NY factory that makes Dunlop tires shuttered, 1,500 workers fired as Japanese owner moves manufacturing overseas

The Japanese company that owns tire maker Dunlop shuttered a century-old New York factory — and fired 1,500 workers — as it moved manufacturing overseas. Sumitomo Corp, the Tokyo-based conglomerate that boasts a market capitalization of more than $25 billion, closed down the Dunlop plant located in Tonawanda, near Buffalo, on Nov. 7. The closure … Read more

Best Black Friday Deals 2024: Unmissable deals on car accessories and products

We’ll save you the hunting: here are some of the Internet’s best Black Friday deals on car accessories, all in one place Driving’s best 2024 Black Friday dealsPhoto by Driving.ca Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. 1. … Read more

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Michael Avenatti says he’d be a ‘fool’ to count on Trump pardon — and is considering becoming a Republican

Imprisoned attorney Michael Avenatti made headlines earlier this year when the one-time fierce foe of Donald Trump expressed sympathy for the former president amid his myriad criminal charges, with observers guessing he was fishing for a pardon should Trump return to the White House. Yet now that Trump is president-elect, Avenatti told Fox News Digital from his California prison … Read more

Legault keeps mum on the future of Northvolt in Quebec

Northvolt says it’s going ahead with its Montérégie plant, but several reports suggest the company is experiencing financial difficulties. The entrance to Northvolt, the new EV battery plant being built by the Swedish manufacturer in St-Basile-le-Grand, east of Montreal, in 2024.Photo by Christinne Muschi /The Canadian Press files Premier François Legault refused to say whether … Read more

Wall Street drifts as Target tumbles

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index finished Wednesday virtually unchanged after erasing a loss of 1% from the morning. Above, the illuminated facade of the New York Stock Exchange. (Peter Morgan / Associated Press) U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish on Wednesday, though the modest moves for indexes masked some thrashing underneath the surface. … Read more

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani indicted over alleged bribery, hiding scheme from US investors

Gautam Adani, the chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group and one of the world’s richest people, has been indicted in New York over an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud scheme, US prosecutors said Wednesday. Authorities charged Adani and two other executives at Adani Green Energy, his nephew Sagar Adani and Vneet Jaain, with agreeing between 2020 and 2024 to pay more than $250 million in bribes … Read more

Montreal budget 2025: Legault needs to ‘get upset’ about homelessness, Rabouin says

“We’re doing the most we can,” Mayor Valérie Plante said while presenting Montreal’s 2025 budget, but noted homelessness is a shared responsibility with the provincial and federal governments. Montreal executive committee chair Luc Rabouin urged Premier François Legault to prioritize the issue of homelessness as he helped present the city’s 2025 budget on Wednesday, November … Read more

L.A. hotel owners warn minimum wage hike would scuttle Olympics room deal

Members of Unite Here Local 11, a union representing hospitality workers at hotels, stadiums, convention centers and airport concessions, protest outside Los Angeles International Airport in 2021. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday postponed a vote on a major boost to wages for hotel and airport workers, voicing … Read more

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