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Monsanto shareholders approve Bayer’s $57 billion takeover
ST. LOUIS – Monsanto Co. shareholders on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a $57 billion merger with…
Ex Amaya CEO asks court to order the release of details in insider trading case
MONTREAL – Former Amaya CEO David Baazov’s lawyer says the Quebec securities regulator’s disclosure of…
New rules call for all-in pricing on Ontario travel ads
TORONTO – Travel ads in Ontario will soon have to include all taxes and fees…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
With Tillerson, Trump keeps betting big on business leaders
WASHINGTON – In selecting Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state, President-elect…
US wholesale prices jump 0.4 per cent, most in 5 months
WASHINGTON – U.S. wholesale prices rose at the fastest pace in five months in November,…
US industrial production fell 0.4 per cent in November
WASHINGTON – U.S. industrial production dropped sharply in November, mainly because power plants reduced output…
Tainted peanut butter leads to $11.2M penalty a decade later
ALBANY, Ga. – A decade after hundreds of Americans got sick from eating Peter Pan…
US retail sales barely rise at start of holiday shopping
WASHINGTON – Americans increased their retail spending just slightly in November, a possible sign of…
Debt-to-income ratio climbs to 166.9 per cent in Q3: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA – The Canadian household debt compared with income climbed to a record high in…
McKesson to sell 28 stores to win Competition Bureau approval for Rexall deal
OTTAWA – U.S. health-care company McKesson has agreed to sell 28 drugstores to win approval…
Perry would bring oil industry ties to Energy Department
WASHINGTON – Rick Perry, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for energy secretary, has close ties to…
Fed move unlikely to cause significant boost in Canadian rates: experts
TORONTO – Canadian mortgage brokers say it’s unlikely the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate hike will…
TSX, U.S. markets pull back as Fed hikes rates for the first time this year
TORONTO – The decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve to hike interest rates for the…
Global task force urges private sector to better disclose climate risks
TORONTO – A high-profile task force is recommending the global private sector do more to…
Trump tells anxious tech leaders: ‘We’re here to help’
NEW YORK – President-elect Donald Trump, who faced fierce opposition from some Silicon Valley leaders…
Alberta Rocky Mountain town gets OK to build affordable housing project
BANFF, Alta. – The Alberta Rocky Mountain town of Banff has been given the go-ahead…
Exxon Mobil names Woods chairman, CEO to replace Tillerson
DALLAS – Exxon Mobil Corp. will promote insider Darren Woods to chairman and CEO, replacing…
From Trump and his new team, mixed signals on climate change
WASHINGTON – He brushed off climate change as a Chinese hoax, then called it the…
Liberals won’t face flak from Tories over tough stance on health funding
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government may not be winning friends among Canada’s premiers as they…
Claims for unemployment benefits fall to 254,000
WASHINGTON – Fewer Americans signed up for unemployment benefits last week, the second straight week…
A minimalist holiday season: How to simplify gift-giving without being a Scrooge
TORONTO – Rachel Jonat and her husband didn’t purchase any Christmas gifts for their three…
NBC to launch all-Olympic channel in deal with IOC, USOC
NEW YORK – NBC is bringing year-round Olympic programming to the United States. After years…
Feds spending $500M to expand high-speed Internet access to remote communities
WAKEFIELD, Que. – The federal government is investing up to $500 million to bring high-speed,…