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ATLANTA (AP) — Tens of thousands of Music Midtown festivalgoers are no longer going to descend on Atlanta’s massive Piedmont Park next month to cheer on hip-hop star Future or watch beloved rock band My Chemical Romance take the stage.

NEW YORK (AP) — Metallica, Mariah Carey and The Jonas Brothers will headline a free concert in New York’s Central Park next month marking the 10th anniversary of the Global Citizen Festival organized by the international nonprofit fighting extreme po

TORONTO — Indigo Books and Music Inc. says it lost $25.4 million in the 13-week period ended July 2 in spite of double-digit sales growth in both its print and general merchandise categories.

HAMILTON — Stelco Holdings Inc. says its year-over-year earnings increased 53 per cent in the second quarter of 2022 to $554 million, or $7.67 per diluted share.

TORONTO — Manulife Financial Corp. says it saw a $1.6-billion drop in earnings in the second quarter compared with a year earlier as market turmoil hit its bottom line. The insurance giant says it had net income of $1.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,885.94, up 307.64 points.) Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX). Materials. Down six cents, or 0.28 per cent, to $21.10 on 14.

Canada's main stock index made triple-digit gains Wednesday while U.S. markets also surged on the release of new data suggesting U.S. inflation may have finally peaked. The latest Consumer Price Index report from the U.S.

MONTREAL — Canada's transport regulator says its backlog of air passenger complaints is growing as a staff shortage comes up against a summer of airport chaos — itself due in part to labour shortages.

TORONTO — The Ontario Cannabis Store says its distribution centre is resuming some service after a cyberattack on one of its logistics partners caused the provincial pot wholesaler to halt deliveries this week.

GUELPH, Ont. — Linamar Corp. says sales climbed in its last quarter on increased market share and higher pricing while profits saw a modest dip in part on higher input costs.