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World shares rose Monday as investors took heart from reports that show inflation is abating, which might enable the Federal Reserve to back away from interest rate hikes.
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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts higher ahead of July 4th holiday in U.S.

The construction industry is short tens of thousands of workers, and experts say a coming wave of retirements could make the problem worse even as Canada is millions of homes behind what’s needed to reach housing affordability this decade.
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Labour shortage in construction adding extra pressure to housing supply gap: experts

A new report found that Canada may not be prepared to make for a smooth transition to clean energy as demand for oil and gas is on the decline; possibly affecting several communities and thousands of jobs.
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Federal, provincial governments ‘ill-prepared’ for transition into clean energy sector: report

Twitter owner Elon Musk has limited the amount of tweets that users can view each day — restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from the social media platform.
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Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading posts on Twitter

Airline passengers who have endured tens of thousands of weather-related flight delays this week got a welcome respite from the headaches Saturday, despite concerns about possible disruptions caused by new wireless 5G systems rolling out near major airports.
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After several turbulent days, flight disruptions ease despite worries about 5G signals

Twitter is limiting how many tweets per day various accounts can read, to discourage “extreme levels” of data scraping and system manipulation, Executive Chair Elon Musk said in a post on the social media platform on Saturday.
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Musk says Twitter will limit how many tweets users can read

Network infrastructure and 5G technology provider Nokia has signed a new long-term patent licence agreement with Apple to replace the current deal between the two companies that is set to expire at the end of 2023.
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Nokia renews patent licence agreement with Apple, covering 5G and other technologies

A new report says low- to moderate-income people in Canada are being steered away from banks, and alternative resources are leaving them in deeper financial struggles
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Limited credit options pushing low- to moderate-income Canadians into deeper debt, report finds

A possible strike by British Columbia port workers will not disrupt cruise ships docked in Vancouver, Prince Rupert or Vancouver Island, employers say.
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Cruise ships will be spared in event of B.C. port strike, employers say

United CEO Scott Kirby is apologizing to customers and his own employees after taking a private jet during a week when his airline was canceling thousands of flights.
Source: ctv business
United CEO apologizes for flying private as airline cancels thousands of flights