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Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke to join board of Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange

Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke to join board of Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc. says Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke will join its board of directors.
California moves to dismantle nation's largest death row

California moves to dismantle nation's largest death row

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who three years ago placed a moratorium on executions, now is moving to dismantle the United States' largest death row by moving all condemned inmates to other prisons within two years.
Exxon Mobil restructures into three divisions and packs up for Houston

Exxon Mobil restructures into three divisions and packs up for Houston

NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon Mobil is restructuring its business into three divisions and moving its headquarters 250 miles south from Irving, Texas, to its campus north of Houston.
US gives full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

US gives full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Monday granted full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, a shot that's already been given to tens of millions of Americans since its emergency authorization over a year ago.
Europe storms: Ships collide off Dutch coast; crew evacuated

Europe storms: Ships collide off Dutch coast; crew evacuated

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Rescue helicopters evacuated all 18 crew members from a ship that was left drifting rudderless in a wind turbine park off the Dutch North Sea coast Monday after it collided with another ship and began taking on water dur
Sony becomes exclusive camera and video camera provider for The Canadian Press

Sony becomes exclusive camera and video camera provider for The Canadian Press

TORONTO — The Canadian Press newswire is making Sony Electronics its exclusive provider of cameras. The deal equips CP's photojournalists and videographers with Sony devices and lenses including the Alpha 1 and Alpha 9 II products.
Calgary's office vacancy rate ticks down for first time since start of COVID pandemic

Calgary's office vacancy rate ticks down for first time since start of COVID pandemic

Calgary's downtown office vacancy rate has declined for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Commercial real estate firm Avison Young says the city's downtown office vacancy rate ticked down in the fourth quarter of 2021, to 29.
Hexo receives warning from Nasdaq after non-compliance with bid requirements

Hexo receives warning from Nasdaq after non-compliance with bid requirements

GATINEAU, Que. — Hexo Corp. says the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC has informed the cannabis company that it is not in compliance with minimum bid price requirements. Gatineau, Que.
BlackBerry sells legacy patents to Catapult IP Innovations for US$600M

BlackBerry sells legacy patents to Catapult IP Innovations for US$600M

BlackBerry Ltd. says it has agreed to sell its non-core patents to Catapult IP Innovations Inc. for US$600 million.
Socialists win reelection in Portugal, eye major investments

Socialists win reelection in Portugal, eye major investments

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s center-left Socialist Party won a third straight general election Sunday, official results showed, returning it to power as the country prepares to deploy billions of euros (dollars) of European Union aid for the ec