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NEW YORK - Nike said Tuesday that its longtime CEO Mark Parker is stepping down early next year. He will be replaced by board member John Donahoe, who formerly ran e-commerce company eBay. Parker will become executive chairman of the board. Source

BEIJING -- Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Wednesday after major companies reported mixed earnings and an EU leader said he would recommend the trade bloc allow Britain to delay its departure. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong all declined. Source

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker, center, applauds with Boeing CEO Kevin McAllister, right, and Boeing vice chairman Ray Conner during a news conference before a delivery ceremony for a new Boeing 747-8 freighter to Qatar Airways, Monday, Sept. Source

Election hub: CTVNews.ca's complete coverage of Election 2019 'Historic opportunity': Opposition leaders take stock after Liberal minority win Source

Election hub: CTVNews.ca's complete coverage of Election 2019 'Historic opportunity': Opposition leaders take stock after Liberal minority win Source

MONTREAL -- SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. shares shot up Tuesday after the Liberal election win left open the possibility of a plea deal on fraud and corruption charges against the engineering firm. The beleaguered company's shares closed up nearly 14 per cent or $2.44 at $20.12, buoyed by investor hopes that the Liberal refusal to close the door on a deferred prosecution agreement will play out to SNC-Lavalin's advantage ahead of a criminal trial. Source

DETROIT -- If they can close our plant, they can close yours, too. That's the message from workers at three shuttered General Motors factories that didn't get new products under the tentative contract agreement reached last week between GM and the United Auto Workers, who have been on strike against the company across the U.S. Source

Months after revealing plans to cut its capital spending, Husky Energy announced Tuesday it is also reducing its workforce but did not say by how much. "Husky has been taking steps to better align the organization and workforce with our capital plan and strategy," Kim Guttormson, a spokeswoman for the Calgary-based company, said in a statement. Source

CALGARY — Dozens of Husky Energy workers streamed out of the company’s downtown Calgary location Tuesday morning carrying envelopes and paperwork signalling they’ve been laid off. Several workers, who did not want to be identified, confirmed the company had informed some of its workers it was making staffing reductions. Source

Boeing Co. is making progress toward getting its 737 Max aircraft in the air again, but the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will need at least several more weeks for review, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said on Tuesday. Source