Hunter Biden’s former business partner was willing to go before a grand jury.  He never got the chance.

Hunter Biden’s former business partner was willing to go before a grand jury. He never got the chance.

A former business partner of Hunter and James Bidenwho worked directly with them on a 2017 China energy deal, was never asked to testify to a Delaware grand jury investigating Hunter Biden, two sources familiar with the discussions tell CBS News. Tony Bobulinski, the former business partner, was open to testifying, and his attorney reached out to the office of Delaware US Attorney David Weiss. Weiss did not return their calls, the sources said. Weiss’ decision not to bring Bobulinski is the latest indication that prosecutors investigating Hunter Biden may have avoided investigating allegations about his father, President Joe Biden.…
Businesses expect slowing prices, wage increases: BoC survey – Business News

Businesses expect slowing prices, wage increases: BoC survey – Business News

Photo: The Canadian Press Businesses continue to expect wage and price increases to be larger than normal, but they are shifting to closer to what they were before the pandemic, a new survey by the Bank of Canada suggests. In its business outlook survey released Friday, the central bank said for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic businesses on balance expected slower wage growth over the next year. Firms on balance also expected their input and output prices to grow at a slower rate over the next 12 months. “Although firms still see cost pressures and labor…
Retail sales grew 1.1 per cent in April

Retail sales grew 1.1 per cent in April

OTTAWA – Canadian retail sales came in stronger than initially estimated, as analysts say consumers proved resilient amid an economically challenging environment but that momentum is expected to slow. Retail sales rose 1.1 per cent to $65.9 billion in April, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday, topping its initial estimate for the month that pointed to an increase of 0.2 per cent. Gains at general merchandise retailers and food and beverage stores led the way higher. The agency’s advance estimate for May suggested a gain of 0.5 per cent for that month, though it cautioned the figure would be revised. BMO economist…
Irving Oil considers the sale of the company as part of a strategic review

Irving Oil considers the sale of the company as part of a strategic review

Irving Oil says it has launched a strategic review that will consider, among other things, “a full or partial sale” of the company, one of the largest in New Brunswick. “A strategic review of the company is underway, and a series of options are being evaluated related to the company’s future,” the Saint John-based company said in a statement. “No decisions have been made about where this strategic review may lead. Considerations will be given to a new ownership structure, a full or partial sale, or a change in the portfolio of our assets and how we operate them.” The…
AbCellera draws 0 million in government funding – Business News

AbCellera draws $300 million in government funding – Business News

Photo: Nelson Bennett. Francois-Philippe Champagne, Canadian minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, was in Vancouver Wednesday announcing $225 million in federal funding for AbCellera. Federal and provincial officials announced $300 million in funding today for the new $700 million biotech campus built by AbCellera (Nasdaq:ABCL )in Mount Pleasant. AbCellera has emerged as one of BC’s most successful biotech companies. The company’s prospects are worried during the COVID-19 pandemic because it makes the therapeutic antibodies used in the development of drugs used to treat COVID-19. Its antibodies have been used to treat more than 2.5 million patients. The company landed a…
Netflix to start charging US customers an extra  for sharing accounts outside the house

Netflix to start charging US customers an extra $8 for sharing accounts outside the house

Netflix on Tuesday outlines how it intends to crack down on the rampant sharing of account passwords in the US, its latest bid to reel in more subscribers to its video streaming service amid a slowdown in growth. In an email to its 70 million US customers on Tuesday, Netflix said it would limit viewing of its programming to people living in the same household. Those who subscribe to Netflix’s standard or premium plans — which cost $15.50 US to $20 US per month — will be able to allow another person living outside their household to use their password…
Angry Fox News chief said fact-checks of Trump’s election lies ‘bad for business’ |  FoxNews

Angry Fox News chief said fact-checks of Trump’s election lies ‘bad for business’ | FoxNews

The top executive at Fox News was furious one of the network’s reporters was fact-checking Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election, writing in a December 2020 email that it was “bad for business”. Suzanne Scott, the chief executive of Fox News, was responding in early December 2020 to an on-air fact-check by Eric Shawn, one of the network’s anchors. “This has to stop now,” she wrote to Meade Cooper, another Fox executive. “This is bad business and there is clearly a lack of understanding [sic] what is happening in these shows. The audience is furious and we are…
Buffett shares good news on profits, AI thoughts at meeting

Buffett shares good news on profits, AI thoughts at meeting

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett said artificial intelligence may change the world but new technology won’t take away opportunities for investors and he’s confident America will continue to prosper despite its bitter political divisions. Buffett and his partner Charlie Munger spent all day Saturday answering questions at the annual shareholders meeting for his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate inside a packed arena in Omaha. “New things coming along don’t take away the opportunities. What gives you the opportunities are other people doing dumb things,” said Buffett, who had a chance to try out ChatGPT with his friend Bill Gates a…