North American stock markets sold off sharply again on Thursday as investors reacted to a slew of negative stories related to the coronavirus outbreak. The TSX and Dow Jones were hit by so much selling that rules known as “circuit breakers” were automatically implemented, halting trading for 15 minutes to give the stock market a breather.…
Bombardier Inc. is replacing chief executive Alain Bellemare as it moves ahead with its new focus on business jets. Bombardier said Eric Martel has been appointed president and chief executive officer and a member of the Bombardier board of directors, effective April 6. Martel joins Bombardier from Hydro-Quebec, where he served as president and chief…
Bombardier Inc. is replacing chief executive Alain Bellemare as it moves ahead with its new focus on business jets. Bombardier said Eric Martel has been appointed president and chief executive officer and a member of the Bombardier board of directors, effective April 6. Martel joins Bombardier from Hydro-Quebec, where he served as president and chief…
Stock market investors took another bath in red ink on Wednesday, with the TSX, Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all down by between three and five per cent. Just about everything was once again lower, as the coronavirus currently sweeping around the globe infects stock markets with something almost as worrisome: fear. On Tuesday,…
Sudbury has its first positive case of COVID-19. Public Health Sudbury and Districts confirms that a man in his 50s presented himself to the emergency department at Health Sciences North on Saturday. The health unit says all the proper precautions were taken and procedure standards followed, including infection control, testing and assessment. The man is now in…
Google is asking all of its North American employees to work from home if they can in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. “All offices in North America are now on recommended work from home status, if roles allow,” the company confirmed to CBC News in an email on…