Sacked Russian Minister Flees To US Amid Corruption Probe In First Of Ukraine War

Carney Says He Studied Prospect Of US Invading Canada Under Trump: "Extreme Tail Risk" In a wild and unexpected comment, but which illustrates how tense things remain between Canada and the Trump administration on the trade front, the country's Prime Minister Mark Carney bluntly stated in a new interview he had geared up for an "extreme tail risk" of a US invasion. In a New York Times interview published Wednesday Carney was questioned on his reaction to President Trump's eyeing a takeover of Canada. The US President at one point in the recent...

Canada Has The Nuclear Technology. Why Buy The Dependency? Saskatchewan’s recent announcement envisages two large reactors supplying more than 2,000 MW in the northwest, potentially starting in 2042, plus at least 600 MW from small modular reactors near Estevan. The ambition makes sense. The willingness to acquire more foreign dependencies… does not. The list of potential vendors for large reactors is short: Westinghouse and its AP1000 AtkinsRealis and Canadian CANDU technology Will Canada import Westinghouse and their American reactor technology, or keep everything in-house with AtkinsRealis and the CANDU? In today's era of national energy security,...

Diageo Shares Plunge Most In Two Years On Weaker Guidance, Dividend Cut Shares of Diageo Plc fell the most in 2 years after the maker of Guinness beer and Johnnie Walker whiskey cut its guidance for the second time this fiscal year amid soft demand in the US and China markets. The move marks an early challenge for new CEO Dave Lewis. The British distiller now expects organic net sales to decline by 2% to 3% this fiscal year, down from previous guidance of flat to slightly down, and said it...