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The New York Stock Exchange has withdrawn plans to delist shares of three Chinese state-owned phone carriers. The shares were to be removed under an order from President Donald Trump, a move Beijing had warned might lead to retaliation.
Source: ctv business
NYSE withdraws plans to delist 3 Chinese phone carriers

Britain’s advertising watchdog has launched an investigation into budget carrier Ryanair, after receiving 1,600 complaints about an ad that suggested consumers should “jab & go.”
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U.K. watchdog investigates Ryanair’s ‘jab & go’ ad

Slack, the messaging service used by millions of people for work and school, suffered a global outage on Monday, the first day back for most people returning from the New Year’s holiday.
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Slack kicks off 2021 with a global outage

A group of Google engineers and other workers announced Monday they have formed a union, creating a rare foothold for the labour movement in the tech industry.
Source: ctv business
Google workers form new labour union, a tech industry rarity

Canada’s top CEOs earned the average yearly income by noon on Jan. 4, according to a report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
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Canadian CEOs earned the average yearly income by noon today: report

Jack Ma’s businesses are under enormous pressure right now. But the co-founder of China’s most successful tech empire and legendary billionaire entrepreneur hasn’t been heard from in months.
Source: ctv business
Where is Jack Ma? Tech tycoon silent as China gets tough with his business

Shareholders of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot voted Monday to merge and create the world’s fourth-largest auto company which, its architects hope, can more readily take on an enormous technological shift in the industry.
Source: ctv business
Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot shareholders approve merger

U.S. stocks are falling from their record highs Monday, as trading gets underway in a year where the dominant expectation is for a powerful economic rebound to eventually sweep the world.
Source: ctv business
Stocks fall as trading starts for year of great expectations

Canadian companies may have spent the past year laying off staff and dealing with temporary closures stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, but that isn’t stopping many from rewarding workers this holiday season.
Source: ctv business
Canadian companies paying bonuses — and even increasing them amid COVID-19

If you’ve been sitting on the sidelines of the real estate market with a chunk of savings hoping for prices of houses to plummet, 2021 probably won’t be your year, Canadian real estate market experts say.
Source: ctv business
What to expect for Canadian real estate in 2021