Manufacturing
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Nissan names head of China business to be new CEO [UPDATED]
Makoto Uchida was appointed as representative executive officer and chief executive officer of Nissan, effective January 1, 2020
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Trudeau attacks Tories for not releasing platform as leaders prepare for debate
Monday’s debate will be the last time any of the party leaders will debate each other in English
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3 get Nobel Medicine prize for learning how cells use oxygen
Discovery is fundamental to understanding how to combat diseases of the heart and lungs as well as numerous cancers
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GM-UAW talks take turn for worse; settlement not near
GM’s U.S. factories have been shut down since the workers walked out Sept. 16. Parts shortages forced the company to close plants in Mexico and Canada
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Consumer goods giant Unilever vows to slash use of plastic
Unilever has already started selling products including toothbrushes made of bamboo, and cardboard deodorant sticks
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Global shares mixed on U.S. jobs; eyes on China trade talks
The world’s two largest economies are set to resume trade talks this week
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Business economists foresee slowdown in U.S. growth
The U.S. economy is in its 11th year of expansion, the longest on record
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German factory orders decline again in August
German industrial data have been largely disappointing for months
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Filmmaker Michael Moore says it was ‘crushing’ to see Trudeau blackface photos
Moore noted he didn’t like anyone interfering in American elections and he didn’t want to interfere in Canada’s. But he said he felt sad about Canadians’ choices
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Statistics Canada says merchandise trade deficit fell to $955M in August
Exports posted their first growth after two months of declines
