Emera’s bid for energy powerhouse, Weston family to buy U.K.’s Boots and Stelco’s exit from galvanized steel: Must-read business and investing stories - The Globe and Mail

Getting caught up on a week that got away? Here’s your weekly digest of The Globe’s most essential business and investing stories, with insights and analysis on the biggest headlines, stock tips, personal finance strategies and more. Canada’s economy lost 68,000 jobs in September , according to Statistics Canada, marking a second consecutive month of losses. Economists had expected a gain of 9,200 jobs in the month. Statscan said the job losses were nearly evenly split between full- and part-time work and were concentrated in the public sector. This is the fourth consecutive month showing a decline in the public sector, which is down 119,000 jobs year-over-year. The unemployment rate edged up slightly to 6.