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Millennial Money: Maximize your music festival savings

Millennial Money: Maximize your music festival savings

Attendees of this year’s Coachella music festival have posted viral videos adding up their expenses from the weekend — with costs reaching the thousands for flights, hotels, food, drinks, outfits and rideshares.
US producer prices soar 10.8% in May as energy costs spike

US producer prices soar 10.8% in May as energy costs spike

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. producer prices surged 10.8% in May from a year earlier, underscoring the ongoing threat to the economy from inflation that shows no sign of slowing.
Pandemic spurs entrepreneurial boom in Canada as new startups surge, new poll says

Pandemic spurs entrepreneurial boom in Canada as new startups surge, new poll says

A downturn seems like the worst time to start a business. But just as the pandemic was upending the economy and forcing many small businesses to close, Carter Sullivan launched a startup.
Asian benchmarks decline after bear market hits Wall Street

Asian benchmarks decline after bear market hits Wall Street

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares fell across the board Tuesday after Wall Street tumbled into a bear market , indicating that major U.S. benchmarks and individual stocks have fallen 20% or more from a recent high for a sustained period of time.
What's next for Rogers board and Rogers Control Trust after death of Loretta Rogers

What's next for Rogers board and Rogers Control Trust after death of Loretta Rogers

TORONTO — After the death of Rogers family matriarch Loretta Rogers this past weekend, one corporate governance expert said Monday that it would be wise for Rogers Communications Inc. to wait until its $26-billion deal with Shaw Communications Inc.
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,742.56, down 532.26 points.) UEX Corp. (TSX:UEX). Materials. Up eight cents, or 28.1 per cent, to 36.5 cents on 15.3 million shares.
S&P/TSX composite in correction territory after suffering second-worst day of 2022

S&P/TSX composite in correction territory after suffering second-worst day of 2022

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved into correction territory to start the trading week as hot U.S. inflation accelerated worries of a supercharged interest rate hike this week that could help push the U.S. economy into recession.
Bucolic Ukraine forest is site of mass grave exhumation

Bucolic Ukraine forest is site of mass grave exhumation

BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — The lush green beauty of a pine forest with singing birds contrasted with the violent deaths of newly discovered victims of Russia's war in Ukraine , as workers exhumed bodies from another mass grave near the town of Bucha on Ky
Travel industry demands vaccine mandate be scrapped after Ottawa ends random testing

Travel industry demands vaccine mandate be scrapped after Ottawa ends random testing

Ottawa's suspension of randomized COVID-19 testing at customs marks a major shift toward clearing clogged terminals, but more measures are needed to end airport gridlock, industry groups say.
BP exits oilsands to focus on offshore; will sell Sunrise stake to Cenovus

BP exits oilsands to focus on offshore; will sell Sunrise stake to Cenovus

CALGARY — British energy giant BP is exiting the Alberta oilsands to focus on offshore oil development instead.
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