4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (192+ words) Apple is unveiling its latest generation of iPhones, widely expected to include a foldable version, on Wednesday at an event headlined by new CEO John Ternus, who took over from Tim Cook on Sept. 1. Many of Apple’s biggest rivals, such…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (654+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump exits the Oval Office to host a Rose Garden dinner at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 2, 2026. OTTAWA—Retaliatory tariffs on nearly $28 billion in American products kicked in Tuesday, as trade tensions between Canada and the…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (599+ words) Chevron gas station prices are displayed in Las Vegas on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026 (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP) It’s never been more expensive in the U.S. to fill up the tank and take one last summer trip over the Labor…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (880+ words) Canadian residents made 25% fewer return border crossings and spent about $2.4 billion (CA$3.3 billion) less on travel to the U.S. in 2025 than they had the year before. City Councillor Renaldo Agostino looks at the Detroit skyline across the Detroit River Monday, Aug....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (749+ words) Toronto Star Scams in the U.S. have surged to a record high, and most people have been targeted. Americans reported a record $15.9 billion in losses last year to the Federal Trade Commission — a 25% increase from 2024, and likely a huge undercount....

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (999+ words) In doing so, Warsh has put more pressure on the central bank to increase interest rates when it next meets in mid-September if inflation doesn’t improve. The government’s next price report, to be released just days before the meeting, could…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (310+ words) Growth in gross domestic product — the nation’s output of a goods and services — decelerated from a 2.1% pace from January through March, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. The second-quarter growth number was unchanged from the department’s first estimate. Still, consumer spending…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (224+ words) The Commerce Department’s Wednesday report showed that prices rose 3.7% in July compared with a year earlier. Inflation has worsened since the Iran war began in late February, when it stood at 2.9%. It’s noticeably above the Fed’s target of 2%. Stubbornly high…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (438+ words) Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said the deal was a big win for the state and country, likening the impact of the new launch site to the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. “Today is nothing short of a transformational moment,” he told lawmakers and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (333+ words) The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index dipped to 89.4 in August from 90.2 in July. That was the lowest level in seven months but was essentially within the same lukewarm range it has been in since the beginning…...