Business
Chain restaurants are out. Restaurant groups are in (CBC)
We will burn the planet expanding AI with the current technology, says NTT Data's Khan (The Hindu)
AIIB loans $250m for Beijing coal-to-gas conversion (China Daily)
Algoma Steel issues layoff notices to 1,000 workers (CBC)
Guizhou: Western province looks to the future of big data (China Daily)
India seeks bigger slice of China's expanding tea market at buyer-seller meet (The Hindu)
Has Britain's budget watchdog become too all-powerful? (BBC)
Pay high duties or lose U.S. shoppers? Some Canadian retailers forced to choose amid holiday sales (CBC)
IndiGo crisis: CEO admits operational failures in letter to staff (The Times of India)
Budget 2025: What's the best and worst that could happen for Labour? (BBC)
Food prices could increase in 2026, with meat leading the way, say Dalhousie researchers (CBC)
Health, National Security Cess not on essential commodities, revenues to be shared with States: FM (The Hindu)
Health security se National security: Why does Centre want to levy cess on tobacco? (The Hindu)
Air Transat pilots give union the power to declare a strike (CBC)
Amazon explores building its own delivery network to replace USPS deal (The Washington Post)
US filings for jobless benefits fall to 191,000, lowest since September of 2022 (ABC News)
Is Spotify losing the streaming wars as it faces boycotts, lawsuits and assorted controversies? (CBC)
RBI confirms final payout for 2017 gold bond series; long-term holders gain over 340% (The Times of India)
As cleanup costs mount, oilpatch may be forced to pay deposit before drilling new wells (CBC)
Nifty50, Sensex soar but broad market weak; most Nifty500 stocks below trend averages (The Times of India)