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U.S. payrolls shrank at the end of 2020 on a slump in restaurant employment, renewed lockdowns threaten a double-dip recession…

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NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are drifting near their record highs on Friday, following a sober reminder of how many…

U.S. employers shed jobs last month for the first time since April, cutting 140,000 positions, clear evidence that the economy…

The economy shed 140,000 jobs in December, a clear indication that the pandemic’s chokehold on economic activity strengthened in the…

The Covid-19 pandemic and the emergence of the second wave have significantly impacted the Canadian economy. Last December, the OECD…

Local Journalism InitiativePremier itching to ease restrictionsPremier Brian Pallister wants to reopen Manitoba’s economy by easing COVID-19 restrictions on businesses…

BloombergChinese City Locked Down; Australia Tightens Rules: Virus Update(Bloomberg) — A Chinese city of 11 million people near Beijing has…

The Canadian PressCalifornia virus deaths rocket higher as ICU space tightensSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration and the…

Shipping containers are seen at the Fairview Cove Container Terminal in Halifax on Aug. 25, 2017. Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press…