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Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 4.25%, citing cooling inflation -- Alexandra Mae Jones

In its third consecutive cut since June, the Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate to 4.25 per cent on Wednesday, citing the continued easing of inflation. But some experts say this pace of cuts is too gradual, and that more decisive action is needed.

CBC News - Politics - 5 hours ago

Former Bank of Canada governor Carney to speak at Liberal caucus -- The former Bank of Canada governor will give the party some advice on the economy at the Liberal caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C. next week.

The former Bank of Canada governor will give the party some advice on the economy at the Liberal caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C. next week.

CBC News - Politics - 6 hours ago

Nationwide home improvement chain closing remaining stores after bankruptcy filing

National retailer LL Flooring, previously known as Lumber Liquidators, has announced it will close, resulting in around 2,000 workers losing their jobs.

Fox News - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Turkish American woman shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank protest -- -

A woman who was a citizen of both the U.S. and Turkey died of her wounds on Friday after being shot in the head by Israeli troops during a protest against settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank.

CBC News - World - 7 hours ago

Palestinian vehicle hits police car in West Bank; IDF says a deliberate attack

Driver arrested after incident at Eli gas station; none hurt

Times of Israel - World - 9 hours ago

Toronto man charged with threatening Justin Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland on TikTok - Nicole Brockbank - News - Canada - Toronto - | September 6

A Toronto man has been charged with threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland in connection to a TikTok video that was published earlier this week.

CBC News - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

Family of U.S. citizen killed in the West Bank demands investigation -- The family of Aysenur Eygi, a U.S. citizen who was shot and killed in the West Bank on Friday, is demanding an independent investigation into her death.

The family of Aysenur Eygi, a U.S. citizen who was shot and killed in the West Bank on Friday, is demanding an independent investigation into her death.

CBS News - World - 9 hours ago

Chinese State Banks Off-Load Russia Assets in Blow to Putin: Report

Concern over secondary sanctions have spurred China's two largest subsidiary banks in Russia to cut their assets, a report says.

Newsweek - World - 9 hours ago

Calls for probe into 'deeply disturbing' killing of US-Turkish woman in West Bank

UN and United States call for investigation into fatal shooting of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi by Israeli forces

Independent UK - Politics - 10 hours ago

UN calls for full inquiry into West Bank shooting -- Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who had joint nationality, was reportedly shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest. -- World

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who had joint nationality, was reportedly shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest.

BBC News - US News - 11 hours ago

Israeli soldiers fatally shot an American woman at a West Bank protest, a witness says

Two people protesting settlements in the West Bank tell The Associated Press they witnessed Israeli soldiers fatally shoot an American woman participating in a weekly demonstration outside the town of Beita.

AP News - World - 13 hours ago

Calls for probe into killing of US-Turkish woman in occupied West Bank

UN and United States call for investigation into fatal shooting of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi by Israeli forces

Independent UK - World - 14 hours ago

US 'deplores' citizen death in West Bank

Speaking during a trip to the Dominican Republic, the US Secretary of State saying that they would need to gather the facts of the incident before deciding any course of action.

Sky News - Top Stories - 17 hours ago

White House requests investigation of American woman's killing in West Bank

The family of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi said an Israeli investigation into her death would not be sufficient and called on the Biden administration to order an independent investigation.

CNBC - US News - 18 hours ago

Home improvement chain closing remaining stores after bankruptcy filing

National retailer LL Flooring, previously known as Lumber Liquidators, has announced it will close, resulting in around 2,000 workers losing their jobs.

Fox News - Business - 19 hours ago

Turkish American activist's family seeks US probe after West Bank killing

The family of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish American activist killed by Israeli forces during a protest in the occupied West Bank, is urging the Biden administration to conduct an independent investigation into her death.

Hurriyet Daily News - World - 19 hours ago

'Intimidation': US, Turkey furious after dual citizen killed in West Bank

Two witnesses said the young woman who had attended a protest and was “just standing there” was shot in the head by Israeli forces who had opened fire.

Sydney Morning Herald - World - 1 day ago

American woman killed at West Bank protest was shot by Israeli soldiers, witnesses say

An American woman was fatally shot while participating in a protest in the West Bank. Witnesses said Israeli soldiers were responsible.

Los Angeles Times - US News - 1 day ago

A U.S. appeals court ruling says Hawaii can enforce a law banning firearms on its world-famous beaches, but not at other so-called sensitive places, including banks.

A U.S. appeals court ruling says Hawaii can enforce a law banning firearms on its world-famous beaches, but not at other so-called sensitive places, including banks.

