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S&P 500, Dow eke out records; Nasdaq win streak ends

By Lewis Krauskopf (Reuters) – The Nasdaq snapped an 11-day streak of gains on Friday after some late-session weakness, but the S&P 500 and the Dow scratched out record closing highs with slight gains as a year-end rally chugged along. With only two trading days left for the year, the benchmark S&P 500 has climbed […]

Body of missing 22-year-old swimmer recovered in Chilliwack river

The body of a 22-year-old man who was last seen swimming in the Vedder River has been recovered, police say. The search for the young man, who was believed to have drowned at Teskey Rock, has ended, RCMP said. The man was from India and was swimming with friends, police said. “When he entered the […]

Exclusive: Agitating bondholders press Argentina to step up efforts

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Agitating bondholders have written to Argentina’s government, accusing it of not doing enough to allow the country’s crucial debt restructuring negotiations to make progress, according to bondholder sources involved in the process. Two sources told Reuters on the condition of anonymity that the three main creditor groups had sent […]