
The United States is banning several Canadian products, particularly alcohol, in a further tightening of trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa.
Washington imposes a ban on the importation of various Canadian products, including alcohol, marking an escalation of trade tensions between the United States and Canada.
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Trade relations between the United States and Canada are experiencing a period of increased tension.
“They behaved like one of the worst countries in the world”: the United States bans the importation of several Canadian products.
The United States is banning several Canadian products, particularly alcohol, in a further tightening of trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa.

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Nike on Thursday announced a new operating model called "Pace" aimed at saving about $2.5 billion by its 2031 fiscal year, including job cuts. CEO Elliott Hill clarified that decisions on affected positions would be made at a later date and that any preliminary information would be considered speculation. The group forecasts pre-tax charges of around a billion dollars related to personnel and 300 million in severance pay for the 2027 financial year. Despite a gross margin up to 42.8%, the first quarter results show a decline of 4% in turnover to 11.21 billion dollars and a drop of 22% in China, while North America increased by 2%. Nike stock fell 8.22% after the conference call with analysts.

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Solideo reduced the budget for the 2030 Olympics to 961 million euros, a drop of 445 million. This decline is mainly explained by the transfer of the ice events from Nice to Lyon, canceling the construction of an expensive complex.

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