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BlackBerry shares down more than 10%, looking to cut costs

BlackBerry shares down more than 10%, looking to cut costs

TORONTO — Shares of BlackBerry Ltd. were down 13.5 per cent after the company released its latest quarterly results and its new chief executive said he has his eye on cutting costs. Shares in the company closed down 74 cents at $4.
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Energy Fuels starts uranium production at three mines, shares rise

Energy Fuels starts uranium production at three mines, shares rise

TORONTO — Shares of Energy Fuels Inc. were up after the company said it has started production at three of its uranium mines in the United States and was preparing to start production at two more.
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Stock market today: Wall Street bounces back after a big loss, S&P 500 again nears record

Stock market today: Wall Street bounces back after a big loss, S&P 500 again nears record

NEW YORK (AP) — Several strong profit reports helped Wall Street claw back most of its sharp loss from the prior day. The S&P 500 rose 1% Thursday and is back within 1% of its all-time high a day after its worst drop in nearly three months.
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Matthew Boswell's mandate as competition commissioner renewed for another two years

Matthew Boswell's mandate as competition commissioner renewed for another two years

OTTAWA — The federal government is reappointing Matthew Boswell as the commissioner of competition for a two-year term. Boswell, who was first appointed as commissioner in 2019, was slated to finish his term at the end of February.
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Angola is leaving OPEC oil cartel after 16 years after dispute over production cuts

Angola is leaving OPEC oil cartel after 16 years after dispute over production cuts

LONDON (AP) — Angola announced Thursday that it's leaving the OPEC oil producers cartel, coming after it battled with the group over lower production quotas this year.
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Canada learned lessons from Trump's first term — and vice versa, says ambassador

Canada learned lessons from Trump's first term — and vice versa, says ambassador

WASHINGTON — It's a truism in foreign-policy circles that the world learned some hard lessons from Donald Trump's volatile first term as president.
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Statistics Canada reports retail sales rose 0.7% to $66.9 billion in October

Statistics Canada reports retail sales rose 0.7% to $66.9 billion in October

Canadian shoppers opened up their wallets a touch more in October, helping retail sales rise 0.7 per cent to $66.9 billion that month, but Statistics Canada and analysts are warning such numbers won't keep climbing.
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Crescent Point Energy completes deal to buy Hammerhead Energy

Crescent Point Energy completes deal to buy Hammerhead Energy

CALGARY — Crescent Point Energy Corp. says it expects average production of 198,000 to 206,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2024 now that it has closed its deal to buy Hammerhead Energy Inc.
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Toy retailer Mastermind to stop accepting gift cards after Christmas Eve

Toy retailer Mastermind to stop accepting gift cards after Christmas Eve

TORONTO — Mastermind says it will stop honouring gift cards after Christmas Eve. The distressed toy retailer says in court filings that gift cards won't be accepted at its stores after Dec. 24.
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Time to replace your car? How to tell when repair bills are no longer worth it

Time to replace your car? How to tell when repair bills are no longer worth it

TORONTO — Deciding whether to fix your aging car again or trade it in for a new one can be a tough calculation at the best of times, let alone when financing costs have significantly jumped and car prices have soared.
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