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Barrick reports Q3 profit and gold production down from year ago

Barrick reports Q3 profit and gold production down from year ago

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. reported its third-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as it faced higher costs and its gold production fell compared with the same quarter last year. The gold miner, which keeps its books in U.S.
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Russians try to subdue Ukrainian towns by seizing mayors

Russians try to subdue Ukrainian towns by seizing mayors

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Not long after Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, soldiers broke down the office door of Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov.
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Employers concerned about worker burnout, retention amid tight job market: survey

Employers concerned about worker burnout, retention amid tight job market: survey

TORONTO — A new survey says Canadian employers are concerned about employee burnout and high turnover amid the ongoing labour shortage.
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Asia stocks fall after Fed says more US rate hikes likely

Asia stocks fall after Fed says more US rate hikes likely

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets tumbled Thursday after the Federal Reserve added to recession fears by saying it wasn't finished raising U.S. interest rates to cool inflation. Hong Kong's benchmark lost 3.1%.
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Suncor reports net loss in third quarter as it takes writedown on Fort Hills

Suncor reports net loss in third quarter as it takes writedown on Fort Hills

CALGARY — Suncor Inc. says it recorded a net loss of $609 million in the third quarter as it took a writedown of $3.4 billion against its share of the Fort Hills oilsands mine.
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Hootsuite announces second round of layoffs in four months amid restructuring

Hootsuite announces second round of layoffs in four months amid restructuring

VANCOUVER — Social media company Hootsuite Inc. says it is laying off five per cent of its staff, just a few months after it laid off 30 per cent as part of a global restructuring.
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Powell: Rate hikes may slow, but inflation fight hardly over

Powell: Rate hikes may slow, but inflation fight hardly over

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sought Wednesday to strike a delicate balance at a moment when high inflation is bedeviling the nation’s economy and commanding a central role in the midterm elections.
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Nutrien earns US$1.6B in third quarter, but lowers full-year guidance

Nutrien earns US$1.6B in third quarter, but lowers full-year guidance

SASKATOON — Nutrien Ltd. says it earned US$1.6 billion in the third quarter of 2022, up 118 per cent from the same three-month period in 2021. The Saskatoon-based fertilizer giant says its profit in the quarter works out to $2.
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Sun Life reports Q3 net income of $466 million, down 54 per cent from last year

Sun Life reports Q3 net income of $466 million, down 54 per cent from last year

TORONTO — Sun Life Financial Inc. says its profit was down 54 per cent in the third quarter compared with a year earlier due to general market declines, and also recorded a $170 million charge related to its sale of Sun Life UK.
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Spin Master sees revenues drop 12.7 per cent as consumers battle inflation

Spin Master sees revenues drop 12.7 per cent as consumers battle inflation

TORONTO — Spin Master Corp. says it earned US$141.4 million in the third quarter of 2022, or $1.33 cents per diluted share, compared with earnings of $135.3 million a year earlier. The Toronto-based toy and entertainment company, which reports in U.
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