Air Canada flight returns to YLW terminal after mechanical issue An Air Canada flight from Kelowna to Vancouver on Friday morning returned to the terminal at YLW because of a mechanical issue. The City of Kelowna said Air Canada flight 8399 advised air traffic control of the mechanical issue at approximately 9:10 a.m. On social […]
Fastenal Co. Q4 Earnings Advance Fastenal Co. (FAST) announced a profit for its fourth quarter that increased from the same period last year. The company’s bottom line came in at $178.7 million, or $0.31 per share. This compares with $168.8 million, or $0.29 per share, in last year’s fourth quarter. Analysts had expected the company […]
China housing sales grew at a steady pace in 2019 BEIJING–Housing sales in China grew at a steady pace last year, despite Beijing’s effort to curb market speculation amid an economic slowdown. By value, housing sales for the year rose 10.3% from 2018, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Friday. […]
Gigi Hadid nixed from potential Harvey Weinstein juror list The cast of potential jurors in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial narrowed once again Thursday, including the dismissal of supermodel Gigi Hadid. Hadid, 24, was spotted shortly before 9 a.m. walking into the courthouse trailed by a person resembling a body guard. Holding a black handbag in […]
GlaxoSmithKline cut to underweight at Barclays GlaxoSmithKline GSK, +1.21%GSK, -1.63% was downgraded to underweight from equal weight by Barclays, which said 2020 looks to be a much tougher investment year for the pharma giant without much growth. It’s now expecting zero like-for-like sales growth a slight EPS downgrade, Barclays said. "Whilst dividend/FCF yields look attractive, […]
Whitbread sales rise and says German growth on target Whitbread PLC said Thursday that total sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2020 rose 1% and that it continues to extend the total committed pipeline in Germany. The owner of the budget Premier Inn hotel chain WTB, -5.50% said that U.K. sales from its accommodation business […]
Apple Reportedly Acquires AI Start-up Xnor.ai For About $200 Mln Apple has acquired artificial intelligence software start-up Xnor.ai for about $200 million, Geekwire reported citing people familiar with the matter. Xnor focuses on the efficient deployment of AI in edge devices like smartphones, cameras, and drones. Apple could use Xnor’s technology to improve Apple’s deployment […]
Kudlow vows fresh U.S. action if China trade deal isn’t enforced White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Wednesday the U.S. is prepared to take "proportionate actions" if China doesn’t live up to its commitments in a trade deal to be signed by President Donald Trump. Speaking on CNBC, Kudlow said the deal would boost […]
Employee handcuffed to freezer during robbery at Timberlea business: police Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly handcuffed an employee to a freezer during a robbery last month. In a news release Tuesday, Nova Scotia RCMP said the robbery at a service station along St. Margaret’s Bay Road in […]
Iran says some people arrested for their role in Ukrainian plane crash Iran's judiciary has arrested some people for their role in the crash of a Ukrainian plane that Tehran said was accidentally hit by an Iranian missile, judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said on Tuesday. He did not give further details. Opel to cut 4,100 […]