Stocks to Watch: American Express’ Q2 2019 Earnings (NYSE:AXP)
American Express (NYSE:AXP) – Investment analysts at Oppenheimer decreased their Q2 2019 earnings per share estimates for shares of American Express in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 8th, according to Zacks Investment Research. Oppenheimer analyst D. Gabriele now anticipates that the payment services company will post earnings of $2.11 per share […]
Stocks to Watch: Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (US) (NASDAQ:ITRN)
Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (US) (NASDAQ:ITRN) – Equities research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group dropped their Q2 2019 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (US) in a research note issued on Thursday, July 18th, Zacks Investment Research reports. Jefferies Financial Group analyst D. Kelley now expects that the industrial […]
CBSA phishing scams
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is warning the public about people posing as officials from the agency, who are asking for personal information, in a series of ongoing phishing scams. The scams take the form of email, text messages or telephone calls asking for personal information including Social Insurance Numbers. According to a media […]
Agri-tech company scores
A Salmon Arm agri-tech company was one of three awarded $50,000 as part of a provincial challenge. Technology Brewing Corporation is developing a vision-guided robot capable of accurately picking, trimming and placing mushrooms in store-ready boxes. “This funding will enable us to start helping B.C. farmers improve their harvesting efficiency using robotic automation,” said Mike […]
Trudeau sees Far North
Sitting on a bed next to the oldest Inuit woman in northern Nunavut, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heard and witnessed first-hand what life is like for the people of the Far North. Trudeau visited Arctic Bay Thursday as part of a two-day visit to the territory. His first stop in the tiny northern community of […]
Paying $5B more in taxes
A new report from the Business Council of BC estimates B.C. businesses are paying nearly $5 billion more in annual taxes than they were in 2013. BCBC says the cumulative tax increase, coupled with regulatory changes, is weighing on investment and business sentiment in B.C. Provincial sales tax (PST), the new Employer Health Tax (EHT) […]