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On winter’s doorstep, European Union nations again failed to bridge bitter disagreements over a natural gas price cap Thursday as they struggle to effectively shield 450 million citizens from massive increases in their utility bills.
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EU nations fail to close rift on gas prices as cold sets in

Statistics Canada says the number of job vacancies was up 3.8 per cent in September at 994,800.
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Statistics Canada says job vacancies rose 3.8 per cent in September

Gains in the technology sector helped Canada’s main stock index gain nearly 100 points in late-morning trading. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 80.90 points at 20,363.16.
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Technology sector helps lead S&P/TSX composite higher in late-morning trading

Nigeria on Wednesday launched newly designed currency notes, a move that the West African nation’s central bank says will help curb inflation and money laundering.
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Nigeria hopes new currency notes curb inflation, corruption

The company that assembles Apple Inc.’s iPhones apologized Thursday for a pay dispute that triggered employee protests at a factory where anti-virus controls have slowed production.
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Foxconn apologizes for pay dispute at China factory

Governments looking to provide inflation relief to Canadians should choose measures that are well-targeted and temporary, says Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem.
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Inflation relief measures should be well targeted and temporary, says Macklem

The company tasked with locking down the assets of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX said they’ve managed to recover and secure US$740 million in assets so far, a fraction of the potential billions of dollars likely missing from the company’s coffers.
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US0M in crypto assets recovered in FTX bankruptcy, a fraction of the missing money

Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner’s private member’s bill calling for a national framework to encourage growth in the cryptocurrency sector was defeated in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre voted in favour of seeing the bill advance.
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Conservative MP’s bill to encourage growth in cryptocurrency sector defeated

Unionization among Canadian Starbucks employees is starting to gain traction, organizers say, but much like their U.S. counterparts, workers face barriers and alleged anti-union activity by the coffee giant.
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Canadian workers say they face barriers amid growing union push at Starbucks

Strength in the technology sector helped lift Canada’s main stock index higher in late-morning trading despite losses in energy stocks as the price of oil moved lower.
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Tech stocks helps lift S&P/TSX composite despite energy sector weakness as oil falls