TD Bank could face more severe penalties after drug money laundering allegations, says analyst

TD Bank Group could be hit with more severe penalties than previously expected, according to a banking analyst, after a report that the investigation it faces in the U.S. is tied to laundering illicit fentanyl profits. National Bank of Canada analyst Gabriel Dechaine said in a note that the worst-case scenario of the multiple U.S. investigations TD … Read more

Tesla’s Q1 net income down 55% year over year

Tesla’s first-quarter net income plummeted 55 per cent, but its stock price surged in after-hours trading Tuesday as the company said it would accelerate the production of new, more affordable vehicles. The Austin-based company said it made $1.13 billion US from January through March compared with $2.51 billion US in the same period a year ago. … Read more

Netflix reports the money is rolling in — and so are advertisements for Canadian subscribers

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

Suncor share price jumps after posting 2nd-highest quarter for oil output

Suncor Energy Inc.’s share price jumped Wednesday as the company reported its fourth quarter oil output was its second-highest quarter ever. The Calgary-based company announced upstream production in the fourth quarter of 2023 of 808,000 barrels per day. With the strong fourth-quarter output, Suncor said it has met its corporate forecast provided in November 2022 … Read more

SmileDirectClub shuts down months after filing for bankruptcy protection

SmileDirectClub is shutting down just months after the struggling teeth-straightening company filed for bankruptcy protection. In a Friday announcement, the U.S.-based company that was operating in multiple countries, including Canada, said it had made an “incredibly difficult decision to wind down its global operations, effective immediately.” That leaves existing customers in limbo. SmileDirectClub’s aligner treatment through … Read more