Global Markets: OPEC considers raising oil output

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Published: May 25, 2018

By Commodity News Service Canada
WINNIPEG, May 25, 2018 (CNS) – The following is a glance at
the news moving markets in Canada and globally.
China is warning of a Canadian investment chill after
the Canadian government rejected the Aecon Group Inc.
takeover by a Chinese firm, citing concern for national
security, on Thursday. Following the decision, the Chinese
Embassy in Ottawa issued a written statement cautioning the
move was not “good news for investment co-operation between
China and Canada.” The move comes at a time when Canada is

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