AP News - Politics - 1 day ago

Former Bank of Canada governor Carney to speak at Liberal caucus retreat next week

The former governor of the Bank of Canada who has long been touted as a possible Liberal candidate or successor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will give the party some advice on the economy at the Liberal caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C. next week.

CTV News - Politics - 1 day ago

Red Lobster bankruptcy exit gets green light. Fate of the all-you-can-eat shrimp deal unclear

Red Lobster is turning the page on its worst days as the struggling seafood restaurant chain prepares to emerge from bankruptcy.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 1 day ago

Israeli Soldiers Fatally Shot an American Woman at a West Bank Protest, Witnesses Say -- The White House said in a statement that it was "deeply disturbed" by the killing of a U.S. citizen and called on Israel to...

The White House said in a statement that it was “deeply disturbed” by the killing of a U.S. citizen and called on Israel to investigate what happened.

Military.com - Top Stories - 1 day ago

American killed in West Bank, State Department says

An American citizen has died during a protest in the West Bank. (Credit: Reuters / video obtained by Reuters)

Fox News - World - 1 day ago

American Woman Fatally Shot In Pro-Palestinian West Bank Protest

Israel military reports forces shot a protest 'instigator' who threw "rocks' and 'posed a threat'

International Business Times - World - 1 day ago

US citizen activist killed in West Bank

A US State Department spokesman named her as Aysenur Ezgi Eygi and said officials "were urgently gathering more information about the circumstances of her death".

Sky News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: An American woman is killed in the West Bank during protest

Israeli forces appear to have withdrawn from the Jenin and two other refugee camps in the occupied West Bank after a more-than weeklong military operation that left dozens dead and a trail of destruction.

AP News - World - 1 day ago

Israeli Forces Withdraw from Jenin—But West Bank Operation Not Over

Israeli began a raid in the West Bank in late August.

Newsweek - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Israeli Soldiers Shoot And Kill An American Woman During A West Bank Protest, Witness Says

Two doctors told The Associated Press that an American woman was shot and killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Huffington Post - World - 1 day ago

Palestinian Doctors Say American Woman Fatally Shot at West Bank Protest

An emergency room doctor told The Associated Press an American woman suffered a gunshot wound to the head.

Newsweek - World - 1 day ago

US-Turkish activist killed by Israel in West Bank during settlement protest

Activist at the scene tells MEE 26-year old Aysenur Ezgi Eygi's shooting was 'deliberate' targeting

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 1 day ago

American woman killed at protest in Israeli-occupied West Bank -- Doctors in the Israeli-occupied West Bank say American national Aysenur Eygi was fatally shot at a pro-Palestinian demonstration.

Doctors in the Israeli-occupied West Bank say American national Aysenur Eygi was fatally shot at a pro-Palestinian demonstration.

CBS News - World - 1 day ago

Israel pulls out of Jenin, but denies end of West Bank offensive

Residents of city its refugee camp return to homes following 10-day Israeli assault

Middle East Eye - World - 1 day ago

Israeli forces withdraw from West Bank city after 10-day assault

Israeli forces appeared to have withdrawn from three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank by Sept. 6 morning, after a more-than weeklong military operation that left dozens dead and a trail of destruction.

Hurriyet Daily News - World - 1 day ago

Israeli Forces Appear To Withdraw From A West Bank Camp After Major Military Operation

Israeli forces appeared to have withdrawn from three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank, after a more-than weeklong military operation that has left dozens dead.

Huffington Post - World - 1 day ago

SC Bank Korea recommends current executive VP as CEO

Standard Chartered (SC) Bank Korea has recommended Lee Kwang-hee, the current managing director and executive vice president, to succeed outgoing CEO Park Jong-bok, the lender said, Friday.

Korea Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

The young business owners turning to the Bank of Mum and Dad

Funding a business dream with parents’ cash comes with heavy emotional costs

Telegraph UK - Technology - 1 day ago

Video -- Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 4.25%, citing cooling inflation -- Alexandra Mae Jones -- News -- - -- Business

In its third consecutive cut since June, the Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate to 4.25 per cent on Wednesday, citing the continued easing of inflation. But some experts say this pace of cuts is too gradual, and that more decisive action is needed.

CBC News - Business - 2 days ago

Our economy has turned into a tortoise. The Reserve Bank will be happy

Most of us know the saying: slow and steady wins the race. Here’s why a slowdown doesn’t worry the Reserve Bank – and why interest rates will probably stay put.

Sydney Morning Herald - Opinion - 2 days ago

Israel raids kill 5 more Palestinians, taking West Bank toll to 39

Israel killed 5 more Palestinians in its ongoing raids in the occupied West Bank, taking the death toll there since last week to 39, according to local...

