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US stock indexes end mixed as Facebook parent company slumps

US stock indexes end mixed as Facebook parent company slumps

NEW YORK — Stocks ended mixed on Wall Street as weakness in several tech companies offset gains in other parts of the market.
US mortgage rates top 7% for the first time in 2 decades

US mortgage rates top 7% for the first time in 2 decades

WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate topped 7% for the first time in more than two decades this week, a result of the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes intended to tame the nation's stubbornly high inflation.
Precision Drilling returns to profitability as oil and gas sector picks up pace

Precision Drilling returns to profitability as oil and gas sector picks up pace

CALGARY — Increased activity in the North American oil and gas sector helped Calgary-based Precision Drilling Corp.
US economy returned to growth last quarter, expanding 2.6%

US economy returned to growth last quarter, expanding 2.6%

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a 2.
Ontario government's large contingency funds not transparent: FAO

Ontario government's large contingency funds not transparent: FAO

TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservative government is not being transparent about how it plans to spend money over the next several years, the province's financial watchdog said Thursday.
Teck Resources cuts guidance for steelmaking coal; outage continues at Elkview mine

Teck Resources cuts guidance for steelmaking coal; outage continues at Elkview mine

One day after announcing it will exit the oilsands business by selling its stake in the Fort Hills oilsands project, Teck Resources Ltd. said it continues to face inflationary pressures and production challenges at other sites around the globe.
Europe sees fastest pace of rate hikes since euro launched

Europe sees fastest pace of rate hikes since euro launched

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank piled on another outsized interest rate hike aimed at squelching out-of-control inflation, increasing rates at the fastest pace in the euro currency’s history and underscoring the bank's determinati
Sustainable investing loses some shine but proponents say still good long-term bet

Sustainable investing loses some shine but proponents say still good long-term bet

TORONTO — Some of the shine has come off sustainable investing this year amid questions abouteffectiveness and as oil and gas prices and stocks spiked while the wider market floundered, but those in the sector say it still makes sense for the long te
Canopy warns Nasdaq objects to plans for U.S. holding company, could delist pot firm

Canopy warns Nasdaq objects to plans for U.S. holding company, could delist pot firm

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — Canopy Growth Corp. is warning a U.S. holding company it wants to set up could be delisted from the Nasdaq stock exchange, which is objecting to some of its plans. The Smiths Falls, Ont.
Average one-bedroom condo rent soars 20% from last year: Toronto real estate board

Average one-bedroom condo rent soars 20% from last year: Toronto real estate board

TORONTO — The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says the average cost for a one-bedroom condo soared by more than 20 per cent to $2,481 between the third quarter of this year and the same period last year.