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'We will get back there': Shopify exec promises return to profitability after loss

'We will get back there': Shopify exec promises return to profitability after loss

Shopify Inc.'s president says the company is focused on tamping down on operating expenses as it strives to get back to profitability. "If you look over the seven years since (our) IPO, five of those years, we've been profitable.
Small business confidence plummets amid high debt, climbing interest rates: CFIB

Small business confidence plummets amid high debt, climbing interest rates: CFIB

Small business confidence in Canada took a nosedive in October, dropping to levels not recorded since early in the pandemic, new research released Thursday said.
Musk doesn't seek a “free-for-all hellscape” for Twitter

Musk doesn't seek a “free-for-all hellscape” for Twitter

SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk is telling Twitter advertisers he is buying the platform to “help humanity” and doesn’t want it to become a “free-for-all hellscape” where anything can be said with no consequences.
Telus International to acquire WillowTree for US$1.225 billion, including debt

Telus International to acquire WillowTree for US$1.225 billion, including debt

VANCOUVER — Telus International, a spin-off from Telus Corp., says it is acquiring full-service digital product provider WillowTree for US$1.225 billion, including debt, as it looks to continue growing.
Cameco reports $20M third-quarter loss, revenue up eight per cent from year ago

Cameco reports $20M third-quarter loss, revenue up eight per cent from year ago

SASKATOON — Cameco Corp. reported a third-quarter loss of $20 million compared with a loss of $72 million in the same quarter last year as its revenue rose eight per cent.
US unemployment claims inched higher, but remain very low

US unemployment claims inched higher, but remain very low

WASHINGTON (AP) — Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market remains one of the healthiest parts of an uneven U.S. economy. Jobless claims for the week ending Oct.
Asian stocks mixed ahead of US GDP update, Europe rates call

Asian stocks mixed ahead of US GDP update, Europe rates call

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday ahead of an update on the U.S. economy and a European Central Bank meeting that is expected to raise its key interest rate to a 13-year high.
Ye kicked out of Skechers' headquarters in California

Ye kicked out of Skechers' headquarters in California

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.
Suncor to acquire Teck Resources' stake in Fort Hills oilsands project for $1B

Suncor to acquire Teck Resources' stake in Fort Hills oilsands project for $1B

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. will buy out Teck Resources Ltd.'s 21.3 per cent stake in the Fort Hills oilsands project for approximately $1 billion, the two companies announced late Wednesday.
Census figures show Atlantic provinces saw large influx of immigrants

Census figures show Atlantic provinces saw large influx of immigrants

FREDERICTON — Chijioke Amadi has called Prince Edward Island home for the past 15 years since arriving from Nigeria. He landed in the province in 2007, when he was 21, to study engineering at the University of Prince Edward Island.
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