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Stocks are closing out September with their worst monthly loss since the beginning of the pandemic. The S&P 500 ended the month down 4.8%, its first monthly drop since January and the biggest since March 2020.

WASHINGTON (AP) — With only hours to spare, Congress passed legislation that would avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3, and sent the bill to President Joe Biden.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai opened Expo 2020 in an extravagant СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Thursday that bathed the site’s signature central dome in light, a symbolic beacon for the city-state’s hopes that the world’s fair will draw tourists despite the co

TORONTO — When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Christina Disler mulled whether to close her Vancouver co-working space business because people were so fearful of СÀ¶ÊÓƵ in communal offices.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (AP) — Production has begun at a new auto plant in north Alabama and the companies running the facility continue to hire workers at a brisk pace.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Labrador’s Innu Nation is ending its legal actions against Ottawa and the Newfoundland and Labrador government over a recent $5.2-billion refinancing deal for a troubled hydroelectricity project.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy expanded at a 6.

OTTAWA — Co-signing a loan can help someone access credit that they might not otherwise be able to obtain, but experts say it brings risk both to your credit rating and your relationship with the person you are trying to help if things go wrong.

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. says chief financial officer Tony Staffieri has left the company. It said Staffieri's departure was effective Wednesday. Senior vice-president Paulina Molnar has been appointed as interim CFO.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the third straight week, a sign that the highly contagious delta variant may be slowing the job market's recovery.