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Metro says minimum wage jump to add $39mn in labour costs

Bloomberg Canadian grocer Metro Inc. is bracing for as much as C$50 million ($39.2 million) in additional costs next year due to a minimum wage increase in Ontario. The Montreal-based company said it’s reviewing how to mitigate the impact of the measure on growth as it reported a decline in same-store sales and earnings that missed estimates. Profit for the ...

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Amazon to seek $16 billion bond sale for Whole Foods

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. is turning to the debt markets to fund the $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Market Inc. and power Jeff Bezos’s planned conquest of the supermarket business. The world’s largest online retailer is selling $16 billion of unsecured bonds in as many as seven parts, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. In a sign ...

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Hedge funds break up with Apple, Facebook shares

Bloomberg Hedge funds have adored the FAANGs for so long it’s no wonder that two of them—Apple Inc. and Facebook Inc.—are losing their appeal. Ken Griffin’s Citadel sold 3.4 million shares of Apple, the majority of its stake. And Viking Global Investors, led by Andreas Halvorsen, shed 9.6 million shares of Facebook, or most of its holding. These are just ...

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