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• Scotiabank says it has fixed technical issue that stalled payday deposits to customers

  26-07-2024 16:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Scotiabank says it has resolved the issue that prevented paycheques from being deposited in customer accounts and clients will start seeing payments land in their accounts.
  
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• Scotiabank customers say their pay hasn't been deposited; bank says it's a 'technical issue'

  26-07-2024 16:34 via cbc.ca
  
  Scotiabank customers who were expecting to be paid on Friday are reporting on social media that their paycheques haven't been deposited, and that the bank hasn't addressed the issue or made clear when the money will hit their accounts.
  
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• Postmedia enters agreement to buy Saltwire chain of newspapers

  26-07-2024 16:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Postmedia has entered an agreement to purchase Saltwire, Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain, according to a news release issued Friday.
  
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• Postmedia enters agreement to buy Saltwire

  26-07-2024 16:20 via cbc.ca
  
  Postmedia has entered an agreement to purchase Saltwire, Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain, according to a news release issued Friday.
  
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• Walmart Canada raises hourly store wages for roughly 40,000 workers

  26-07-2024 15:17 via cbc.ca
  
  Walmart Canada said on Thursday it invested $53 million to increase hourly wages for about 40,000 of its store associates earlier this month.
  
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• CrowdStrike says 97% of its Windows sensors are back online after global outage

  26-07-2024 14:46 via cbc.ca
  
  More than 97 per cent of Windows sensors are back online, CrowdStrike's CEO George Kurtz said on Thursday, nearly a week after a software update by the cybersecurity firm triggered a global outage.
  
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• Harris campaign joins TikTok after Biden signed ban

  26-07-2024 14:13 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Vice President Kamala Harris is now the proud owner of a TikTok account.The presumptive Democratic nominee for president joined the app on Thursday, where Harris-themed memes about coconut trees and "Brat summer" have been viral for weeks. Within hours, her account amassed 1.3 million followers. "I heard that recently I've been on the For You page, so I thought I'd get on here myself," Harris says in her first post, which has 1.9 million likes, more than 71,000 comments and upwards of 69,00
  
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• Pro-crypto PAC launches ahead of Trump visit to Bitcoin conference

  26-07-2024 12:00 via foxbusiness.com
  
  A pro-crypto PAC launched this week ahead of former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump’s expected speech at the 2024 Bitcoin conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, propelling the once-fringe world of digital currency more so into mainstream political campaigns during a pivotal election year. Jeff Turner, a former executive who worked in tech for four decades, founded Crypto For Us PAC, a new political action committee dedicated to electing tech-positive federal an
  
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• Paris Olympics opening ceremony will include Team USA in Ralph Lauren uniforms

  26-07-2024 12:00 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Team USA will be putting its most fashionable foot forward during the Olympic ceremonies in Paris, and so will athletes representing other countries.For the 2024 Summer Olympics, America’s team turned once again to Ralph Lauren to clothe its athletes for the opening and closing ceremonies. The New York-based luxury fashion brand created a separate design for each ceremony, both produced in the U.S.Ralph Lauren’s opening ceremony parade uniform for Team USA will include a "classic tai
  
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• No, Amazon isn't texting you. It's a scam

  26-07-2024 12:00 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Brand impostor scams are proliferating and one of its victims is Amazon. In other words, experts say consumers should beware if a message alerts them that there is an issue with their Amazon Prime account, like if their membership has been paused due to a payment issue for instance. Amazon Prime scams are similar to impostor call center scams that have been plaguing consumers in the U.S. for a decade, Michael Bordash, senior vice president of research and development at communications
  
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• Kamala Harris VP pick: What do betting markets say?

