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May 14, 2019
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U.S. targets US$300B of Chinese goods for new tariff hikes

The list of 3,805 product categories includes laptop computers, saw blades, turbine parts, and tuna


Canada’s agriculture minister talks canola with Chinese counterpart at G20

China's rejection of Canadian food products is part of escalating tensions following the December arrest of a Huawei Technologies executive


Volkswagen to invest 1B euros in battery production plant

The factory is part of Volkswagen AG's effort to electrify its vehicles


Hit with arrest of ex-chair Ghosn, Nissan profit nose dives

Nissan's chief executive, Hiroto Saikawa, blamed the poor performance on an overly aggressive sales growth strategy led by former chairman Carlos Ghosn
 
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2019 Manufacturers’ Outlook Report: Opportunities & Challenges

A whitepaper, prepared by Syspro Canada, provides insights into how manufacturers are optimizing their business processes » Read more
 
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Walmart ups the delivery game with next-day shipping

Walmart and Target have been turning their physical stores into shipping hubs, speeding up deliveries and helping to defray costs for services » Read more
 
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Apps cost too much? Court allows suit adding to Apple’s woe

The ruling threatens to throw a monkey wrench in Apple's efforts to increase the revenue generated from its app store. iPhone sales hit their deepest slump in 12 years » read more
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Gerald Schwartz: The man behind Onex and the WestJet deal

Schwartz is married to Heather Reisman – founder and CEO of Indigo Books and Music – and the son of Izzy Asper, founder of CanWest Capital » read more
 
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Plant Outlook 2019

Jury: Monsanto to pay US$2B in weed killer cancer case

Third such courtroom loss for Monsanto in California since August. » read more

Kruger breaks ground for construction of Sherbrooke tissue plant

Annual production of bathroom tissue and paper towels will be 70,000 tonnes a year. » read more