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Weak economy looms over holiday shopping season as consumers seek value: retailers

Weak economy looms over holiday shopping season as consumers seek value: retailers

TORONTO — Santa is hearing Christmas wishes from children at malls adorned in holiday regalia, stores are teeming with eggnog and gingerbread treats and a barrage of marketing campaigns are promising the perfect gift is just one credit card swipe awa
Energy infrastructure firm AltaGas raising quarterly dividend for 2024

Energy infrastructure firm AltaGas raising quarterly dividend for 2024

CALGARY — AltaGas Ltd. is raising its dividend as it says it expects its earnings to grow next year, helped by its core operations. The energy infrastructure company says it will pay a quarterly dividend of 29.
Greater Toronto home sales fall amid affordability challenges but relief forecasted

Greater Toronto home sales fall amid affordability challenges but relief forecasted

TORONTO — Greater Toronto home sales fell six per cent last month compared with November 2022 despite an influx in new listings, as high borrowing costs and uncertain economic conditions persisted.
App company Amp Me to pay fine in settlement agreement with Competition Bureau

App company Amp Me to pay fine in settlement agreement with Competition Bureau

GATINEAU, Que. — The Competition Bureau says Amp Me Inc. has agreed to pay a fine to settle the regulator's concerns about false or misleading claims by the mobile application and the purchase of positive reviews.
S&P/TSX composite flat in late-morning trading, U.S. stock markets mixed

S&P/TSX composite flat in late-morning trading, U.S. stock markets mixed

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was flat in late-morning trading as losses in the base metal stocks were offset by gains in the technology and telecommunication sectors and U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 1.
US job openings fall to lowest level since March 2021 as labor market cools

US job openings fall to lowest level since March 2021 as labor market cools

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted 8.7 million job openings in October, the fewest since March 2021, in a sign that hiring is cooling in the face of higher interest rates yet remains at a still-healthy pace.
Scrapyard that caught fire should not be located in centre of Saint John, says panel

Scrapyard that caught fire should not be located in centre of Saint John, says panel

FREDERICTON — A panel investigating a major scrapyard fire in Saint John, N.B., says the site is at significant risk of future, potentially catastrophic, explosions.
Stock market today: Wall Street sags and heads toward a rare back-to-back loss

Stock market today: Wall Street sags and heads toward a rare back-to-back loss

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is sagging again Tuesday as a big rally that had sent it to a 20-month high loses steam. The S&P 500 was 0.4% lower in early trading and on track for its first back-to-back drop since October.
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,410.21, down 42.66 points): Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ). Energy. Down $1.31, or 1.43 per cent, to $90.32 on 30.
S&P/TSX composite down, led by energy and base metals; U.S. markets also in the red

S&P/TSX composite down, led by energy and base metals; U.S. markets also in the red

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved lower on Monday, dragged down by losses in energy and base metals, while U.S. markets also ended the day in the red, led by weakness on the Nasdaq.
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