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German business morale brightens despite coronavirus resurgence By Michael Nienaber FILE PHOTO: A worker wears a protective mask at the Volkswagen assembly line after VW re-starts Europe's largest car fac... ca.reuters.com/article/us-ge…

WEF looking beyond Davos for 2021 summit: papers By Reuters Staff FILE PHOTO: World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab delivers welcoming remarks next to President of the Swiss Confederation Simonetta Sommaruga at the 50th World Economic Forum (W… ca.reuters.com/article/us-da…

Pospisil outlasts Bautista Agut to reach fourth round NEW YORK (Reuters) - Unseeded Canadian Vasek Pospisil pulled off another stunning upset at the U.S. Open when he knocked out Spain’s eighth seed Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5 2-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the third… reuters.com/article/us-tenni…

Pospisil outlasts Bautista Agut to reach fourth round By Reuters Staff NEW YORK (Reuters) - Unseeded Canadian Vasek Pospisil pulled off another stunning upset at the U.S. Open when he knocked out Spains eighth seed Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5 2-6 4-6 6-3… in.reuters.com/article/uk-te…

U.S. job openings push higher; more workers quitting By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings increased further in July, though more workers quit their jobs in the retail as well as professional and business services industries likel… ca.reuters.com/article/us-us…

Canada launches its Black entrepreneurs program TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian government has teamed up with some of the country’s largest financial institutions to launch a C$221 million ($168 million) program for Black entrepreneurs to access … reuters.com/article/us-globa…

U.S. Senate's McConnell eyes revamped coronavirus relief bill, Mnuchin tells Fox Business WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration and Senate Republicans have been in regular contact over possible ... ca.reuters.com/article/busin…

Canada's Couche-Tard reports over 31% fall in quarterly revenue (Reuters) - Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc (ATDb.TO) posted lower quarterly revenue on Tuesday, hit by a coronavirus-led fall in dema... ca.reuters.com/article/busin…

China's Ant Group plans consumer finance firm in growth push ahead of IPO HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ant Group, Alibaba’s (BABA.N) fintech arm and China’s dominant mobile payments company, plans to set up a co... ca.reuters.com/article/idCAK…

Trump Reinstates Tariff on Canadian Aluminum But the rest of the aluminum industry, which has operations spread around the globe, including in Canada, has fought against the measure. The multitude of industries that use aluminum to make product… nytimes.com/2020/08/06/busin…

This Sledding Team Trained Hard for Gold in 2010. Some Members Regret It. Heading into the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Hollingsworth got pulled from a race, which resulted in a lower starting slot and may have c... nytimes.com/2020/08/01/sport…

Here are four areas the $311 billion CPPIB investment fund thinks will be impacted by COVID-19 The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, an asset manager controlling around $311 billion in assets for th... techcrunch.com/2020/08/19/he…

Netflix drops trailer for Katherine Ryan's new comedy about life as a single mum Fans of stand-up comedian Katherine Ryan will likely have heard her share anecdotes about her experience as a single mum li... mashable.com/video/katherine…

Woes of Canada's finance minister reflects business community concerns: sources OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s clash with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over ballooning... ca.reuters.com/article/busin…

Air Canada seemingly encouraging ‘leisure’ flights to U.S. amid pandemic VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Those waiting on hold with Air Canada’s customer service line are now hearing a message that appears to enc... citynews1130.com/2020/08/17/…

Sun Life Financial earnings beat expectations on fewer U.S. health claims, investments TORONTO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Canadian insurer Sun Life Financial Inc beat analyst estimates for second-quarter core ear... in.reuters.com/article/sun-l…

RIP: Canada's Last Ice Shelf Has Collapsed Canadas Arctic has been getting slammed by the climate crisis. The region hasnt been this hot in at least 115,000 years, and its ice is suffering. But it had one intact ice sheet that was hanging on … earther.gizmodo.com/rip-cana…

Nokia shares jump after cull of low-margin business sees earnings beat HELSINKI/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Finnish telecom network equipment maker Nokia reported an unexpected rise in second-quarter underlying... ca.reuters.com/article/techn…

Extra Crunch members get 20% off an annual Canva Pro plan Extra Crunch is excited to announce an update to our Partner Perk from design and publishing platform Canva. Starting today, annual and two-year m... techcrunch.com/2020/08/07/ex…

Walmart Canada to spend C$3.5 billion on e-commerce push, store renovations (Reuters) - Walmart Canada (WMT.N) said on the Monday it plans to spend C$3.5 billion ($2.58 billion) over the next five years t... reuters.com/article/us-walma…