By Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Trade consultations requested by the United States on Mexico’s plan to limit the use of genetically modified corn are an “unacceptable viol[...]
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Canada
Canadian Senate passes bill to compel local content on streaming giants
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s Senate on Thursday passed the government’s online streaming legislation after a 10-month debate over a law that will force firms like Net[...]
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Canada oil sands leak heightens First Nations’ calls to clean up tailings
By Nia Williams (Reuters) – In early February, Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in northern Alberta started fielding calls from community members after the provincial reg[...]
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Bombardier profit takes off with pricier jet deliveries
By Allison Lampert and Anandita Mehrotra MONTREAL (Reuters) -Business jet maker Bombardier Inc said on Thursday it had swung to a first-quarter adjusted profit, helped by increased deliveries of its p[...]
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Exclusive-As Colombia moves to ban fracking, Exxon seeks to recover investment -sources
By Luis Jaime Acosta, Oliver Griffin and Sabrina Valle BOGOTA/HOUSTON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp is in talks with Colombia’s government in hopes of recovering its investment in a frackin[...]
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Euro near one-year peak as US economic risks weigh on dollar
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The euro hovered near a one-year high versus the dollar on Thursday, as Europe’s resilient economy contrasted with banking contagion risks in the United[...]
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Dollar weakens on fresh signs of slowdown, euro rebounds
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar retreated on Wednesday on fresh signs of a U.S. slowdown after orders for core capital goods fell more than expected in March, while the economic[...]
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Bank of Canada refrained from rate hike to collect more economic evidence
By Steve Scherer and Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada (BoC) did not hike interest rates earlier this month because it wanted to wait for more evidence of the effects of previo[...]
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Factbox-Microsoft-Activision deal joins mega mergers facing regulatory heat
(Reuters) – Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard has been blocked by Britain over concerns it would hinder competition in cloud gamin[...]
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