Canadian economy set to show marked slowdown in Q2, giving BoC cause to pause
By Fergal Smith TORONTO Canada's second-quarter GDP report, due on Friday, is likely to show a sharp slowdown
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Celebrity video site sees a surge of actor sign-ups in the wake of the strike
For every glitzy movie star in Hollywood, there are hundreds of actors living paycheck to paycheck working odd jobs when gigs dry up.
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National Cinema Day is back with $4 movie tickets
If you haven't seen some of the summer's hottest blockbusters, there's no time like the present.
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China Evergrande H1 net loss narrows to $4.5 billion
HONG KONG Property developer China Evergrande Group on Sunday reported a January-June net loss of 33 billion yuan
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Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resume negotiations over a disputed dam
Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have resumed their years-long negotiations over the controversial dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River’s main tributary
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US consumer spending is expected to cool further but not fall off a cliff
After a remarkable summer of robust consumer spending and financial-market resilience, the US economy is widely expected to slow in the coming months as the Federal Reserve continues its historic inflation fight.
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Americans are being asked to consider tipping more often, but is it really required?
Americans are being asked more and more often whether they would like to tack a tip onto their check, sometimes facing a screen that reads "add a tip?"
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China halves stamp duty on stock trading to boost market
BEIJING (Reuters) -China halved the stamp duty on stock trading effective Monday in the latest attempt to boost the struggling
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Modi says India as G20 host will be inclusive and invites African Union to become permanent members
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his country’s role as the G20 host this year would focus on highlighting the concerns of the developing world, and has proposed the African Union to become permanent members of the forum
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Why do we say tall instead of small? How Starbucks created its own language for ordering coffee
"One tall iced pumpkin cream chai tea latte please," is an order that will soon become a staple at Starbucks stores across the country.
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Global inflation pressures could become harder to manage in coming years, research suggests
Rising trade barriers
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Cause of Kenya's longest power outage in memory remains unclear as grid suppliers exchange blame
The longest nationwide power outage in Kenyans’ memory remains a mystery as the government-owned power company blames a failure at Africa’s largest wind farm, which laid the responsibility on the power grid instead
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