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Stock market today: Wall Street holds relatively steady ahead of big tests coming later in the week

Stock market today: Wall Street holds relatively steady ahead of big tests coming later in the week

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is closing mixed after drifting through a quiet day of trading, as markets around the world stabilize following a wild week. The S&P 500 was little changed Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.
B.C. Securities Commission finds $13M in fraud by crypto trading platform

B.C. Securities Commission finds $13M in fraud by crypto trading platform

A panel of the British Columbia Securities Commission has found a cryptocurrency trading platform and its owner lied to customers and diverted about $13 million in assets to gambling and personal accounts.
Baldrey: Will an apparent shift in political attitudes impact B.C.'s 2024 election?

Baldrey: Will an apparent shift in political attitudes impact B.C.'s 2024 election?

Columnist Keith Baldrey examines several recent polls that appear to indicate younger voters in B.C. are leaning towards the conservatives.
Former CFO suing RBC for $49 million in wrongful dismissal claim

Former CFO suing RBC for $49 million in wrongful dismissal claim

TORONTO — The former chief financial officer for Royal Bank of Canada is suing the bank for almost $50 million over claims of wrongful dismissal.
Rob Shaw: Can British Columbians break their love affair with bad polls?

Rob Shaw: Can British Columbians break their love affair with bad polls?

Even after terrible prognosticating in 2013, polling firms still capture the attention of pundits and voters
Kelowna sees first unemployment increase in July since 2016

Kelowna sees first unemployment increase in July since 2016

Kelowna's unemployment rate has risen to 4.4 per cent
Wall Street ends a wild and scary week almost exactly where it began. More tests loom next week

Wall Street ends a wild and scary week almost exactly where it began. More tests loom next week

NEW YORK (AP) — After a manic week that began with Japanese stocks falling to their worst loss since 1987's Black Monday , only for U.S.
S&P/TSX composite up Friday, U.S. stock markets also rise to end volatile week

S&P/TSX composite up Friday, U.S. stock markets also rise to end volatile week

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved higher Friday, helped by gains in base metal stocks, while U.S. stock markets also rose moderately, marking the end of a volatile trading week. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 85.
Poilievre calls for tariffs on Chinese EVs, Liberals imply they're already coming

Poilievre calls for tariffs on Chinese EVs, Liberals imply they're already coming

OTTAWA — A future Conservative government would slap massive import tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and a host of other products in a bid to protect Canadian jobs, Leader Pierre Poilievre said Friday.
Rob Shaw: NDP trumpets child-care win while Ottawa foots most of the bill

Rob Shaw: NDP trumpets child-care win while Ottawa foots most of the bill

The B.C. government announced an investment in hundreds of child-care spaces Thursday, most funded by federal dollars.
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