The recent decision by SaltWire Network Inc., Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper company, to seek protection from its creditors is another sign of the decline of the business and the growing threat to local journalism, experts said Tuesday. “We’re seeing a resurgence in a steady spate of closings and scaling back of local news operations,” said … Read more
Premier Andrew Furey said the carbon tax doesn’t incentivize people to switch to renewable energy because the infrastructure to make that shift possible isn’t yet established in Newfoundland and Labrador. (Ted Dillon/CBC) Premier Andrew Furey shared an open letter Tuesday addressed to the prime minister, asking him to pause an upcoming increase to the carbon tax … Read more
ByteDance, China’s most valuable unicorn and the owner of TikTok, has started a new round of share buy-backs for its global employees that price the equity higher than the previous round, according to two people familiar with the matter. The Beijing-based company has offered to purchase shares from staff at US$170.81 each, up nearly 7 … Read more
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Ottawa has to take action against Saskatchewan for breaking the federal carbon-pricing law. Premier Scott Moe said last week Saskatchewan would not submit the money it owes for the carbon price on natural gas as required on Feb. 29. Moe is protesting Ottawa’s decision to exempt heating oil from the levy … Read more
Mumbai: The ‘vroom-vroom’ of the auto engine has just got amplified by ‘views,’ ‘likes,’ and ‘notification chimes.’ The Indian passenger vehicle industry – which saw a historic 27% growth in FY23 with sales of 3.90 million vehicles, and growing since the pandemic – has floored the pedal by engaging numerous social media influencers to further … Read more
Less than two years after entering the market, Lynx Air is winding down operations, making the Calgary-based airline the latest in a long line of Canadian discount carriers that have failed to take off. The company — which rebranded from “Enerjet” in 2021 — cited rising operational costs, high fuel prices, unfavourable exchange rates, increased airport charges and … Read more
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), China’s top contract chip maker, reported declines in revenue and net income for 2023 amid weakening global demand, stiff competition and high inventory levels. SMIC’s revenue for the full year was US$6.32 billion, compared with US$7.27 billion in 2022. Net income for the latest year fell 50.4 per cent to … Read more
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding reported lower-than-expected financial results in the December quarter, as the Hangzhou-based company grappled with challenging economic conditions and growing competition from new entrants in the online shopping sector. Net profit fell 77 per cent to 10.7 billion yuan (US$1.5 billion) in the three months ended December 31, the company … Read more
New Delhi: Online gaming major Nazara Technologies on Tuesday reported 2 per cent growth in revenue in Q3 FY24 to Rs 320.4 crore as against Rs 314.8 crore in Q3 FY23. EBITDA increased by 24 per cent to Rs 37.7 crore as against Rs 30.5 crore in Q3 FY23, while profit after tax (PAT) grew … Read more
Netflix told investors it has added millions of new customers and has lots of room to grow its revenue — with part of that growth coming from the planned elimination of the cheapest, ad-free plan available to Canadians. According to fourth quarter results, released late Tuesday afternoon, Netflix is planning to “retire” what it refers to as … Read more
