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Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed, closing out another losing week

Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed, closing out another losing week

BEIJING — Stocks ended another choppy day of trading mixed, leaving the market with its second losing week in a row.
'Perfect storm' causing constant delays at Air Canada, despite windfall profits: CEO

'Perfect storm' causing constant delays at Air Canada, despite windfall profits: CEO

MONTREAL — A "perfect storm" of problems lies behind Air Canada's wave of flight delays over the summer, its CEO said, even as the country's largest airline roars back to profitability — with no sign of slowing down.
Rent hit a new high in July as students prepped for school, buyers sidelined: report

Rent hit a new high in July as students prepped for school, buyers sidelined: report

TORONTO — Canadian renters have long lamented the increasing prices they see landlords request of tenants, but in July, those totals hit a level unseen in the country's history. Data from Rentals.
Dairy industry woes push Saputo to revise earnings forecast

Dairy industry woes push Saputo to revise earnings forecast

MONTREAL — Saputo Inc. has pushed back the target date to reach its earnings forecast amid flagging consumer demand for milk products across the globe.
Illinois Supreme Court upholds state's ban on semiautomatic weapons

Illinois Supreme Court upholds state's ban on semiautomatic weapons

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld the state's ban on the sale or possession of the type of semiautomatic weapons used in hundreds of mass killings nationally .
Wholesale inflation in US edged up in July from low levels

Wholesale inflation in US edged up in July from low levels

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States picked up in July yet still suggested that inflationary pressures have eased this year since reaching alarming heights in 2022.
UBS ends billions in taxpayer-funded support that paved way for Credit Suisse takeover

UBS ends billions in taxpayer-funded support that paved way for Credit Suisse takeover

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss taxpayers are off the hook from a government-engineered rescue plan that doled out billions to help UBS, the country's largest bank, take over its ailing rival Credit Suisse .
Two rival robotaxi services win approval to operate throughout San Francisco despite safety concerns

Two rival robotaxi services win approval to operate throughout San Francisco despite safety concerns

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators on Thursday approved an expansion that will allow two rival robotaxi services to operate throughout San Francisco at all hours, despite safety worries spurred by recurring problems with unexpected stops and
Canadian on Maui says 'firestorm' engulfed town, as death toll rises to 53

Canadian on Maui says 'firestorm' engulfed town, as death toll rises to 53

A Vancouver man who lives part time on the Hawaiian island of Maui has described how an enormous "firestorm" engulfed the town of Lahaina, where at least 53 people were killed by the devastating blaze.
A rocket with a lunar landing craft blasts off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years

A rocket with a lunar landing craft blasts off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft blasted off Friday on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on Earth’s satellite ahead of an Indian spacecraft.