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Link: www.bnnbloomberg.ca Buy Canada trade comes roaring back as oil, Fed ignite rally Canadian investors are finding themselves in an unusual position — outperforming their U.S. counterparts across all three main asset classes as conciliatory central banks reignite risk in global markets. Canada’s benchmark S&P/TSX Composite index has surged 8.5 perContinue Reading

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Link: www.technologyreview.com China and Russia could disrupt critical national infrastructure in the US, says intelligence report Both China and Russia are capable of launching cyberattacks that could bring down electricity networks or hospitals, according to the latest annual US Worldwide Threat Assessment. The threats: The 42-page report, compiled by the SenateContinue Reading

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Link: Bangkok shuts hundreds of schools as some of world’s most toxic air shrouds city (Bloomberg) — Thai officials shut hundreds of schools in Bangkok on Wednesday as some of the world’s most toxic air hung over the city. The metropolis of about 10 million people closed 437 government schoolsContinue Reading

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Polar Vortex Brings Frigid Weather To Much Of Canada Newslinks: Global News – https://globalnews.ca/news/4907009/polar-vortex-canada/ Extreme cold has gripped much of Canada thanks to a hovering polar vortex. READ MORE: Canada’s wild weather: Flowers are blooming in the west and snow is pummeling the east Large swaths of the country are underContinue Reading