California’s governor is taking the lead in setting voluntary agreements that fight global warming and climate change. Jerry Brown, California’s Governor disclosed on Thursday that he would discuss the issue of merging carbon trading markets in California when he travels… Read More ›
Canada
New accounting standard for insurance companies will usher in a wave transparency in the sector
While end users will benefit, insurers will have to bite the bitter pill of additional costs. With the introduction of uniform international book-keeping standard, details of which are to be published on Thursday, slated to take place from January… Read More ›
Capitol Hill witnesses a flurry of activities as the Trump Administration prepares to trigger NAFTA renegotiations
Although Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross prefers bilateral deals with Mexico and Canada, senate participants have disclosed that things are leaning towards trilateral negotiations. Several members of the Senate Finance Committee have disclosed that the Trump administration aims at keeping the… Read More ›
Trump threatens to scrap KORUS, wants payment for THAAD
Trump’s comments have upset South Korea’s stock market which has plummeted despite brightening economic prospects. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened he will either renegotiate or terminate on what he termed as a “horrible” free trade deal with South Korea,… Read More ›
Boeing petitions U.S. government to launch anti-dumping probe against Bombardier
The move underscores the ferocity of the competition in the booming airlines industry. On Thursday, Boeing asked the U.S. Commerce Department to investigate into alleged unfair pricing and subsidies received by Canadian airplane manufacturer Bombardier, thus adding to the growing… Read More ›
Top officials from the ‘Five Eyes’ network meet in New Zealand
The annual gathering of Intelligence officials from Britain, U.S. New Zealand, Canada and Australia come in the wake of North Korea upping its noise levels in the Asia-Pacific region. In a momentous development the results of which will no doubt… Read More ›
A 20% duty hike on Canadian timber will make the cost of home material and renovation costlier for U.S. citizens
The U.S. has alleged that Canadian timber is procured from government land while back home in the U.S. they had to cut timber from private lands. It would be interesting to see who own these vast tracts of land and… Read More ›
Mercedes-Benz USA will only sell Smart cars in North America
Although the move has been portrayed as the latest sign of struggles for small cars in the United States, this positive could go a long way in weaning off our dependency on dirty polluting fossil fuels. In a significant development… Read More ›
Canadian tech companies set to gain from Trump’s visa ban
Tech companies in Canada have already registered a 54% growth of skilled U.S. workers immigrating to Canada. In a move designed to capitalize on Trump’s executive order which has temporarily banned travelers from 7 countries, more than two hundred founders… Read More ›
Shepherded by Trump GM to announce $1 billion investment at its U.S. plants
Despite the posturing of U.S. auto giants, the Trump administration is likely to lead to higher input costs, which could moderate the demand of SUVs, which is currently on a high, due to higher prices. According to a person who… Read More ›