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Oil prices jumped following attacks in the Middle East, while more losses for computer chip companies and winners of the AI boom dragged stock markets

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Shares of South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix rose 14 per cent as they made their debut on Wall Street as demand for chips is surging.

Canada’s main stock index rose over 100 points, helped by gains in the consumer cyclicals and non-cyclicals sectors, U.S. markets were also positive. 

U.S. stocks ticked higher Friday after Wall Street showed its appetite is still big for winners of the artificial-intelligence boom.

The U.S. Justice Department has reached a settlement agreement with South Bow Corp. regarding a 2022 rupture of the Keystone pipeline.

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Stock markets in Canada and the U.S. rose, as easing oil prices brought some calm to financial markets. 

Stocks rose, and oil prices eased as financial markets calmed in the wait to see what will come next after doubts on a temporary truce in the war with Iran.

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Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was at a near standstill on Thursday, according to data and sources, as shipping risks escalated after the U.S. renewed airstrikes on Iran, triggering retaliation by Tehran in the Gulf.

Orla Mining Ltd. says it produced 88,265 ounces of gold in its second quarter, driven by its Musselwhite mine in Ontario.

Stock markets fell on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was over, sending oil prices higher. 

Oil prices rose, and stock markets dropped in shaky trading worldwide after U.S. President Donald Trump raised doubts about the truce in the Iran war.

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