washington for the rest of Trump's term.
Photo: Mexico Business NewsMexico sets minimum wage rise and plans to cut workweek to 40 hours
Mexican employers, notably manufacturers and maquiladoras, face higher wage costs and shorter legal working hours, and only a minority of companies report being fully ready.
Photo: FourWeekMBAArgentina's Milei pitches no-regulation AI haven to data center investors
Argentina is courting AI data centers with a no-regulation pledge and proposed tax cuts, but the plans remain mostly on paper and the incentive bill still needs Senate approval.
Photo: Wiltshire TimesHealey's first Budget leans on small tax rises and energy bill support
The Chancellor's 28 October Budget avoided big spending or borrowing, raising modest sums from savers, landlords and banks while markets barely reacted.
Photo: EuronewsEurozone inflation rises to 4% in October, a three-year high
Energy-driven price growth now runs at twice the ECB's 2% target, which bears on interest rate policy and household costs across the bloc.
Photo: Raleigh News & Observer28 state assemblies approve Nigeria's state police constitutional amendment
Approval from 28 of 36 states clears the constitutional threshold and sends a major change to Nigeria's security framework toward the president for assent.
Photo: The TribuneCabinet approves Rs 4,371 crore VISTAR scheme to overhaul official statistics
The five-year scheme funds real-time, AI-ready data and the eighth Economic Census, shaping the data that policymakers and businesses rely on.
Photo: Yahoo NewsSingapore moves to toughen haze law with S$20 million fines and business curbs
The proposed amendments would let Singapore restrict dealings with companies tied to haze fires and sharply raise penalties, with implications for firms operating in the region.