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Another 1.5M Americans filed for new jobless claims last week, bringing
About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a historically high number, even as the economy increasingly reopens and employers bring some people back to work. The latest figure from the Labour…
Manufacturing sales plummetted at record-setting pace in April as COVID-19
Canadian manufacturing sales plummeted a record-breaking 28.5 per cent in April as the coronavirus pandemic hit business operations, Statistics Canada said on Monday, but analysts and the agency predicted the figures should improve in…
Locals reclaim Madrid as their city while waiting for the tourists to
MADRID — Crammed with visitors from all over the world just a few months ago, Madrid is now a bittersweet paradise.
Devoid of the extra foot traffic, residents are reveling in new post-lockdown freedoms and reclaiming…
Here’s how the stock market tends to trade after brutal selloffs like Thursday’s – MarketWatch
U.S. stocks on Thursday booked their worst daily plunge since fears about the economic impact of measures to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic took root in investors’ psyches back in March.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Here’s how much of a revenue hit Facebook will take as Diageo and Starbucks
Facebook shares fell in premarket trading on Monday, after Diageo and Starbucks became the latest companies to halt advertising on social media platforms over ineffective policing of hate speech.
Shares of Mark…
Dow futures rise as stock market aims to add to rally headed into Fed week
U.S. stock-market futures edged higher Sunday evening in thin trading, as Wall Street equities looked to add to a rally toward records for the Nasdaq Composite that concluded trade last week on the back of improving economic…
China fines Canada Goose over parka claims; Salad kits recalled: CBC’s
Miss something this week? Don't panic. CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need. Want this in your inbox? Get the Marketplace newsletter every Friday. Canada Goose fined by China for 'misleading' consumers…
800 workers take voluntary buyouts at Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge
Hundreds of workers at Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge haved opted for a voluntary buyout program as the company navigates the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic and an unprecedented oil demand shock. The Calgary-based company says about…
Microsoft to permanently close all 83 physical stores worldwide
Microsoft said Friday it is permanently closing its physical stores around the world. In Canada, seven locations in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario will be closed. Like other retailers, the software and computing giant had to…
Stock market news live updates: Stocks steady in final session of June – Yahoo Finance
Stocks were slightly lower Tuesday morning, with the final session of the month and quarter under way.The S&P 500 and Dow were on track to post gains of less than 1% for the month of June. The Nasdaq Composite outperformed amid a broad…