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CANADA RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Bombardier, Chorus Aviation, Exchange Income
April 16 (Reuters) - Securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several Canadian companies including Bombardier, Chorus Aviation and Exchange Income, on Wednesday.HIGHLIGHTS * Bombardier BBDb.TO: RBC cuts target price to C$101 from C$116* Chorus Aviation Inc CHR.TO: RBC cuts tar...Reuters
Wed, Apr 16
Mexico's Sheinbaum says country will not renew diplomatic relations with Ecuador
MEXICO CITY, April 16 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that Mexico would not renew diplomatic relations with Ecuador as long as Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa remains in office. The rift is a result of Ecuador's raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito in April of 20...Reuters
Wed, Apr 16
Aon: Canadian P&C market resilient in face of cats and geopolitical risks
By Chris MunroApril 16 - (The Insurer) - Canada’s P&C market remains well capitalized with healthy competition and ample capacity, even in the wake of the record C$9.1 billion ($6.5 billion) of insured catastrophe losses that the country suffered in 2024, Aon has outlined in a new report.In Aon’...Reuters
Wed, Apr 16
AP accuses Trump White House of defying court order restoring access
AP says reporters still excluded from White House eventsJudge found news agency faced retaliation over use of Gulf of Mexico nameWhite House appealing court ruling By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - The Associated Press accused aides to President Donald Trump of defying a court ...Reuters
Wed, Apr 16
World Bank's Banga calls for liberalization of trade in developing countries
WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - World Bank President Ajay Banga on Wednesday urged developing countries to lower tariffs and liberalize trade, noting that many developing countries had high tariffs and lowering them could offset the risk of reciprocal tariffs.Banga told reporters global uncertainty...Reuters
Wed, Apr 16
Iran says its right to uranium enrichment is non-negotiable
US-Iran talks began last weekend in Oman, second round to be held in Rome on SaturdayTrump has repeatedly threatened military action against Iran if no deal resultsIranian foreign minister rejects demand by Trump's top negotiator that it scrap uranium enrichmentSays Iran ready to build trust ove...Reuters
Wed, Apr 16
From Harvard to Musk, law firm Quinn Emanuel juggles Trump's friends and foes
Harvard hires lawyers with connections to TrumpQuinn Emanuel firm is longtime counsel for Elon MuskTrump crackdown freezes $2.3 billion at HarvardBy Mike Scarcella April 16 (Reuters) - Harvard University has turned to Elon Musk's longtime law firm, Quinn Emanuel, and a pair of Washington insi...Reuters
Wed, Apr 16
US CDC advisers weigh lower age recommendation for RSV vaccines
April 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine experts are expected to vote on expanding access to respiratory syncytial virus shots in the second round of their meeting on Wednesday.Guidelines from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices help physici...Reuters
Wed, Apr 16
US judge blocks Energy Department from slashing federal research funding
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, April 16 (Reuters) - A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out steep cuts to federal research funding provided to universities by the U.S. Department of Energy.U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston issued a temporary restraini...Reuters
Wed, Apr 16
US officials head to Europe for high-level talks on Ukraine, Iran
By Gram Slattery, Steve Holland and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Europe this week for talks about ending Russia's war in Ukraine and laying the groundwork for a nuclear deal with Iran. ...Reuters
Wed, Apr 16
Changing the venue of Iran-US talks might 'jeopardize any beginning', Iran's foreign ministry says
DUBAI, April 16 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry spokeperson compared the venue of the Iran-US nuclear talks to a goalpost on Wednesday, saying moving it might 'jeopardize any beginning'.Baghaei's comments on X came after Iran's state media and sources briefed on the matter sa...Reuters
Wed, Apr 16
Incentivizing resiliency is key to coping with climate risk: Triple-I's Kevelighan
By Isha MaratheApril 15 - (The Insurer) – As the insurance industry shifts gears from repairing losses to predicting and mitigating them, the Insurance Information Institute is launching an incentivization initiative to lower the risk of catastrophe-prone properties during a climate disaster, said ...Reuters
Wed, Apr 16
U.S. adds shipping companies, oil tankers to Iran-related sanctions
WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday slapped new sanctions targeting shipping companies oil tankers under its Iran-related sanctions program, according to the U.S. Treasury Department website.Reuters
Wed, Apr 16
Ford's China business made $900 million last year
By Nora EckertDETROIT, April 16 (Reuters) - Ford Motor's F.N China business, including exports from the country, made $900 million in earnings before interest and taxes last year, one of the automaker's top executives said Wednesday.John Lawler, Ford's vice chair and former chief financi...Reuters
Wed, Apr 16
Mexico president sends diplomatic memo to US on border security collaboration
MEXICO CITY, April 16 (Reuters) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday that she had sent a diplomatic memo to the United States about security collaboration at the two countries' shared border. A day earlier, the U.S. government announced an emergency transfer of nearly 110,000...Reuters
Wed, Apr 16
