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Six Catholic nuns who were kidnapped in the Haitian capital nearly a week ago have been released alongside two more hostages, the archbishop of Port-au-Prince said in a statement late Wednesday.

Canadian cabinet members on Thursday condemned the premier of the energy-rich province of Alberta for reportedly saying that Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault should be targeted over his... -January 25, 2024 at 03:36 pm EST - MarketScreener

(Reuters) - Three new Russian strikes injured two people and damaged infrastructure on Tuesday in a district of Kharkiv, Ukraines second-largest city, ...

The Bank of Canada (BoC) is expected to keep its overnight rate on hold on Wednesday when it also releases new inflation and growth forecasts that should provide insight into the central bank's view on when borrowing costs may begin to ease. The BoC governing council has held rates steady at three consecutive policy meetings after last hiking in July to a 22-year high of 5.0%. Annual inflation in December was 3.4%, still higher than the central bank's 2% target but below a peak of 8....

Shares of GitLab Inc. (NASDAQ:GTLB – Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty-three analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and sixteen have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price […]

The Bank of Canadas unwinding of a pandemic-era stimulus policy could end sooner than expected after a shortage of cash in the financial system forced the central bank to use a key liquidity... -January 24, 2024 at 01:20 pm EST - MarketScreener

WASHINGTON -The Biden administration is delaying a decision on a Louisiana liquefied natural gas export project that would be the countrys largest but which has raised the ire of... -January 24, 2024 at 02:23 pm EST - MarketScreener

Microsoft's stock market value crossed the $3 trillion milestone for the first time on Wednesday, retaining its place as the world's second most valuable company, just behind Apple. Microsoft and Apple shares have been vying for the top spot as the most capitalized stock on Wall Street since the start of the year, with the iPhone maker briefly losing its crown to the software giant earlier in January. Shares of Microsoft hit a record high of $405.63, up 1.7%, enabling it to breach t...

By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) -Brown, Yale and Columbia universities have agreed to pay a combined $62 million to resolve a lawsuit that accused them and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made his first public appearance, virtually and from home since his secret hospitalization, during a meeting on Ukraine's military needs on Tuesday but skipped over prepared remarks that would have addressed his health. Austin, 70, was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland on Dec. 22 to treat prostate cancer. Austin's failure to tell President Joe Biden he was hospitalized drew criticism from law...