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The White House said Wednesday it has helped broker an agreement for the Port of Los Angeles to become a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation, part of an effort to relieve supply chain bottlenecks and move stranded container ships that are driving prices higher for U.S. consumers.
Source: ctv business
Aim to ease supply chain bottlenecks with L.A. port going 24/7

U.S. safety investigators want to know why Tesla didn’t file recall documents when it updated Autopilot software to better identify parked emergency vehicles, escalating a simmering clash between the automaker and regulators.
Source: ctv business
U.S. regulators seek answers from Tesla over lack of recall

Restaurants Canada is calling on the federal government to increase and extend the COVID-19 wage and rent subsidies into 2022 to ensure food service businesses can make it through the ongoing pandemic.
Source: ctv business
Restaurants may not survive without extension of COVID-19 benefits, group warns

Hasbro chairman and CEO Brian Goldner has died, according to the company. His death comes shortly after Hasbro announced he would take a leave of absence for cancer treatment.
Source: ctv business
Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner has died

Ryanair is refusing to carry passengers who were refunded by credit card companies for flights they did not take because of coronavirus lockdowns.
Source: ctv business
Ryanair bans customers who claimed credit card refunds for flights they missed because of lockdown

Gains in the technology sector helped lead Canada’s main stock index higher in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were mixed.
Source: ctv business
Tech sector helps lift S&P/TSX composite higher, U.S. stock markets mixed

China’s exports rose at a slightly faster pace in September while demand for imports of iron ore and other commodities eased as a property construction boom cooled and authorities enforced curbs on energy use.
Source: ctv business
China exports up 28 per cent in September; surplus with U.S. grows

When Southwest Airlines cancelled more than 2,000 flights over the weekend, citing bad weather and air traffic control issues, unsupported claims blaming vaccine mandates began taking off.
Source: ctv business
Unsupported ‘sickout’ claims take flight amid Southwest woes

Opponents of Line 5 want the White House to reject Canada’s bilateral effort to prevent a Michigan judge from shutting down the cross-border pipeline.
Source: ctv business
Line 5 opponents urging White House to reject Canada’s ‘audacious’ treaty gambit

Southwest Airlines flights appeared to be running closer to normal on Tuesday after the airline cancelled nearly 2,400 flights over the previous three days.
Source: ctv business
Southwest limits cancelled flights after 3 tumultuous days