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A health-care venture launched with great fanfare by three of the world’s most prominent companies and their chief executives is folding about three years after its founding.

Economic recovery, corporate taxes and mergers and acquisitions are expected to be top of mind for many finance chiefs

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world, and its effects will last. Here are some trends for the next normal that business leaders should keep in mind.

A joint venture formed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase to explore new ways to deliver health care to their employees is disbanding, according to a short statement on its website. The company, Haven, will cease operations at the end of February — three years after its arrival sent shock waves through the health care industry.

Quebec and Alberta are leveraging their respective strengths to emerge as hydrogen hubs, and hoping to take pole position in a nascent industry that’s gaining popularity amid a global move towards decarbonization.

Brexit, a major transformation in European governance, supports euro-scepticism

Euro zone companies expect to emerge more efficient from the coronavirus pandemic thanks to greater use of digital technologies and remote working, a European Central Bank survey showed on Monday.

The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic should transform governments’ attitude to public spending and debt, according to the chief economist of the OECD, who has warned that fresh austerity would risk a popular backlash.

“Global Britain” is a fine idea, but it requires hard choices and re-engagement with Europe

Quartz was one of several Quebec businesses that pivoted this spring to help supply health-care workers with badly needed safety equipment.

In the run-up to an initial public offering, startups typically hunker down in a quiet period, keeping their executives out of the media to avoid running afoul of regulatory requirements.

The economy also showed strength outside its factories

The Irving-based oil giant is struggling to maintain its $15 billion-a-year dividend program.

Mobile-phone chip giant names Cristiano Amon as successor to take over on June 30

The bourse, which had planned to delist the companies before Jan. 11, said in a brief statement it had made the decision “in light of further consultation with relevant regulatory authorities.”

A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the average amount paid to the country’s top chief executives in 2019 was down from 2018, but still more than 200 times the average worker compensation.

CPPIB lost $100 million on a single deal after the ink had barely dried

Canadian factory activity expanded at its fastest pace on record in December as new orders and production climbed, while manufacturers grew more optimistic that output would continue to rise in 2021, data showed on Monday.

The final ranking of corporate winners in a devastating year

Highly contagious mutations send infection rate soaring as EU comes under fire for slow vaccine rollout

Between now and when vaccines are widely available countries will face some hard choices

The New York Stock Exchange will start to delist American depositary receipts in China’s three big telecom operators

Peugeot maker approves the merger that would create a global auto-producing giant selling 8.7 million vehicles annually; FCA to vote later Monday