Economy · 14 h ago
Organigram agrees to buy Aurora Cannabis in a $561-million deal
Aurora shareholders can take $7.80 a share in cash, 5.8626 Organigram shares per share, or a mix of the two.
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Economy · 14 h ago
Ryanair weighs a pay freeze and says fares will rise as fuel costs jump
CEO Michael O'Leary expects European fares to rise 10 to 20 per cent next year as cheaper fuel hedges run out. Ryanair expects fuel costs to rise by €2 billion.
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Economy · 1 d ago
US oil companies earn more than US$130 billion during the Iran war as fuel bills climb
Fifty-one large US oil and gas companies earned more than US$130 billion from April through September, according to reports, against less than US$47 billion in the same months of 2025.
Economy · 1 d ago
US pushes to restart Russian gas flows to Europe through Ukraine, reports say
According to reports, US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner presented the idea in Moscow and Kyiv as an energy truce before winter and a step toward peace talks.
Economy · 1 d ago
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German metalworkers strike as the IG Metall pay dispute escalates
Germany's largest union, IG Metall, launched a wave of strikes Monday in a wage dispute covering about 3.7 million workers in the metal and electrical engineering industries.
Economy · 1 d ago
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Germany misses its gas storage target as a cold snap sets in
German gas reserves were 61.17 per cent full as of Friday, short of a Nov 1 target of about 70 per cent and of the European Union average of 75 per cent, according to Gas Infrastructure Europe data.
Economy · 1 d ago
Seven leading OPEC+ producers keep their December oil output unchanged
Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Oman and Algeria will keep their oil production quotas for December at November's level, OPEC said.
Economy · 1 d ago
Guinea opens its first gold refinery
President Mamadi Doumbouya opened the Nimba Gold Refinery in Conakry, the capital, on Sunday, in a country that until now exported all its gold unrefined.