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Airlines can be required to provide compensation for international
The Supreme Court has ruled that airlines can be required to compensate passengers for certain international flight disruptions and Canada's passenger protection regulations do not violate international law.In a unanimous ruling, all…
The U.S. port strike is over. This is what it means for transportation and
The end of the three-day U.S. ports strike has implications for a number of transportation and shipping stocks, say analysts.
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U.S. port workers and operators reach deal to suspend strike
The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract.The union, the International Longshoremen's…
‘Their house was purchased with my family money’: My late father left a
“Apparently the probate laws in Florida are different, perhaps superseding the will.”
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How safe are safety deposit boxes? They’re not as protected as you may
A Montreal-area woman believes carelessness and lack of security at her bank are to blame for the alleged theft of $20,000 in cash from her safety deposit box.Irina Broido said she and her father opened the box in 2009 to keep important…
OpenAI is now worth more than 87% of S&P 500 companies. It faces a tough
OpenAI just became one of the highest-valued privately held companies with its latest funding round, but it has a lot to live up to, amid ever- increasing competition.
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The planet is warming at a record pace. So why are many companies
In what is becoming something of a trend, a number of companies are abandoning their carbon emissions targets — in a year scientists have determined is likely to end up being the hottest on record.Earlier this month, Volvo announced it…
Think flood insurance is pricey now? Premium hikes were coming long before
Hurricane Helene inundated parts of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and the Carolinas, and now the estimated billions in damage are bringing Americans’ receding flood-insurance coverage into focus.
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Dockworkers on U.S. East Coast strike, halting half the nation’s ocean
Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike early on Tuesday, their first large-scale stoppage in nearly 50 years, halting the flow of about half the nation's ocean shipping after negotiations for a new labour…
Schwab CEO Walt Bettinger to retire after leading financial firm since 2008
Schwab names insider Rick Wurster to be chief executive after working as president of the firm since 2021.
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