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By Fergal Smith TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index fell on Wednesday as a record drop in the shares of e-commerce heavyweight Shopify Inc offset gains for resource shares. The …

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK – Oil and gold rose on Wednesday after NATO and the United States said Russia was increasing its troop build-up near Ukraine, while a dovish …

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON -Federal Reserve officials last month agreed that, with inflation tightening its grip on the economy and employment strong, it was time to raise …

By Supantha Mukherjee and Dawn Chmielewski – Spotify Inc deepened its investment in podcasting with the acquisitions of Podsights and Chartable, two services that provide greater insights for advertisers and …

By Dawn Chmielewski – Walt Disney Co will design U.S. residential communities in deals with property developers, capitalizing on fans’ enthusiasm for the brand beyond its theme park and entertainment …

– U.S. insurer American International Group Inc topped fourth-quarter profit expectations on Wednesday as it benefited from strong underwriting and lower catastrophe losses at its general insurance business. Catastrophe losses …

By Eva Mathews and Tiyashi Datta – Shares of ViacomCBS Inc, rebranded as Paramount Global, plunged 21% on Wednesday to their lowest in over a year, after the media company’s …

By Valentina Za MILAN -The chairman of Italy’s biggest insurer, Generali, plans to step down in April after 11 years in the job, saying that current tensions among investors were …

By Elizabeth Culliford – Meta Platforms Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that he had promoted policy chief Nick Clegg into a larger role to …

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK – The U.S. dollar index was down on Wednesday, hitting its lowest level since Friday after minutes from the last U.S. Federal Reserve meeting suggested …

By David Gaffen NEW YORK -Oil prices rose more than 1% on Wednesday as investors weighed conflicting statements on the possible withdrawal of some Russian troops from around Ukraine. Futures …

-Morgan Stanley’s role in the collapse of Archegos Capital Management deepened a probe by U.S. authorities into Wall Street’s lucrative market for block trades, Bloomberg News reported, citing people with …

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON – Jana Partners has nominated four directors to the board of Zendesk, arguing the company must be rehabilitated after an unpopular attempt to buy Momentive Global, …

By Helen Coster NEW YORK -ViacomCBS Inc missed Wall Street profit forecasts on Tuesday as the company announced it will change its name to Paramount and unveiled a broad range …

By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO – Alphabet Inc’s self-driving technology unit Waymo and truck fleet operator C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc said on Wednesday they would team up to test automated …

RABAT – Morocco will spend 10 billion dirhams ($ 1.07 bln) on a national plan to mitigate the impact of drought on farmers and the economy, the royal palace said …

Sports gambling during the 2022 Super Bowl surged to record highs as legal gambling became more accessible throughout 2021, The Wall Street Journal reported. GeoComply, a company that records gambling …

By Dominique Vidalon PARIS – Carrefour SA said on Wednesday it looked to 2022 with confidence after Europe’s largest food retailer delivered record free cash flow of 1.23 billion euros …

An Air Force veteran pulled her gun on a man attempting to force his way into her car while she sat in traffic in New Orleans on Friday, according to …

A woman who donated to the Freedom Convoy, a group of truckers and individuals protesting Canada’s vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions, was forced to close her gelato store after her …

Indiana teachers are expecting a mass exodus from the education profession if the state passes a bill that will restrict Critical Race Theory-aligned curriculum, the Indy Star reported. House Bill …

Former U.S. olympic figure skater Adam Rippon said it was a “slap in the face” to clean athletes for Russian skater Kamila Valieva to be allowed to compete at the …

The Biden administration missed another deadline to hold quarterly onshore oil drilling lease sales after a federal court ruled it was legally required to do so. The Department of the …

By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA -Brazil’s government is considering an income tax exemption for foreigners investing in domestic corporate bonds, hoping to lower financing costs for local firms at a time …