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A new survey has found that six in 10 small businesses in Canada plan to hire more staff before the end of 2023.
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6 in 10 small businesses plan to expand hiring, company trend survey finds

Google on Wednesday unveiled a next-generation Pixel smartphones lineup that will be infused with more with more artificial intelligence tools capable of writing captions about photos that can be altered by the technology, too.
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Google packs more artificial intelligence into new Pixel phones, raises prices for devices by US0

One U.S. family has become so frustrated by the rising cost of living that they’ve decided to pack up their lives and move to a town in the deep south of Italy.
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This family bought a cheap house in Italy because the U.S. is too expensive

Opening statements were set to begin Wednesday after a jury was chosen to hear the fraud trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in New York City.
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Opening statements set to begin at trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried

Wall Street is holding steadier in mixed trading Wednesday after reports suggested the U.S. economy may be cooling.
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Stock market today: Wall Street steadies after selloff as reports suggest U.S. economy may be cooling

Strength in utility and telecom stocks helped lift Canada’s main stock index higher on Thursday, while U.S. stock markets moved lower.
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Utility, telecom stocks help lift S&P/TSX composite, U.S. stock markets in the red

Uber is adding a new task to its list of services: mailing U.S. consumers’ return packages.
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Got packages to return? Call Uber. Ride-hailing service now offering to handle parcels in the U.S.

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday confirmed that it will maintain a production cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day through the end of the year.
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Saudi Arabia says it will maintain production cuts that have helped drive oil prices up

Central banks have been trying their best to convince the public that their interest rate hikes are ultimately for the greater good. But not everyone is buying it.
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How rate hikes have sparked debate on the causes of inflation and how to fight it

As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, its uses and applications grow even wider. Many people are already using tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Bard or Bing Chat to help them write emails, research new subjects and brainstorm business names.
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Some of the key impacts AI is having on our everyday finances