Rabobank strategists Molly Schwartz and Christian Lawrence expect the Bank of Canada (BoC) to keep its overnight policy rate at 2.25% through year-end, with no change anticipated at the April 29 meeting. They note significant turnover on the Governing Council, evolving household and business sentiment, and an energy-driven inflation surge,…
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In the rugged, salt-sprayed hills of Malibu and the sun-drenched valleys of Moorpark, the Golden State is losing its luster. For nearly 80 years, Larry Thorne’s family has watched the Pacific fog roll over fields that feed the community, but today the view is clouded by a different kind of threat — a triple hit of $7-a-gallon diesel, soaring electricity rates and a regulatory environment so suffocating that local farmers are calling it a “master…
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Gold (XAU/USD) rallies over $50 from the $4,672 region, or the Asian session low on…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Fiona Li, a director of marketing at an AI startup. Li graduated from the University of California, Davis, in 2023. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… My mom raised me as a single parent, and…
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A major airline is looking to take luxury travel to new heights. Dubai-based Emirates is exploring a major upgrade to its first-class experience — introducing private bathrooms directly inside individual suites, according to Abu Dhabi outlet The National.”I’m working on en-suite bathrooms in first-class suites,” Emirates President Tim Clark said…
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Nick Burns was making six figures in the US and still finding it hard to save. Loading audio narration… Burns, now 35, grew up in Connecticut and served in the Navy. It was during that time that he first visited Singapore.Impressed by the country’s clean and fast public transport system,…
