National Business

Small business confidence in Canada took a nosedive in October, dropping to levels not recorded since early in the pandemic, new research released Thursday said.

SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk is telling Twitter advertisers he is buying the platform to “help humanity” and doesn’t want it to become a “free-for-all hellscape” where anything can be said with no consequences.

VANCOUVER — Telus International, a spin-off from Telus Corp., says it is acquiring full-service digital product provider WillowTree for US$1.225 billion, including debt, as it looks to continue growing.

SASKATOON — Cameco Corp. reported a third-quarter loss of $20 million compared with a loss of $72 million in the same quarter last year as its revenue rose eight per cent.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market remains one of the healthiest parts of an uneven U.S. economy. Jobless claims for the week ending Oct.

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday ahead of an update on the U.S. economy and a European Central Bank meeting that is expected to raise its key interest rate to a 13-year high.

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CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. will buy out Teck Resources Ltd.'s 21.3 per cent stake in the Fort Hills oilsands project for approximately $1 billion, the two companies announced late Wednesday.

FREDERICTON — Chijioke Amadi has called Prince Edward Island home for the past 15 years since arriving from Nigeria. He landed in the province in 2007, when he was 21, to study engineering at the University of Prince Edward Island.

TORONTO — TMX Group Inc. saw its revenue and earnings go up in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year and announcing a dividend of 83 cents per common share Wednesday.