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Chain restaurants are out. Restaurant groups are in
Picture this: you walk into a new, buzzy, chef-driven restaurant. It’s the only one of its kind, and by all appearances, it looks like an independent spot.But dig a little deeper and it turns out the independent restaurant is actually…
Jobless claims sink to 3-year low in no-hire, no-fire U.S. economy
The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits around the Thanksgiving holiday fell to a more than three-year low, reinforcing the view that businesses are mostly avoiding layoffs even as they freeze hiring.
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As cleanup costs mount, oilpatch may be forced to pay deposit before
Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Alberta’s premier is floating the idea of making oil and gas companies pay a deposit…
Trump touts rollback of fuel standards. Here’s why it ‘won’t suddenly make
Under the Biden-era rules, carmakers would have needed to achieve a fuel-efficiency standard of about 50 miles to a gallon of gas by 2031. Trump’s proposal would lower that requirement to 34.5 miles to the gallon.
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Air Transat pilots give union the power to declare a strike
Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.The union that represents Air Transat's pilots said on Wednesday that its members…
Everyone’s waiting for a rate cut — but the Fed’s already shown its hand
Your money-market fund will be the first domino if another liquidity crunch hits the economy.
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Italian fashion group Prada buys rival Versace
Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.The Prada Group closed the purchase of Milan fashion rival Versace in a…
Bayer stock has its best day in 17 years after support from Trump’s
Bayer shares rose as much as 15% on Tuesday after the U.S. solicitor general backed the company’s bid to get the Supreme Court to curtail litigation alleging its Roundup pesticide causes cancer.
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Northern Ontario steel mill issues layoff notices to 1,000 workers
Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Algoma Steel says it has issued 1,000 layoff notices to workers at its plant in…
How to find the right place to retire abroad
Here’s what we did before making the big move.
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