  26-07-2024 12:00 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Vice President Harris is vetting potential running mates now that she has become the Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee, and betting markets have picked out several front-runners.Harris, who became the presumptive nominee after President Biden's withdrawal from the race on Sunday, is expected to pick her vice presidential nominee before Aug. 7 with the Democratic National Convention in Chicago looming on Aug. 19-22. Traders and oddsmakers have gravitated toward a trio of po
  
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• High inflation could haunt Kamala Harris in fight against Trump

  26-07-2024 12:00 via foxbusiness.com
  
  High inflation that plagued much of President Biden's time in the White House could come back to haunt his likely successor, Vice President Kamala Harris, in the upcoming presidential election against Republican nominee Donald Trump. Many investors anticipate that Harris will push for a continuation of Biden's economic policies that some believe exacerbated the inflation crisis. "In general, we think she’ll pick up the Biden-Harris mantle," strategists at Evercore ISI said in a note T
  
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• How to recover items from the airport: a day with the Denver Airport lost and found

  26-07-2024 03:30 via foxbusiness.com
  
  If you've lost an item traveling recently, you may be able to get it back. Most of the busiest airports in the country have lost and found departments.One of them is at Denver International Airport, which is the nation's third-busiest airport. The lost and found team said they collect around 200 lost items each day and between 30% to 40% of their lost items make it back to their owners.Nora Aguirre is the lost and found supervisor. Aguirre said she has been working for the department for 6 years
  
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• Can boneless wings include bones? High court weighs in

  26-07-2024 01:33 via foxbusiness.com
  
  A divided Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday that consumers should not expect boneless wings to be free of bones.The 4-3 decision came after a guest of a restaurant filed legal action when he suffered serious medical complications because a bone from a boneless wing got stuck in his throat.The Associated Press reported that Michael Berkheimer was dining with his wife and friends at a wing joint in Hamilton, Ohio, when he ordered his usual: boneless wings with Parmesan garlic sauce.As Berkheimer w
  
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• Airline allows female passengers option to choose seats next to other women

  26-07-2024 00:43 via foxbusiness.com
  
  IndiGo, the largest airline in India, is providing female travelers with a new feature when booking a flight.Women who book will now have the ability to see where other women are seated and choose not to sit next to a man.The seat selection change "aims to make the travel experience more comfortable for our female passengers," according to an IndiGo press release sent from the airline to FOX Business.SOUTHWEST ENDING ITS OPEN SEATING POLICY"This has been introduced [based on] market research and
  
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• Amazon sold shirt reading 'The Only Good Trump Is A Dead One,' days after attempt on former President Trump

  26-07-2024 00:27 via foxbusiness.com
  
  A seller on Amazon’s website had a shirt for sale this week, bearing the phrase, "The Only Good Trump Is a Dead One," but it has since been removed from the site.The shirt, which was listed for $19.99 on the Amazon Fashion section of the site, was offered in 10 different colors, including black, navy blue, green, purple and pink. It also comes in a variety of sizes ranging from small to 3XL.According to the description given on Amazon, the item is "great for anybody," whether it's for pare
  
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• National Debt Tracker: American taxpayers (you) are now on the hook for $34,969,578,299,467.18 as of 7/25/24

  26-07-2024 00:05 via foxbusiness.com
  
  The U.S. national debt is climbing at a rapid pace and has shown no signs of slowing down, despite the growing criticism of massive levels of government spending.The national debt — which measures what the U.S. owes its creditors — fell to $34,969,578,299,467.18 as of Thursday afternoon, according to the latest numbers published by the Treasury Department. That is down about $18.5 billion from the figure reported the previous day.By comparison, just four decades ago, the national deb
  
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• Champagne sales down worldwide in 2024, industry executives cite lack of 'cheer'

  26-07-2024 00:01 via foxbusiness.com
  
  Champagne sales worldwide appear to have fizzled out in 2024.The traditional toast to life's celebrations like weddings, promotions and even christening new ships appears to have fallen flat.The CFO of luxury holdings company LVMH, which owns brands like Louis Vuitton and Moët et Chandon, believes it has to do with consumers feeling happy enough to celebrate.ULTRA RIGHT BEER UNVEILS LIMITED EDITION CAN FEATURING TRUMP'S 'ICONIC FIST PUMP' POST-ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTOn a Tuesday call covering
  
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