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Japan’s Cabinet approved on Friday a record 56 trillion yen (US$490 billion) stimulus package, including cash handouts and aid to ailing businesses, to help the economy out of the doldrums worsened by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Japan Cabinet OKs record stimulus package to fix economy

A group of cryptocurrency investors took the notion “We the people” from the U.S. Constitution to the next level and pooled US$40 million to try to buy a rare copy of the document.
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A group of crypto investors tried to buy a copy of the U.S. Constitution. It didn’t work out

After losing nearly $400,000 in a romance cryptocurrency scam that started on Facebook Dating, a Montreal resident is warning others to avoid making the same mistake he did.
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‘They’re bloodsuckers’: Montreal man says he lost nearly 0,000 in cryptocurrency scam

General Motors aims to tackle the global semiconductor shortage with new designs built in North America.
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GM aims to tackle chip shortage with new designs made in North America

Disney Cruise Line will require all guests ages 5 and up to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before setting sail starting early next year, the company announced.
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Disney now requiring cruise guests 5 and older to be vaxxed

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Pfizer, U.S. ink US.29B deal for possible COVID-19 treatment

The European Commission said Thursday that it could approve aid to fund production of semiconductors in the 27-nation bloc amid a global chip shortage and intense worldwide competition to fill the need.
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EU opens door to giving aid for semiconductor production

Customers are caught in the middle of a growing dispute between Amazon and Visa over transaction fees.
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Consumers caught in middle as Amazon, Visa clash over fees

Stocks wobbled in midday trading on Wall Street Thursday as investors reviewed the latest earnings reports from retailers and an update on the employment market.
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Stocks wobble on Wall Street as investors review earnings

California’s highest court rejected on Wednesday a challenge by Monsanto Co.’s to US$86.2 million in damages to a couple who developed cancer after spraying the company’s Roundup weed-killer in their yards for three decades.
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Couple’s USM reward in Monsanto pesticide case stands