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MONTREAL — Shares in Nuvei Corp. were down 40 per cent after a critical report on the company by short-seller Spruce Point Capital Management. Nuvei shares were down $49.83 at $72.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was down nearly 100 points in late-morning trading as the industrial and technology sectors fell, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 96.98 points at 21,065.67.

CALGARY — Cenovus Energy Inc. has increased its capital spending budget for next year, against the backdrop of a global commodity boom that has pushed Canadian oil production to all-time record levels.

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“Barn,” Neil Young & Crazy Horse (Reprise Records) Ever wonder what Neil Young and his longtime bandmates Crazy Horse would sound like in a restored 19th century barn out in the middle of nowhere under a full moon? Wait no longer, “Barn” is here.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted 11 million open jobs in October, nearly matching a record high reached in July and a sign that companies were confident enough in the economy to expand.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate target on hold at its rock-bottom level of 0.25 per cent.

NEW YORK (AP) — A man was charged with arson and other crimes Wednesday for setting fire to a 50-foot (15-meter) Christmas tree in front of Fox News headquarters in midtown Manhattan, police said. The artificial tree outside of the News Corp.

CALGARY — When United Airlines flew a plane full of passengers from Chicago to Washington, D.C. on Dec. 1, it did it with one engine 100 per cent powered by fuel made from corn sugar. It was a historic first, according to the airline.

TORONTO — Cannabis company Tilray Inc. says it has signed a deal to buy Breckenridge Distillery, a Colorado-based producer of whiskey and other spirits. Financial terms of the agreement were not immediately available.