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Treasury yields are powering higher Friday, and stock indexes are holding close to their record highs on Wall Street after a report showed the U.S. job market is making widespread improvements.
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Strong jobs report sends most stocks, bond yields higher

The pandemic was difficult for casual dining brands like Applebee’s, which saw sales plummet when it closed its dining rooms last year. But now, Applebee’s is doing better than it has in years in part because of a song by Walker Hayes.
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People are flocking to Applebee’s. This popular song is one reason why

Approximately half of the seafood found in retailers and restaurants in major Canadian cities is mislabelled, according to a new small-sample study, which found snapper mislabelled as tilapia and some tuna actually being escolar.
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About half of the seafood you buy is probably mislabelled, new findings suggest

Microsoft founder Bill Gates regrets his gatherings with Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy financial manager who was accused of child sex trafficking, he told CNN Wednesday.
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Bill Gates says he regrets the time spent with Jeffrey Epstein: ‘It was a huge mistake’

Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade surplus of $3.2 billion in June as exports rose and imports fell.
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Canada posts .2B trade surplus in June amid surge in exports

Qatar Airways said Thursday it grounded 13 Airbus A350s over what it described as fuselages ‘degrading at an accelerated rate’ in the long-range aircraft, further escalating a monthslong dispute with the European airplane maker over the issue.
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Qatar Airways grounds 13 Airbus A350s as fuselage degrading

Sun Life Financial Inc. says its net income increased 73 per cent to $900 million in its latest quarter on market-related improvements particularly from higher interest rates
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Sun Life second-quarter profits increases 73 per cent to 0 million

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine brought in more than US$4 billion in second-quarter sales, helping to push the vaccine developer into a profit.
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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine tallies more than USB in Q2 sales

Stocks rose on Wall Street Thursday as investors reviewed encouraging jobs data and a strong batch of corporate earnings reports.
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Stocks rise following encouraging employment data, earnings

A government working group on so-called open banking recommends that a regulated system for sharing personal financial data with third parties like robo-advisors and budgeting apps be put in place by 2023.
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Government advisory group on open banking seeks new rules in place by 2023