Daily Sabah - Top Stories - 2 days ago

What Was Discovered in the Qumran Caves of the West Bank in 1946? -- Ray Hamel

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Sept. 4, 2024.

Slate - Politics - 2 days ago

World Bank moves to secure Pacific Island finances with $68M boost

The World Bank's board has approved a $68 million program to prevent Pacific Island nations from being cut off from the international financial system...

Daily Sabah - Top Stories - 2 days ago

No Plan Yet to Cut Interest Rates: Reserve Bank of Australia

The governor said inflation was still too high.

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Green securitisations can boost lending: French central bank

The controversial financial instruments are finding favour again as policymakers switch priorities from stability to growth.

Euronews - Business - 3 days ago

Fraud payouts to be capped at £85k after backlash from banks

Previous £415,000 reimbursement limit labelled a ‘disaster waiting to happen’

Telegraph UK - Business - 3 days ago

TikTok Users Exploiting Chase Bank 'Glitch' Were Really Just Committing Check Fraud

A supposed "glitch" in Chase bank's ATMs that allowed customers to withdraw large sums of money after depositing fake checks has led to a flurry of TikTok users posting videos online bragging about their ill-gotten gains. However, experts warn that this is not a harmless trick, but rather a clear case of check fraud that could result in serious legal consequences.

Breitbart - Technology - 4 days ago

Bank manager suggested rat poison after hiring hitman in murder-for-hire plot against brother-in-law

Reshma Massarone, 40, was sentenced to nine years and six months for a murder-for-hire plot against her brother-in-law, suggesting that the would-be hitman use rat poison.

Fox News - US News - 5 days ago

Lloyds Bank customers report online banking glitches and delays

People took to X to complain that they could not see their transactions on the mobile app or online.

Evening Standard - Technology - 5 days ago

Lloyds app goes down as multiple banks hit by issues

Lloyds customers say they are unable to get onto the bank’s online app, amid apparent technical issues.

Independent UK - Technology - 5 days ago

China's Central Bank Buys $56.3 Billion in Special Government Bonds Amid Debt Crisis

Over the past 20 years, the central bank has avoided buying such bonds in the secondary market, except in 2007 when China’s stock market tumbled.

Epoch Times - Business - 5 days ago

West Bank no longer secondary front as terror simmers

Analysis: Since war, Israeli forces successfully kept West Bank as secondary front to Gaza, but recent attacks signal potential escalation; with mounting terrorist activity and sophisticated explosives, this could prove a threat that will dwarf those from the enclave

YNET News - Opinion - 6 days ago

Palestinians fend off settler attack in occupied West Bank: Report

Relentless Israeli bombardment throughout Gaza as deadly occupied West Bank incursion continues.

Aljazeera - Top Stories - 7 days ago

Israeli soldiers besiege Jenin as assault on West Bank enters fourth day

At least 20 people have been killed in Israel’s largest military operation in the occupied territory in decades.

Aljazeera - Top Stories - 7 days ago

Palestinian Authority directionless in face of Israeli attacks on occupied West Bank

Resistance groups are confronting Israel and bypassing Palestinian leadership, which analysts attribute to its impotence and disunity

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 7 days ago

Analyst says Laurentian Bank showing 'nothing' to indicate a turnaround with new CEO, strategic review

Laurentian announces $34.1-million quarterly profit, down 31 per cent from $49.3-million profit in the same period last year

The Globe and Mail - Business - 8 days ago

Far-right presence in Israel's coalition fuels speculation over motive behind assaults on West Bank

Fears of Netanyahu replicating attack on Gaza in second Palestinian territory add to tensions in region

Irish Times - World - 8 days ago

West Bank attacks: To western leaders, there are no red lines for Israel's slaughter

Emboldened by the US and other western powers, Israel feels it can get away with unleashing hell on all Palestinians

Middle East Eye - Opinion - 8 days ago

Bank of Canada expected to cut key interest rate, despite stronger-than-anticipated growth in second quarter

Statistics Canada’s gross domestic product report on Friday said the economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.1% in the second quarter

The Globe and Mail - Business - 8 days ago

Hamas commander killed in West Bank, Israeli military says

Three Hamas gunmen were killed in a drone attack, the Israeli military said

Evening Standard - World - 8 days ago

Brazil court orders Starlink's bank accounts to be shut amid Elon Musk's Feud with Supreme Court

Starlink, in a statement on X, expressed its concerns over the legal process, claiming that the order was issued secretly and without adhering to the due process of law as outlined in Brazil’s constitution

First Post - Technology - 8 days ago

US largely silent on Israel's West Bank assault as ally Jordan gets rattled

Former senior Jordanian official tells MEE that Israel's assault on northern West Bank is 'nightmare scenario' it wants to avoid

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 10 days ago

A new hope? France's Ubisoft banking on new 'Star Wars' game

Paris: Laser pistols loaded, hover bikes revved up, lizard faced aliens in the crosshairs the latest Star Wars video game hits the shelves on Fri...

