WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday banned consumer use of a popular but deadly paint stripper but stopped short of also banning commercial use of the product by tradespeople. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed the rule, which will bar manufacture and import of the stripper methylene chloride for consumer use, in a private… viaContinue reading “EPA bans consumer use of deadly paint stripper, in rare step — Financial Post”
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Concerns about new plane ground Boeing stock rise — Financial Post
Boeing soared early in 2019 and lifted the Dow Jones Industrial Average with it. Now concerns about the safety of the newest version of its flagship airplane have halted the momentum. Shares rose 36 per cent in January and February thanks to steady orders for Boeing jetliners, including its popular 737. Then came Sunday’s deadly… viaContinue reading “Concerns about new plane ground Boeing stock rise — Financial Post”
Why central banks — including Canada’s — are finding it so hard to get interest rates back to ‘normal’ territory — Financial Post
Central bankers have long been crafting analogies to explain what they do — think taking away the punch bowl. Few have been as devoted to the art as Stephen Poloz. He’s trying to steer the economy back to a place where it can support the kind of borrowing costs that counted as normal before 2008.… viaContinue reading “Why central banks — including Canada’s — are finding it so hard to get interest rates back to ‘normal’ territory — Financial Post”
Ottawa’s latest rules risk ruining cannabis-infused beverages before they’re even legal — Financial Post
Dried cannabis and oils are currently legal in Canada and edible cannabis, which includes beverages, are scheduled to become legal for sale by October 2019. The federal government’s draft regulations for edibles, released recently, are riddled with problems, but some of the most glaring problems concern regulations on cannabis-infused beverages. For newcomers to the concept,… viaContinue reading “Ottawa’s latest rules risk ruining cannabis-infused beverages before they’re even legal — Financial Post”
