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Stock market today: Wall Street falls again as vaccine makers and tech stocks slide

Stock market today: Wall Street falls again as vaccine makers and tech stocks slide

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling again as their big rally following last week’s presidential election and cut to interest rates continues to fade. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% Friday.
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Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales up, manufacturing sales down in September

Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales up, manufacturing sales down in September

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain rose 0.8 per cent to $82.3 billion in September.
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Retail sales up solidly in October as Americans showed continued willingness to spend

Retail sales up solidly in October as Americans showed continued willingness to spend

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. retail sales rose last month at a healthy pace in the latest sign that consumer spending is driving the economy's steady growth. Retail purchases rose 0.
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MDA reports $29.5M Q3 profit, revenue up nearly 40 per cent from year ago

MDA reports $29.5M Q3 profit, revenue up nearly 40 per cent from year ago

BRAMPTON, Ont. — MDA Space Ltd. reported $29.5 million in third-quarter net income, up from $9.3 million in the same quarter last year, as its revenue rose by nearly 40 per cent compared with a year ago.
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English soccer game did not deliver such a big bounce for N.L. after all: province

English soccer game did not deliver such a big bounce for N.L. after all: province

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's return on investment for sponsoring a professional English soccer team was not quite as rosy as previously claimed.
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Hundreds of hotel workers go on strike at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip

Hundreds of hotel workers go on strike at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hundreds of hotel workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip went on strike just before dawn Friday after a long and highly publicized fight for a new contract.
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The Latest: Taylor Swift embraces Canadian fans after kicking off Toronto tour dates

The Latest: Taylor Swift embraces Canadian fans after kicking off Toronto tour dates

TORONTO — Pop superstar Taylor Swift kicked off the first of six shows in Toronto with fans cheering her entrance. The singer brings her record-breaking tour for a Canadian leg that hits Rogers Centre over 10 days.
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Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families' backing

Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families' backing

The satirical news publication The Onion was named the winning bidder for Alex Jones' Infowars at a bankruptcy auction Thursday, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation ju
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Hospitality workers rally for higher wages as hotel costs soar during Swift tour

Hospitality workers rally for higher wages as hotel costs soar during Swift tour

TORONTO — The sound of chants, whistles and drum beats filled the air outside a downtown Toronto hotel Thursday night as a crowd of hospitality workers gathered to demand salary increases amid skyrocketing accommodation costs during Taylor Swift’s co
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Powell says Fed will likely cut rates cautiously given persistent inflation pressures

Powell says Fed will likely cut rates cautiously given persistent inflation pressures

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that the Federal Reserve will likely cut its key interest rate slowly and deliberately in the coming months, in part because inflation has shown signs of persistence and the Fed's officials want to
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