August 23, 2024, 8:22am Business
Freight trains in Canada could be running again within days after the government forced the country’s two major railroads into arbitration with their labor union Thursday, a move aimed at averting potentially dire economic consequences across the country and in the U.S. if the trains are sidelined for a long… Read story
August 23, 2024, 8:21am Business
Nicaragua’s government closed another 151 nongovernmental organizations Thursday, among them some of the most important trade organizations, including the American Chamber of Commerce, coming just days after the government shuttered some 1,500 nongovernmental organizations, many of them religious in nature. Read story
August 23, 2024, 6:06am Business Subscriber Exclusive
Kindred Homestead Supply, a shop selling zero- and low-waste, plastic-free bulk refills and homesteading goods in downtown Vancouver, and Ronald Records, a music store, will close their doors by the end of 2024. Read story
August 23, 2024, 6:02am Business
When August rolls around, Gloria Ponce braces for the line she knows she’ll need to add to the family budget. Read story
August 22, 2024, 1:10pm Business
U.S. stocks closed lower as Wall Street counted down to its main event for the week, a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell coming up on Friday. Read story
August 22, 2024, 12:08pm Business
The owners of Acorn & the Oak, a popular Camas restaurant near Lacamas Lake, have announced they will close the eatery Sept. 6. Read story
August 22, 2024, 9:35am Business
Business and consumers throughout Canada and the U.S. could suffer significant economic harm after Canada's major freight railroads came to a full stop Thursday because of a contract dispute with their workers. Read story
August 22, 2024, 7:49am Business
A big explosion triggered a fire at a pharmaceutical plant in southern India, killing at least 18 workers, police said Thursday. Read story
