Canadian factory sales most likely fell 0.1% in September from August, largely due to decreases in the primary metal, chemical and transportation equipment subsectors, Statistics Canada said in a flash estimate on Thursday.
The estimate was calculated based on a weighted response rate of 71.6%. The average weighted response rate for the survey over the previous 12 months has been 94.6%.French construction materials group Saint-Gobain on Thursday reported a fall in third-quarter sales, roughly in line with expectations and weighed down by currency factors, acquisitions and divestitures, and weak volumes.
Belgium publisher Mediahuis has expressed interest in buying Britain's Telegraph, two sources told Reuters, joining other newspaper publishers, media moguls and billionaires competing to buy the right-leaning broadsheet and The Spectator magazine.Nearly half of investors who have not yet added exchange-traded funds to their portfolios say they are likely to change their minds, according to a Schwab Asset Management survey released on Thursday.
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