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(Bloomberg) -- Notes with payouts tied to Argentina’s economic growth surged as much 107% on Thursday after a U.S.

(Bloomberg) -- Malaysia reported its first case of omicron variant infection as the new coronavirus strain spreads across the world. The variant was identified in a 19-year-old woman who had arrived from South Africa via Singapore on Nov.

(Bloomberg) -- It’s been a roller-coaster ride for natural gas this year, with most of the time spent climbing to newer heights. Spot contracts in Asia and Europe surged to a record, triggering factory closures and bankrupting energy retailers from Singapore to the U.K.

(Bloomberg) -- Canada’s bank stocks have had a wild ride this week, and they’re whipsawing the country’s main stock index.

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- The collapse of the $8 billion buyout of biotech firm Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi) leaves some big names with red faces.

(Bloomberg) -- Canada’s labor market blew past expectations in November, a development that will cement expectations for an interest-rate hike next year. Employment rose 153,700 last month, Statistics Canada reported Friday in Ottawa.

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(Bloomberg) -- Belgium ordered primary schools to extend the Christmas holiday in its third attempt to break a Covid-19 wave that’s among the worst in Europe after experts singled out unvaccinated children as a catalyst of infections in broader society.

(Bloomberg) -- Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan abruptly replaced his finance minister amid deepening rifts in the administration over aggressive interest-rate cuts that have undermined the currency and fueled inflation.

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Recep Tayyip Erdogan needs to decide what he wants from his top economic brass. Is it steep and persistent reductions in interest rates despite stratospheric inflation, or some degree of stability in the lira? It’s getting increasingly tough to have both.