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Furey, Parsons looking at positives of Husky-Cenovus merger
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Varcoe: 'Scale is important' Cenovus CEO says of massive deal for Husky
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Corporate, union donations to be prohibited in future St. John’s elections
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![Dominion strikers picketed the Weston Foods bakery on Bruce Street Monday morning.
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Loblaws Inc. granted injunction against striking Dominion workers but denied the broad sweep it had requested
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![Retired architect Jim Case stands outside the house on Springdale Street in St. John's where he lived from age one until age 14. Case recently released his first novel, titled "Ananias." The narrative is built around historical records of someone he believes is one of his ancestors. — Andrew Waterman/The Telegram]()
20 Questions with retired architect and newly published author Jim Case of St. John’s
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Economists call for improved spending transparency as Trudeau again refuses to set fiscal anchor
Dollar holds firm on COVID-19 woes and U.S. election uncertainty
By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar clung to gains on Tuesday, but other safe-haven currencies were mostly quiet as investors sat on the sidelines ahead of next week's U.S. election, even as worries about a second wave of COVID-19 and ...
Las Vegas Sands mulling $6 billion sale of Vegas casinos: source
By Aishwarya Nair (Reuters) - Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp is exploring a sale of its flagship casinos in Las Vegas for about $6 billion, a source told Reuters on Monday, with the move likely to mark the exit of the group's chairman from the ...
TSX futures inch lower as bullion eases on buoyant dollar
(Reuters) - Canada's main stock index futures inched lower on Tuesday, as weakness in bullion weighed by a buoyant dollar and lack of progress on a U.S. stimulus package offset firmer oil prices. Spot gold dipped 0.19% to $1899.4 per ounce. Bullion, ...
Rolls-Royce shareholders approve two billion pound rights issue
LONDON (Reuters) - Shareholders in Britain's Rolls-Royce approved the aero-engine maker's 2 billion pound rights issue on Tuesday, injecting cash into the battered business to shore up its finances after the pandemic stopped planes flying. The ...
Japan's Hitachi Metals to cut about 3,200 employees
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Hitachi Metals Ltd <5486.T>, which makes components for cars and industrial equipment, said on Tuesday it would cut about 3,200 employees in Japan and overseas as it copes with the impact of the coronavirus. It will try to ...
Harley sales in United States falls 10% as pandemic hits demand
(Reuters) - Harley-Davidson Inc reported a 9.8% drop in quarterly revenue on Tuesday as global motorcycle demand struggles to pick up from the COVID-19 induced lockdowns. Retail sales in its biggest market, the United States, plunged 10% from the ...
Teck Resources quarterly adjusted profit falls 66.6%
(Reuters) - Canadian miner Teck Resources Ltd reported a 66.6% fall in third-quarter adjusted profit on Tuesday, as production of steelmaking coal decreased. Miners around the world have been struggling after the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on ...
Food workers, rural Americans go hungry despite U.S. government farm aid
By Christopher Walljasper and Gabriela Bhaskar GREEN BAY, Wis. (Reuters) - Yessenia Cendejas pulled up to a moving truck filled with donated food in northeastern Wisconsin, arriving at the mobile food bank straight from her job at a pizza-crust ...
Analysis: Take a stance or tiptoe away? Corporate America's battle with social activism
By Anna Irrera, Jessica DiNapoli and Imani Moise (Reuters) - Earlier this year, a flood of major U.S. companies pledged to address racial inequality and promote social justice after Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, a Black man, setting off ...
Coach parent Tapestry names interim chief as CEO
(Reuters) - Coach handbag maker Tapestry Inc said on Tuesday its interim Chief Executive Officer Joanne Crevoiserat would permanently transition to the top job. She was the chief financial officer until July and replaced CEO Jide Zeitlin who stepped ...
