Tesla offers China-made electric vehicles for sale in Canada

(Reuters) – Tesla is listing China-made Model 3 and Model Y models for sale in Canada, the company’s website showed on Tuesday, confirming the electric car maker has completed its first shipments to North America from its Shanghai factory. Tesla’s website showed both rear-wheel drive Model Y vehicles and the long-range, all-wheel drive version of…

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US seeks labor rights probe at Goodyear Tire in Mexico

By Daina Beth Solomon and David Lawder WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. labor officials on Monday said they have asked Mexico to investigate alleged worker rights abuses at a Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co plant in Mexico in the latest “rapid response” probe under North American trade rules. The complaint from the U.S. Trade Representative’s…

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Banks win dismissal of U.S. silver price-fixing litigation

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed long-running litigation by investors who accused HSBC Holdings Plc and Bank of Nova Scotia of conspiring to fix silver prices. U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan said the investors lacked legal standing to pursue federal antitrust claims under the Sherman Act,…

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Canadian banks see earnings risk from commercial property loans, TD in focus

By Nivedita Balu TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian banks are expected to report a rise in bad debt provisions and highlight risks from commercial property loans when they report earnings this week, with the country’s No.2 bank TD in focus after its acquisition of First Horizon failed. Bay Street analysts have lowered their second quarter earnings…

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Analysis-G7’s nuanced pledge to ‘de-risk’ from China reflected concerns from Europe and Japan

By Yukiko Toyoda and David Dolan TOKYO (Reuters) -The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) rich democracies this weekend pledged to “de-risk” without “decoupling” from China, an approach that reflected European and Japanese concerns about pushing Beijing too hard, officials and experts said. U.S. President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders wrapped up a…

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Golf-Koepka wins PGA Championship as magic Block shines at Oak Hill

By Steve Keating ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) – Brooks Koepka claimed a PGA Championship hat-trick and a landmark major win for LIV Golf on Sunday but the day also belonged to Michael Block, a 46-year-old club professional, who capped a golfing fairytale with a hole-in-one. Koepka, saying he had learned his lessons from last month’s…

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Alberta wildfire fighters hope rain, cooling bring relief

(Reuters) – Alberta authorities hope cooler temperatures and showers forecast for the coming week will help firefighters battling blazes in the oil-rich Canadian province, although storms could complicate efforts. Amid hot, dry conditions, forecasters were tracking a front likely to move into the province on Sunday that should bring much-needed relief, including humidity and even…

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G7 signals long-term Ukraine support to Russia, woos ‘Global South’

HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday drew a parallel between the destruction of Bakhmut and the horror of Hiroshima, evoking the symbolism of mass destruction as he wrapped up a surprise appearance at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Japan. UKRAINE * U.S. President Joe Biden said he had received a…

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