The Canadian government is moving to push back the start of a possible strike by railway workers at Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), an official said on Friday. Workers represented by the Teamsters union last week voted overwhelmingly to strike as early as May 22. Railways are critical to Canada's economy, due to its vast geography and exports of grain, potash and coal.
Germany will buy three US Himars systems and transfer them to Ukraine, the defence minister announced during a visit to Washington.
The Dow Jones rose Friday ahead of key inflation data. Nvidia stock rallied on strong sales from TSMC on the stock market today.