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The new prime minister is facing the challenge of leading Canada through an escalating trade dispute with President Donald ...

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Gold prices reached $3,000 an ounce for the first time in history Friday, boosted by demand for safe-haven assets as investors fret about President Donald Trump’s tariffs and geopolitics.

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