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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street gave back some of its strong gains from the week on Friday following discouraging readings on the global economy and another slew of profit reports from big U.S. companies.

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TORONTO — Gains in the base metals sector helped sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s main stock index move higher in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were in the red. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 30.33 points at 19,093.18.

MONTREAL — A dispute over legal protections for American customs officers has kept Nexus enrolment centres closed in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ more than three months after they reopened south of the border — due in part to a clash over U.S.

MONTREAL — Air sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ has signed a deal with United Airlines that expands the relationship between the companies in an effort to offer more flight options to the United States. The airlines already co-operate in the transborder market.

OTTAWA — Statistics sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says retail sales rose 2.2 per cent to $62.2 billion in May, led higher by sales at new car dealers and gas stations. The agency says the increase came as sales rose in eight of the 11 subsectors it tracks.

BERLIN (AP) — The German government will take a roughly 30% stake in energy supplier Uniper as part of a rescue package following surging prices for natural gas and reduced Russian deliveries, the company said Friday.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An ally of the Rajapaksa political family was appointed Friday as Sri Lanka's prime minister, hours after security forces cleared the main protest site occupied for months by demonstrators angry at the Rajapaksas over the co

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,062.85, up 42.18 points.) Royal Bank of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ (TSX:RY). Financials. Up 38 cents, or 0.3 per cent, to $124.08 on 9.4 million shares.

ROME (AP) — Italy is headed for an early election after its president accepted Premier Mario Draghi's resignation Thursday and decided there was no possibility for cobbling together another government following the rapid collapse of the ruling coalit