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NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks fell after an update on inflation hurt Wall Street’s hopes for lower interest rates. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Tuesday, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1%.

As Canadians increasingly turn to AI chatbots for help with everyday tasks like meal planning, workout routines and even mapping out vacation itineraries, some are also using it to help manage their money.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs push up the cost of everything from groceries and clothes to furniture and appliances. Consumer prices rose 2.

GATINEAU — Canada's telecommunications regulator is launching a consultation aimed at improving the national public alerting system that is used to warn Canadians about emergency situations such as severe weather and other concerns to public safety.

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc.

TORONTO — Porter Airlines has signed a sale-and-leaseback agreement for four Embraer E195-E2 aircraft.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says fewer manufacturers report being affected by tariffs in May than in April. The agency says total manufacturing sales were down 0.9 per cent to $68.7 billion in May, marking the lowest level since January 2022.

BAGHDAD (AP) — An oil field in Iraq 's Dohuk province was set ablaze Tuesday after being struck by a drone. It is the latest in a series of similar attacks launched recently against oil facilities in northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region .

BANGKOK (AP) — Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang says the technology giant has won approval from the Trump administration to sell its advanced H20 computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence to China.

BANGKOK (AP) — China's economy slowed slightly in the last quarter as President Donald Trump’s trade war escalated, but it still expanded at a robust 5.2% pace, the government said Tuesday. That compares with 5.4% annual growth in January-March.