Peninsula Qatar - Technology - 10 days ago

Netherlands should raise generics prices to combat drug shortages, says Dutch bank

The Netherlands should increase the maximum price of generic medicines sold to Dutch patients to help combat drug shortages, Dutch bank ABN AMRO said in a recent report.

Euractiv - Health - 11 days ago

SBP governor says Pakistan plans to secure $4bn from Middle Eastern banks

KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan Governor Jameel Ahmad has stated that the government wants to raise up to $4 billion from Middle Eastern commercial banks by the next fiscal year as part of its...

International The News - Business - 11 days ago

New Zealand food bank distributes candy made from a potentially lethal amount of methamphetamine

A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand, unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public.

AP News - Weird - 14 days ago

Italian central bank chief calls for a common EU fiscal capacity

To ensure peace and prosperity, the EU needs a so-called "common fiscal capacity", Fabio Panetta, the president of the Bank of Italy and a former member of the European Central Bank's executive board, told Italy's highest-level annual Catholic summit in the city of Rimini on Wednesday.

Euractiv - Business - 16 days ago

Bank of Israel head urges Netanyahu to get moving on 2025 state budget

Amir Yaron tells PM markets seeking responsible policies amid war, but speculation persists that premier wants to torpedo budget to trigger election next year

Times of Israel - Business - 17 days ago

Israel's intelligence wary of West Bank terrorist spill-over into Israeli cities

Amid rising tensions, Intelligence Directorate warns of potential escalation in West Bank, possibly as serious as third intifada, with live fire instead of sticks and stones; botched Tel Aviv bombing attack might signal need to take threat seriously

YNET News - Opinion - 18 days ago

Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE Pulse GPU Review: A bankable 2K gaming card that does 4K well too

Between more gamers switching to 1440P and titles like Cyberpunk 2077 crushing entry and mid-tier GPUs that cut corners on memory, 16GB VRAM has become the sweet spot. But does the Sapphire AMD RX 7900 GRE Pulse GPU hold up to the gauntlet of modern games?

First Post - Technology - 18 days ago

Blood banks searching for Type O blood amid emergency shortage: 'We always have a need'

The U.S. is facing an emergency blood shortage, according to the American Red Cross, with a specific need for Type O blood. Donors and doctors speak with Fox News about the crisis.

Fox News - Health - 20 days ago

Reports of cyber attack on Iran's banks, false

Iranian opposition outlet Iran International reports a cyber attack on the Iranian central bank but an online monitoring group and a cyber expert tell ynet that no attack took place

YNET News - Technology - 22 days ago

New Banksy art labeled by London Police as 'criminal damage'

Banksy confirmed painting swimming piranhas on a City of London Police sentry box on Ludgate Hill, transforming it into an aquarium-like artwork

YNET News - Entertainment - 26 days ago

World Bank warns Iran attacking Israel will destroy economy

Tehran is told that even a brief war would come at a steep cost for Iranian citizens, plummeting living standards, stopping investments, increase inflation and slash oil exports by two-thirds

YNET News - Business - 26 days ago

Israeli banks, Jewish Agency to provide financial assistance to self-employed IDF reservists

The initiative, with a financial scope of 100 million shekels, will provide grants of thousands of shekels each to reservists whose businesses were affected by the war, and the amount will depend on the number of reserve days served and the size of the business

YNET News - Business - 1 month ago

Revolut is finally a bank – now it has to start acting like one

Nik Storonsky must prove his company can act as a mature institution that can be trusted with large deposits

Telegraph UK - Technology - 1 month ago

Bank of England payment issue delays house purchases

The glitches impacted the central bank’s payment system which processes about £360 billion worth of transactions a day

Independent UK - Business - 1 month ago

A Second Young Bank of America Employee Has Suddenly Died This Month

The two deaths are prompting renewed scrutiny of the long grueling hours young finance employees are expected to work.

New York Magazine - Business - 3 months ago

ECB's Villeroy says bank close to rates peak

Doha, Qatar: The European Central Bank (ECB) is close to the peak of its inflation fighting interest rate increases, Bank of France governor Francoi...

Peninsula Qatar - Top Stories - 1 year ago

Senate Banking Chair Asks CFPB How It Plans to Address Risks of Chime and Other Banking Apps

Citing a ProPublica report on the high numbers of complaints about involuntary Chime account closures and other problems, Sherrod Brown asked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to lay out a plan for overseeing neobanks.

ProPublica - Technology - 2 years ago