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Hey sports fans! Your regional network may be on the block.

by Emma Jacobs
Oct 30, 2018
Even with online offerings of live sporting events proliferating, there’s a market for those legacy regional sports networks. Disney is set to shed 22 of the RSNs, which bring you college ball and other local sports. And there’s plenty of interest in acquiring the regional networks from a range of potential buyers.      
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WTO talks! See who's invited! (Not the U.S. or China)

by Emma Jacobs
Oct 24, 2018
With the trade feud between the U.S. and China looming, the main goal of the talks is reform.
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WTO talks! See who's invited! (Not the U.S. or China)

by Emma Jacobs
Oct 24, 2018
With the trade feud between the U.S. and China looming, the main goal of the talks is reform.
A man is seen in silhouette leaving the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquaters on September 21, 2018 in Geneva.
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Toy manufacturers adjust to a post-Toys R Us world

by Emma Jacobs
Oct 23, 2018
The retail giant's bankruptcy has Hasbro and other toymakers scrambling to prepare for the holidays.
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Toy manufacturers adjust to a post-Toys R Us world

by Emma Jacobs
Oct 23, 2018
The retail giant's bankruptcy has Hasbro and other toymakers scrambling to prepare for the holidays.
Shoppers crowd Toys R Us in Times Square on Nov. 23, Black Friday, in 2007 in New York City.
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Uber and Lyft are driving toward IPOs

by Emma Jacobs
Oct 18, 2018
Investors could pony up $140 billion for shares even though neither firm is profitable.
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Uber and Lyft are driving toward IPOs

by Emma Jacobs
Oct 18, 2018
Investors could pony up $140 billion for shares even though neither firm is profitable.
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Canada's new legal pot sellers need to outcompete the black market

by Emma Jacobs
Oct 16, 2018
Canadians will be able to purchase recreational cannabis starting Oct. 17.
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Canada's new legal pot sellers need to outcompete the black market

by Emma Jacobs
Oct 16, 2018
Canadians will be able to purchase recreational cannabis starting Oct. 17.
Ian Johnston trims medicinal marijuana plants at Tweed INC. in Smith Falls, Ontario on Dec. 5, 2016.
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Canadians mull new trade pact, worry about domestic dairy industry

by Emma Jacobs
Oct 8, 2018
Some Canadians worry NAFTA replacement will flood markets with lower-cost U.S. milk and cheese.
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