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Asia’s jet fuel refining margins on track to double by end of 2021 from previous year
A technician attaches a jet fuel supply pipe to an outlet in the tarmac at Changi airport in Singapore in this May 7, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/Files
Japanese PM says it’s important for central bank to work closely with government to hit inflation target
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks before the media at his official residence as an extraordinary Diet session was closed, in Tokyo, Japan December 21, 2021. Yoshikazu Tsuno/Pool via REUTERS
Vaccines, pills and data offer some Christmas spirit in face of Omicron COVID-19 variant advance
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 22: Members of the public walk past a sign on Shaftesbury Avenue urging people to get their Covid booster jabs, on December 22, 2021 in London, England. Nearly two dozen theatres have been forced to cancel shows in recent days due to the latest Covid-19 wave. Yesterday, the government announced £30 million would be added to the Cultural Recovery Fund, which supports theatres, museums and similar institutions. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Shaw CEO sees pay jump by millions amid takeover by Rogers
Brad Shaw, Executive Chair and CEO of Shaw Communications Inc. appears before the CRTC hearing November 22, 2021 in Gatineau, Quebec. Dave Chan/The Globe and Mail
Making sense of humanity’s fascination with the colour blue
YInMn Blue, the name of the pigment discovered by researchers at Oregon State University is based on its chemical components: yttrium, indium and manganese.
What a famous fraud tells us about conspiratorial thinking
Daniel Panneton headshot
Moscow court says it fined Twitter for failing to delete banned content
A Twitter logo is seen outside the company headquarters in San Francisco, California, U.S., January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo
Thursday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Putin impatient for West’s response to his demand for security guarantees
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his annual press conference at the Manezh exhibition hall in central Moscow on December 23, 2021. (Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)
Oil rallies on reduced fears of Omicron-induced demand slump
MCKITTRICK, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 03: The sun sets beyond pumpjacks in the Belridge oil field on November 03, 2021 near McKittrick, California. The Biden administration pledged to cut methane emissions from oil and gas production yesterday. In California, 35,000 oil and gas wells sit idle, many of which are unplugged and could leak methane gas. Scientists estimate that one-third of human-induced global warming is caused by methane. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
How 2021 became the year of ESG investing
A child embraces a globe shaped balloon during a rally held ahead of the start of the 2015 Paris World Climate Change Conference, known as the COP21 summit, in Rome, Italy , Nov. 29, 2015.
Michael B. Jordan knows how to play Hollywood’s game
Michael B. Jordan poses during the red carpet premiere of "A Journal for Jordan" in New York City, U.S. December 9, 2021. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Morning Update: Quebec fears exponential rise in COVID-19 cases amid record surge
People wait in line to receive a COVID-19 test in Montreal, Wednesday, December 22, 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Why more advertisers should be targeting baby boomers, the 10 best places to retire in Canada (according to Americans) and how a huge capital gain could impact your tax return
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What happens next with Omicron? That’s up to us
People wait in line for a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot in Toronto, on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
At a Hamilton food pantry, residents urged to ‘take what you need, leave what you can’
10:29 AM The Beasley community fridge is located on John St N, just south of Barton. The food is donated and people can take what they need and leave what they can. Reporter Molly Hayes chronicles the ebb and flow of the fridge over the course of a few days in Hamilton, Ontario. December 10, 2021.
Eighty years on, Battle of Hong Kong veteran recalls how Canadian soldiers ‘never surrendered, never let our country down’
More than 1,400 Canadian soldiers endured four years of misery as prisoners of the Japanese,especially in the wake of the battle for Hong Kong.
Australia’s Wyloo Metals hopes to have Ring of Fire nickel mine, access road by 2026
Alan Coutts, CEO of Noront Resources poses for a photograph in their Toronto offices, on Thursday, Oct., 24, 2019/ (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
After another stunning U.S. stock market year, investors wonder how much gas is left
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Dec. 20.
Small-stock strategy powers best-performing U.S. equity funds
People are seen on Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 19.
‘Santa Claus’ stocks rally? Investors look to Omicron for direction
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the start of trading on Dec. 20.
Thursday’s small-cap stocks to watch
Small acts of kindness
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Infiniti’s bestselling QX60 gets a redesign with numerous subtle updates to improve comfort
The 2022 Infiniti QX60 in front of an old barn near Picton, Ont.
How to strike a balance between digital and analog worlds
Harvey Schachter
The close: TSX climbs to 4-week high as Omicron fears recede
A trader works on the trading floor on the last day of trading before Christmas at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 23.
Globe Advisor’s Best of 2021: A successful retirement is in the planning
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Dec. 23: ‘Here is my suggestion: Don’t travel.’ Should Canadians travel amid pandemic restrictions? Plus other letters to the editor
FILE PHOTO: An airplane takes off from Billy Bishop Airport after Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that passengers will require COVID-19 vaccination for air, ship and interprovincial train services, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
Intel China apologizes over Xinjiang supplier statement
FILE PHOTO: The Intel Corporation logo is seen on a display in a store in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 24, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Your daily horoscope: December 23
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U.S. Navy says it seizes arms from Iran likely bound for Yemen
In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, a stateless fishing vessel, right, is interdicted by USS vessels while transiting international waters in the North Arabian Sea on Dec. 20, 2021. The U.S. Navy seized a large cache of assault rifles and ammunition being smuggled by a fishing ship from Iran likely bound for war-ravaged Yemen, it said late Wednesday, Dec. 22. (U.S. Navy via AP)
South Korea marks deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic as Omicron variant looms
A medical staff takes a nasal swab from a visitor as part of a test for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a temporary testing centre in Seoul on December 1, 2021, amid growing concerns about the Omicron Covid-19 variant. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)
Japan to unveil record US$943-billion budget draft to ensure post-COVID recovery
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, as an extraordinary Diet session was closed on Tuesday. Japan’s parliament on Monday approved a record extra budget of nearly 36 trillion yen ($317 billion) for the fiscal year through March to help out pandemic-hit households and businesses.(Yoshikazu Tsuno/Pool Photo via AP)
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