Economy, Law & Politics

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s superstars are tumbling Monday as a competitor from China threatens to upend the artificial-intelligence frenzy that’s created a spending bonanza. The S&P 500 was down 1.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Metro results Metro Inc. is expected to release its first-quarter results on Tuesday and hold its annual meeting of shareholders.

TORONTO — Stock markets in Canada and the U.S. fell in early trading as technology stocks tumbled after Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek demonstrated a chatbot that it says rivals the top U.S. versions for a fraction of the cost.

TORONTO — Economic forecasts suggest the Bank of Canada will likely lower its key policy rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday in light of recent inflation and jobs data, bringing it down to three per cent.

OTTAWA — Ottawa's former chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul says Alberta is undermining Canada's attempts to prevent the U.S. from levying damaging tariffs — a measure U.S.

It’s more important than ever to support BC producers and build out capacity wherever possible, said Dix

A special Metro Vancouver meeting lasting three hours produced more back and forth discussion and direction to staff to examine the impact of cutting certain services.

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index continued to climb Friday amid tech and financial gains, extending a nearly two-week run as markets bank on averting trauma from tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high as they closed out a second straight winning week. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% on Friday, a day after setting a record. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.