Here are the top reads on deals and financial services over the last 24 hours,
Nova Scotia becomes third province to grant investment regulator greater investigative power: Nova Scotia has become the third province to grant one of Canada’s investment regulators greater investigative power in a bid to strengthen protections for investors, including the authority to use the courts to enforce its fines against individuals found guilty of misconduct. Story (Clare O’Hara, for subscribers)
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Saudi investment conference: Goldman Sachs Group Inc. on Thursday joined the growing list of high-profile businesses snubbing a Saudi investment conference next week amid mounting pressure on Riyadh over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Story
Earnings: American Express said its third quarter profits jumped by 22 per cent from a year earlier, as the credit card giant benefited from a lower tax rate and increased spending on the company’s credit cards. Story
Cryptocurrencies: When Peggy and Marco Lachmann-Anke learned in January that hackers cracked a 40-character password and cleaned out their cryptocurrency wallet, they did not go to the police or alert the tokens’ issuer, the Berlin-based technology group IOTA. They bought more coins. Story
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Europe: Starbucks is restructuring its European operations after several years of slowing sales. The Seattle-based coffee chain is selling 83 company-owned stores in France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg to its longtime partner, Alsea. Story (for subscribers)
Energy sector: MEG Energy Corp. shares rose and fell in choppy trading Thursday after it formally rejected a $3.3-billion hostile takeover offer from oilsands rival Husky Energy Inc. Story
Listings: Shares in Aurora Cannabis Inc. will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange next week. The marijuana company says it has been approved for listing on the U.S. market and will start trading on Oct. 23. Story (for subscribers)
Listings: Licensed producer Aphria Inc. has applied to list its common shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The Leamington, Ont.-based cannabis company submitted its registration statement to U.S. securities regulators today. Story
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