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TORONTO — David Brady and his spouse are ramping up their charitable donations this year by handing over some of their best-performing stocks.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union drug regulator issued advice Thursday on the use of Pfizer’s experimental pill to treat COVID-19 to countries where authorities may want to use it before it is officially authorized amid surging infect

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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial production increased 0.5% in November as output at the nation's factories reached the highest level since January 2019. The November gain followed an even larger 1.

NEW YORK (AP) — The former Facebook manager who startled the world this fall by leaking tens of thousands of internal documents and accusing her former employer of caring more about money than about public safety has a book deal.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank decided Thursday to avoid an abrupt end to its pandemic crisis support for the economy as the new omicron variant of COVID-19 stirs uncertainty about the recovery, despite inflation hitting record h

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales climbed to a record high in October, led by gains in sales in the auto sector as automakers were able to secure semiconductor chips that have been in short supply.

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — New home construction in the U.S. jumped 11.8% in November with strong demand boosting builder confidence. The double-digit percentage increase last month left home construction at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week despite signs that the U.S. labor market is rebounding from last year's coronavirus recession.

Former McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook has paid back more than $105 million in equity awards and cash to the burger giant after it learned that he had lied about the extent of his misconduct while he was its top executive.