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Canada Post union tables new offers seeking higher wages

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers presented new offers to Canada Post on Wednesday seeking higher wages while allowing for the addition of weekend delivery and part-time workers to the postal service.  Workers rejected Crown corporation’s latest offer earlier this month. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers presented new offers …

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Japan’s SoftBank to invest $2B in Intel

TOKYO — Japan-based tech investor SoftBank Group said Tuesday it will invest $2 billion in Intel, as the US government reportedly considers taking a 10-percent stake in the troubled US chip giant. The move is the latest in SoftBank’s succession of investments and business deals in the United States as …

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Stocks under pressure as Zelenskyy-Trump talks underway

NEW YORK — Shares in Europe largely dipped Monday while Wall Street treaded water, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders met with US President Donald Trump in Washington on ending the war with Russia. In New York, the broad-based S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq closed flat, while the …

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Hong Kong property sector clouded by rising debt repayment risks

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s debt-laden developers and their creditors are set to face intensifying financial pressure as bond maturities are slated to jump by nearly 70 percent next year amid falling sales and valuations for the city’s economically crucial property sector. Buildings stand in Hong Kong, China, on Feb. …

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Oil market seen bearish after Trump-Putin Alaska meeting

LONDON — Oil markets are set for a muted price reaction when they open on Sunday after United States President Donald Trump’s and Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s meeting in Alaska, at which Trump said a fully fledged peace deal was the aim for Ukraine rather than a ceasefire Trump said …

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