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TOKYO — This year’s postponement of the Tokyo Olympics because of the novel coronavirus cost about 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion), organizers have estimated, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, citing people involved with the event. Read More

Tokyo 2020 organizers estimate Games postponement cost $1.9 bln – media — Financial Post

Actor David Prowse, the man who donned the iconic Darth Vader suit in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died aged 85. “It’s with great … Read more

Darth Vader actor David Prowse dies aged 85 — CDE News | Corporate Dispatch

CAIRO — Inflation in Sudan has risen to one of the highest levels in the world, and the country risks slipping into hyperinflation unless it gets its budget deficit and money supply under control, economists say. Read More

Sudan inflation soars, raising specter of hyperinflation — Financial Post

(Bloomberg) — Iraq hasn’t asked for an exemption from OPEC+ limits on the country’s oil output for fear that an increase in production might cause crude prices to fall, Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar said, according to state-run newspaper Al-Sabah. Read More

Iraq Didn’t Ask for OPEC+ Oil-Cuts Exemption, Al-Sabah Says — Financial Post

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Four apps with early Cyber Monday prices to help you stay organized for 2021 — Financial Post

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Dubai Reduces Fuel Surcharge for Electricity and Water — Financial Post

Burgers, chicken substitutes and breakfast sandwiches expected to be tested in some markets in 2021

McDonald’s to make its own ‘McPlant’ faux meat in blow to Beyond Meat — Financial Post

NEW YORK — News this month of three promising coronavirus vaccines has helped push the Dow Jones Industrial Average over 30,000, but some investors worry that slow vaccination rates may weaken next year’s expected economic recovery. Read More

Wall St Week Ahead-COVID-19 vaccine adoption rates are ‘wildcard’ for U.S. stock rally — Financial Post

MILAN — European Union budget rules need to be more consistent with expected higher levels of sovereign debt, the bloc’s economics commissioner said, but dismissed calls to cancel debt amassed during the coronavirus crisis. Read More

EU budget rules need adjustment but no debt cancellation, says Gentiloni — Financial Post

Every year millions of shoppers in the US and elsewhere are treated to 2 mega events within the span of a single extended weekend. Black Friday and Cyber Monday require little introduction. However, 2020 is not just any year. Courtesy of the pandemic we grapple with many restrictions. Here is a peek at what these…

Black Friday and Cyber Monday amid COVID-19 — Market Business News