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Stirring in the oil patch, Chevron buys Noble for $5 billion

Stirring in the oil patch, Chevron buys Noble for $5 billion

NEW YORK — Chevron will take over Noble Energy for $5 billion in the first big deal announced since the coronavirus pandemic shook the energy sector.
Aurora to lay off more staff in restructuring of European operations

Aurora to lay off more staff in restructuring of European operations

EDMONTON — Aurora Cannabis Inc. is reorganizing its European operations and cutting some jobs.
Separatists protest Spanish royals' visit to rural Catalonia

Separatists protest Spanish royals' visit to rural Catalonia

L’ESPLUGA DE FRANCOLI, Spain — Hundreds of Catalan independence supporters protested the visit of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia on Monday to the northeastern region as part of a royal tour across Spain that is meant to bolster spirits amid the cor
UAE's Amal spacecraft rockets toward Mars in Arab world 1st

UAE's Amal spacecraft rockets toward Mars in Arab world 1st

TOKYO — A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed into blue skies from a Japanese launch centre Monday at the start of a seven-month journey to Mars on the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission.
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: May retail trade Statistics Canada will release retail trade figures for May on Tuesday. The agency said retail sales fell by a record 26.4 per cent to $34.
Open houses resume, but the home-buying pastime has drastically changed

Open houses resume, but the home-buying pastime has drastically changed

TORONTO — Leave the doors open and all the lights on. That's one of the many new guidelines for people opening their homes — perhaps for the first time in months — so real estate agents can host open houses.
IMF: U.S. economy will drop 6.6% in 2020 in face of pandemic

IMF: U.S. economy will drop 6.6% in 2020 in face of pandemic

WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund predicted Friday that the U.S. economy will shrink 6.6% this year, pounded by the coronavirus and the lockdowns meant to contain it.
NYC cleared to reopen zoos, play ball; museums stay shut

NYC cleared to reopen zoos, play ball; museums stay shut

New York City was cleared Friday to take the next step in its reopening next week, allowing movie and TV crews to film, zoos to welcome reduced crowds, professional sports teams to play to empty seats.
Personal assistant charged in dismembered tech CEO's killing

Personal assistant charged in dismembered tech CEO's killing

NEW YORK — A personal assistant arrested Friday in the death and dismemberment of a 33-year-old tech entrepreneur was believed to have owed his boss a “significant amount of money,” New York City police said.
Most actively traded companies on the TSX

Most actively traded companies on the TSX

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (16,123.48 , up 98.98 points.) Algonquin Power & Utilities (TSX:AQN). Utilities. Up 15 cents, or 0.81 per cent, to $18.74 on 5.