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U.S. consumer expectations fall to 9-year low with inflation weighing on sentiment

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Points.com Inc. (T.PTS) hit a new 52-week high of $31.78 Monday. Points has entered into an arrangement agreement pursuant to which a wholly-owned subsidiary of Plusgrade Parent L.P., a leading ancillary revenue platform for the global travel industry, will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company for US$25.00 per common share in cash (equivalent to C$32.21 assuming a 1.2882 exchange rate as per the Bank of Canada May 6 noon rate) by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act .

ATCO Ltd. Class I Non-voting Shares (T.ACO.X) hit a new 52-week high of $46.50 Monday. No news stories available today.

Alvopetro Energy Ltd. (V.ALV) hit a new 52-week high of $5.41 Monday. No news stories available today.

Perpetual Energy Inc. (T.PMT) hit a new 52-week high of $1.15 Monday. No news stories available today.

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