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Canada's CP Rail shuts down railroad, workers strike

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) CP.TO halted operations and locked out workers over a labor dispute early on Sunday, with each side blaming the other for a halt that will likely disrupt shipment of key commodities at a time of soaring prices.

GM buys SoftBank's stake in its driverless car unit Cruise

General Motors Co. said it is buying out SoftBank Vision Fund L.P.'s stake in its Cruise division for $2.1 billion, roughly four years after the Japanese investment firm joined the car maker in betting on driverless-car technology.

New ETF looks to target S&P 500's most volatile stocks

An application has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday to launch the Volatility Shares S&P 500 High Volatility Index ETF, which would invest in some of the most-volatile stocks in the S&P 500.

AMC Entertainment buys stake in gold, silver miner Hycroft

As AMC Entertainment works toward a full recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, CEO Adam Aron has announced the movie theater chain is making a "bold diversification move" by purchasing a stake in gold and silver miner Hycroft.