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TORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed up slightly Friday as oil prices topped US$93 a barrel on tensions in Ukraine, while U.S. stock markets were down sharply over rate hike fears. The volatile cap to the week came after high U.S.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,548.84, up 17.12 points.) Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financials. Down 48 cents, or 1.72 per cent, to $27.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks tumbled again Friday, and this time bond yields joined in the swoon as worries about an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine piled onto Wall Street’s already heavy list of concerns about inflation and interest rates.

TORONTO — A popcorn ban across Ontario and movie theatre closures in Quebec hobbled the recovery of Canada's largest film exhibitor Cineplex Inc. over the Christmas holidays just as Spider-Man arrived to save the day.

AURORA, ONT. — Canadian auto parts manufacturer Magna International Inc. says it is beginning to feel the impact of the Ambassador Bridge blockades on its business.

CALGARY — Enbridge Inc. expects to settle on a new tolling plan for its Mainline pipeline system this summer, the Calgary-based company said Friday.

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MONTREAL — CAE Inc. says its profit in its latest quarter fell compared with a year ago as its revenue climbed higher. The Montreal-based company says its net income attributable to equity holders fell to $26.

TORONTO — Honda Canada says it's temporarily suspending manufacturing on one production line during the day shift at its plant in Alliston, Ont., today due to border delays.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to issue an executive order on Friday to move some $7 billion of the Afghan central bank’s assets frozen in the U.S.