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\n🎮 Activision Blizzard (ATVI-Q)<\/a> -11.23%
\n🌶 Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG-N)<\/a> +12.64%
\n💳 Visa Inc. (V-N)<\/a> -0.68%
\n🏛 First Republic Bank (FRC-N)<\/a> -31.17%
\n🅱 Bitcoin (BTCUSD) (CRYPTO:BTC)<\/a> -0.74%
\n📡 Rogers Communications (B) (RCI.B-T)<\/a> +2.57%
\n🛢 Altagas Ltd (ALA-T)<\/a> +4.93%
\n🛢 Cenovus Energy (CVE-T)<\/a> -3.71%
\n🚚 TFI International Inc (TFII-T)<\/a> -11.31%
\n⛏ Teck Resources Ltd. (B) (TECK.B-T)<\/a> -4.05%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"