Latest from Jenna Benchetrit
Starbucks says customers have to buy something or leave, reversing open-door policy from 2018
Starbucks says its cafés, patios and bathrooms will be reserved for paying customers going forward, bringing back a "buy something or leave" policy that it removed after a racially charged incident in one of its stores.
Canada Post is hiking its postage prices today. What does that mean for its future?
Canada Post is raising the cost of stamps and its other mail products by 25 per cent today, a move decided in September, well before a 30-day labour strike further challenged the organization's already dire financial situation.
Unemployment dipped to 6.7% while job gains beat expectations in December
The Canadian economy added 91,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dipped 0.1 percentage points to 6.7 per cent in December, Statistics Canada said on Friday, which came as a pleasant surprise to economists.
Frank And Oak seeks creditor protection while Ricki's and Cleo shutter stores in retail shakeup
Montreal-based retailer Frank And Oak has filed for creditor protection for the second time this decade, seeking relief from $71 million in debt, while the Ontario company behind Ricky's and Cleo says it will shutter their stores.
Is it still 'social media' if it's overrun by AI?
Facebook's parent company Meta has a new vision: characters powered by artificial intelligence existing alongside actual friends and family. But some experts caution that this could mark the end of social media as we know it.
The CEO-to-worker pay gap is still enormous — but a new report says it narrowed slightly in 2023
Canada's top-paid CEOs made over 200 times more than the average worker in 2023, says a new report — yet the gap between executives and employees narrowed slightly that year, as workers' wages rose and corporate profits declined during the comedown from high inflation.
How a viral TikTok video led to a year-long global shortage of Swedish candy
How a TikTok influencer's video showing off a bag of Swedish candy sent the internet spinning, resulting in an ongoing global shortage of the nation's prized sweets.
Potential Honda-Nissan merger could be the first of many as carmakers try to challenge China
Japanese carmakers Honda and Nissan are reportedly considering a merger — a sign that major global manufacturers are joining forces to compete against their mighty Chinese competitors as the auto world goes electric.
Canadian dollar dips below 70 cents US for first time since March 2020
The Canadian dollar dipped below $0.70 US on Tuesday, the first time it has done so since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, according to Bloomberg data.
Canada's inflation rate edges down to 1.9%
Canada's annual inflation rate ticked down to 1.9 per cent in November, with the slowdown in price growth mostly driven by lower mortgage interest costs and cheaper travel tours, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday.