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The US economy notched another solid month of job growth, with an added lift from actors and autoworkers coming off the picket lines.Employers added 199,000 jobs in November, and the unemployment rate […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have urged all OPEC+ countries to join the group’s agreement on output cuts, saying it would serve the interests […]

Canadian National Railway Co. CNR-T +0.47%increasesays it’s acquiring Iowa Northern Railway, pending regulatory review.In a press release Thursday evening, CN says it has signed and closed an agreement to acquire the railway, […]

The Bank of Canada held its policy rate steady at 5 per cent for the third consecutive decision and warned that it could raise rates again. It said monetary policy is working […]

Oil prices were steady on Wednesday, as investors weighed the effectiveness of an extension in OPEC+ cuts in tightening supply against a worsening demand outlook in China.Brent crude futures fell […]

Canada’s financial intelligence agency has levied a $7.4-million penalty against the Royal Bank of Canada RY-T +0.59%increase for non-compliance with anti-money laundering and terrorist financing measures.The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of […]

David Rosenberg: Canada is in economic decay. Prepare for BoC rate cuts and big returns in this asset class.There may be lies, damned lies, and statistics as Mark Twain posited. […]

AltaGas Ltd. ALA-T +0.51%increase is raising its dividend as it says it expects its earnings to grow next year, helped by its core operations.The energy infrastructure company says it will pay a quarterly […]

Job openings openings totaled 8.73 million for the month, a decline of 617,000, or 6.6%, the Labor Department reported Tuesday in its monthly JOLTS report. That was the lowest total […]