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Canada’s services PMI shows August activity down for third straight month

By Fergal SmithTORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's services economy contracted for a third straight month in August as firms employed less workers and wildfires contributed...

You aren’t likely to lose a job in the US but may find it harder to land one

WASHINGTON (AP) — Laid off by the music streaming service Spotify last year, Joovay Arias figured he’d land another job as a software engineer...

Blackstone seeks A$5.5 billion loan for AirTrunk acquisition, sources say

By Kane Wu, Scott Murdoch and Renju JoseHONG KONG/SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Blackstone-led consortium is taking out an around $A5.5 billion ($3.7 billion) loan...

Alimentation Couche-Tard ‘confident’ it can close on bid to for 7-Eleven owner

LAVAL, Que. — Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.'s incoming CEO says the company is "confident" it can close on a blockbuster bid to take over 7-Eleven-owner...

Behind the nonprofit helping a diverse new generation of culinary professionals heat up New York

NEW YORK (AP) — A side of beef bigger than a classroom desktop sat before high school students huddled around a kitchen on New...

Verizon is buying Frontier in $20B deal to strengthen its fiber network

Verizon is buying Frontier Communications in a $20 billion deal to strengthen its fiber network.Verizon Communications Inc. said Thursday that the acquisition will also...

Private equity firm Birch Hill signs deal to buy Rexall and Well.ca

TORONTO — Birch Hill Equity Partners says it has signed a deal with McKesson Corp. to buy Rexall Pharmacy Group and online retailer Well.ca.Financial...

Meta oversight panel says political content cuts could limit dissent in crises including Venezuela’s

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Meta’s efforts to scale back political content on its platforms could limit the reach of people’s expressions of dissent or...

Meta oversight panel says political content cuts could limit dissent in crises including Venezuela’s

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Meta’s efforts to scale back political content on its platforms could limit the reach of people’s expressions of dissent or...

Morning Bid: Stocks calmed as action switches to rates, jobs

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike DolanU.S. stocks look to have weathered the early September squall for...

The market shouldn’t cheer a larger rate cut in September: Morning Brief

This is The Takeaway from today's Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with:It’s a market...

The UK says water bosses could face prison under plans to clean up sewage-clogged rivers

LONDON (AP) — The bosses of water companies that pollute waterways could go to prison under a new law the British government says will...

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