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Markets soar, oil prices plummet as hopes rise for U.S.-Iran peace
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Oil futures fall after Trump pauses U.S. effort to partially reopen Strait
Crude-oil futures fell late Tuesday after President Donald Trump said his latest effort to partially reopen the Strait of Hormuz would be paused, to buy more time to reach an agreement to end hostilities with Iran.
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Elon Musk to pay $1.5M fine to settle suit over delayed Twitter disclosures
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Your Spirit loyalty points are probably worthless now — but these other
Loyal customers who amassed thousands of points through flight purchases and credit-card swipes might not see a penny in compensation for their accumulated rewards.
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Ekati mine’s future in doubt as company files for creditor protection
Ekati Diamond Mine’s parent company has filed for creditor protection, saying it is unable to pay bills after global events caused the gem’s prices to fall by more than 70 per cent within a year.The filings, as first reported by Cabin…
The markets are in the early stages of pricing in stagflation. Here’s what
Citi’s team of quantitative analysts have studied the market and say, it’s beginning to smell like stagflation.
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Canada’s new sovereign wealth fund: What Ottawa can learn from Alberta
As the federal government embarks on launching a national sovereign wealth fund, Ottawa could seek lessons from the handling of Alberta’s fund to help ensure it becomes a success. Alberta launched its sovereign wealth fund decades ago,…
The market is riding high on an AI spending boom — but what could crack
Earnings have dazzled in Q1, but continued upward revisions to 2026 outlooks have been highly concentrated.
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Amid growing calls to limit teens’ use of AI chatbots, are parental
Concerns are growing about how some young people engage with AI chatbots, with Meta recently releasing new tools that let parents monitor topics their children discuss just as some provinces consider banning use of AI chatbots altogether…
‘The numbers don’t lie’: If I had invested my Social Security in the S&P
“I do better than many citizens because I’ve contributed at the highest level.”
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