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Gold has broken below four thousand dollars an ounce, a striking development given that haven assets typically hold firm when risk sentiment sours. But this week's sell-off has been indiscriminate, with bullion falling even as investors piled into US Treasuries, suggesting forced liquidations or a broader deleveraging dynamic at work.
Shifting north of the border, Rogers Communications posted third quarter two thousand twenty six results showing total revenue up two percent to five billion four hundred forty three million Canadian dollars, with service revenue growing a more modest one percent. The headline, though, is Rogers completing its one hundred percent acquisition of MLSE, locking in full ownership of the Maple Leafs, Raptors, and Toronto FC in a deal that redefines the company's long-term asset base.
And out of Caracas, a sharp reminder of the risks embedded in emerging market exposure. Venezuela's largest seafood company, a seven hundred million dollar enterprise, saw its founder jailed after attempting to reclaim control of the business, illustrating how the Maduro government's antibusiness posture persists despite nominal US-backed political arrangements in the country.
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