The Latest Breaking News from North America

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s top diplomat for North America is calling on the U.S. to do “a better job” of managing rising immigration by, in part, creating more legal pathways into the U.S. for migrants who otherwise face an increasingly perilous journey at the hands of organized crime.

AdvanSix Inc (NYSE:ASIX) reported fourth-quarter FY21 sales growth of 24.6% year-over-year to $424.06 million, beating the consensus of $408.30 million. The sales increase was driven by a 25% favorable impact of market-based pricing and 12% higher raw material pass-through pricing, partially offset by lower volume. Sales volume in the quarter decreased ~12% driven…

FEB. 11 - 17, 2022

LKQ Corp (NASDAQ:LKQ) reported fourth-quarter FY21 sales growth of 7.8% year-on-year, to $3.19 billion, beating the analyst consensus of $3.09 billion. Revenue in North America rose 9.2% Y/Y, and Europe increased 4.3%. The gross margin for the quarter expanded 30 basis points Y/Y to 39.9%. The operating margin contracted 20 basis points to…

Sarah Smith was appointed the corporation’s North America editor last year.

Ongoing tensions between the United States and China have affected many companies around the world, including those in Canada.

BEIJING — With a 7 1/2-month old baby at home, Maura Crowell often finds herself awake at odd hours. That wasn't such a bad thing over the past two weeks, since she planned to be up anyway to watch the women's hockey tournament at the Beijing Olympics.

IPG Photonics Corp (NASDAQ:IPGP) reported fourth-quarter FY21 revenue growth of 8% year-on-year to $364.5 million, beating the consensus of $353.4 million. Materials processing sales accounted for 87% of total revenue and increased 5% Y/Y with higher sales in welding, marking 3D printing, and cleaning applications. Sales into Other applications increased 41% Y/Y, driven…

Ford Motor Co. on Monday informed salaried employees of changes to bonus awards following outcry from some workers who felt the payout was unfair.

Dollar Tree, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: DLTR) discount variety stores have served millions in North America for more than 30 years, and over the past year, has been the home of superior returns for investors.

Largely civil and without violence, a demonstration in Windsor, Ontario was finally cleared by police Sunday after blocking one of North America’s busiest cross-border trade arteries for more than five days.