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Transat executives take a hit from reduced value of sale to Air Canada: proxy

Transat executives take a hit from reduced value of sale to Air Canada: proxy

MONTREAL — Nearly two dozen Transat A.T. executives and directors will see their proceeds from the company's sale to Air Canada drop following a dramatic reduction in the transaction's value.
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Privacy activists in EU file complaints over iPhone tracking

Privacy activists in EU file complaints over iPhone tracking

BERLIN — European privacy activists have filed complaints against Apple over its use of software to track the behaviour of iPhone users.
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SEC Chair Clayton leaving post as top financial regulator

SEC Chair Clayton leaving post as top financial regulator

WASHINGTON — Jay Clayton, a former Wall Street lawyer who has headed the Securities and Exchange Commission as the financial markets’ top regulator during the Trump administration, is leaving the position at year’s end, the SEC announced Monday.
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Saudi Aramco to issue bonds as it seeks cash amid oil slump

Saudi Aramco to issue bonds as it seeks cash amid oil slump

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia's oil giant Aramco announced Monday it will issue international bonds as it seeks a cash infusion to help pay for billions of dollars in dividends the company promised shareholders before the global coronavi
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Home Depot reunites with HD Supply in deal valued at $8B

Home Depot reunites with HD Supply in deal valued at $8B

Home Depot is reuniting with former subsidiary HD Supply, buying the company in a deal valued at about $8 billion.
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Strike is over for N.L. Dominion store workers, but there is no happy ending: Unifor

Strike is over for N.L. Dominion store workers, but there is no happy ending: Unifor

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A 12-week strike is over for Dominion workers in Newfoundland and Labrador, but their union says the new contract doesn't offer a livable wage.
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Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales up 1.5 per cent in September

Statistics Canada reports manufacturing sales up 1.5 per cent in September

OTTAWA — Manufacturing sales rose 1.5 per cent to $53.8 billion in September, led by the wood, chemical and food industries, Statistics Canada said Monday. The increase followed a revised drop of 1.4 per cent in August compared with the 2.
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UAE national carrier to start flying to Tel Aviv next spring

UAE national carrier to start flying to Tel Aviv next spring

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, announced Monday it would start operating daily nonstop flights to Tel Aviv next spring, a move that deepens ties between the UAE and Israel after the two
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Virus quarantine complicates a big week for Boris Johnson

Virus quarantine complicates a big week for Boris Johnson

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted Monday he is firmly in control of the government, despite having to self-isolate for two weeks because a contact tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Biden seeks window on vaccine plans as Trump stalls handoff

Biden seeks window on vaccine plans as Trump stalls handoff

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden's scientific advisers plan to meet with vaccine makers in coming days even as a stalled presidential transition keeps them out of the loop on government plans to inoculate all Americans against COVID-19.
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