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Two in five new mortgages have terms that will see homeowners still making payments in retirement.

They will be entitled to official employment contracts, health insurance and sick days.

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Demand for electric cars is lower than expected, the industry says. What might help to boost sales?

At least 68 people have fallen ill in the outbreak believed to be linked to cucumbers sold in the United States and Canada, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

A new law requiring hotels and car hire firms to send customer data to the government starts on Monday.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday he had an “excellent conversation” with Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club after the president-elect's threat to impose significant tariffs on two of America’s leading trade partners raised alarms in Ottawa and Mexico City. It was unclear, as Trudeau headed back to Canada from Florida, whether the conversation had alleviated Trump’s concerns. The official, who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said topics included trade, border security, fentanyl, defense, Ukraine, NATO, China, the Mideast and pipelines, as well as the the Group of Seven meeting in Canada next year.

Small caps just had their first historic week in three years, and one ETF expert predicts the group's record highs will help drive investors back into the group.

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(Bloomberg) -- The new Trump administration is coming in hot, with mass deportations of undocumented immigrants and threats of triggering a global trade war among its immediate priorities. Fighting continues in Europe and the Middle East. And bond traders are scaling back bets on lower interest rates as the US economy risks a fresh bout of inflation. Most Read from BloombergIn Traffic-Weary Toronto, a Battle Breaks Out Over Bike LanesIn Italy’s Motor City, Car-Free Options Are GrowingBut despite

An end to the COVID-19-era government subsidies that some Americans have used to purchase health insurance. Having won the election and sweeping to power, Republicans are planning an ambitious 100-day agenda with President-elect Donald Trump in the White House and GOP lawmakers in a congressional majority to accomplish their policy goals. Atop the list is the plan to renew some $4 trillion in expiring GOP tax cuts, a signature domestic achievement of Trump's first term and an issue that may define his return to the White House.

ICYMI: Here's what happened in markets during this holiday-shortened trading week.

While the president-elect says he will impose a 25 percent tariff on everything Canada exports, Trudeau remains confident about forestalling that outcome.

Business owners say card transaction fees are a growing monthly expense, one often passed to consumers. They’re cheering efforts to lower them.

Harrods boss manipulated and controlled managers to conceal his crimes, ex-director tells the BBC.