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The wedding industry is rebounding as the United States recovers from the pandemic. And with glimmers of normality in the air, more Americans are preparing to pop the question.
Source: ctv business
Engagement ring sales soar as Americans recover from the pandemic

For the seventh time in a year, Lebanon’s economy ministry announced on Saturday new prices for bread, slowly removing subsidies as the country sinks deeper into a dire economic and political crisis.
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Government raises price of staple bread once more in Lebanon

China’s regulator ordered the removal from app stores of 25 apps owned by Didi Global Inc., the country’s largest ride-hailing service, citing severe violations of rules against collecting personal data.
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China orders takedown of 25 apps from ride service Didi

China’s market regulator on Saturday blocked the merger of Tencent-backed game streaming platforms Douyu and Huya following an anti-monopoly investigation, as authorities ramp up scrutiny of some of the country’s biggest technology companies.
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Chinese regulator halts Huya-Douyu game-streaming merger

Washington state on Friday became the second state in the Pacific Northwest in as many days to announce emergency rules that provide farmworkers and others who work outdoors more protection from hot weather in the wake of an extreme heat wave that is believed to have killed hundreds of people.
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U.S. Pacific Northwest states strengthen heat protections for workers

Heinz has launched an online campaign calling on companies to sell hot dog buns and wieners in equivalent quantities. However, industry insiders say there is a reason why they’re sold in mismatched numbers.
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There’s a reason why hot dogs, buns don’t come in equal count packages

Negotiators from 131 countries have agreed on a major overhaul of how the world’s biggest multinational companies are taxed. It’s an effort to deter complex international avoidance schemes that have cost governments billions in revenue.
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Global minimum corporate tax: How international tax overhaul would deter avoidance

Food prices in Canada are continuing to climb and one expert says increases are starting to impact pantry staples that haven’t risen in cost for decades, such as peanut butter.
Source: ctv business
This is why Canadians are paying more for peanut butter and other pantry staples

Finance ministers from the Group of 20 countries will push for agreement on proposals backed by U.S. President Joe Biden to deter tax dodging by multinational companies.
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G20 ministers take up plan to deter cross-border tax dodging

Gains in the base metals sector helped lead Canada’s main stock index to a triple-digit advance in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets also rallied to climb higher.
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North American stock markets up in late-morning trading, loonie also climbs