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‘May not make it through the end of summer’: Canada’s duty-free shops struggling amid drop in cross-border travel
A duty-free shop at a New Brunswick border crossing is shutting down after more than three decades in business, with its ...
Dollar strengthens against peers as Trump rekindles trade tensions; bitcoin hits record high
The U.S. dollar rose against major currencies including the yen and euro as President Donald Trump rekindled trade tensions ...
Canada’s labor market rebounds in June, beating jobless expectations
Canada’s labor market posted a stronger-than-expected performance in June, offering a measure of resilience as geopolitical and trade tensions escalate. The country added 83,000 jobs, driving the ...
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Canada trade shifts away from US amid trade tensions
Canada’s trade with the United States has tumbled in March, but a surge in exports to other countries have helped make up the downward shift. Exports to the US dropped by 6.6 percent during the ...
S&P 500 squeaks out record high even as new trade tensions emerge with Canada
The tech-heavy Nasdaq also notched a record finish to help cap Wall Street’s comeback from the tariff-fueled lows of April.