National Business

OSHAWA, Ont. — General Motors has named Kristian Aquilina as GM Canada's new president and managing director. The move is a promotion for Aquilina, who was GM Canada' vice-president for vehicle sales, service and marketing.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Houthi rebels fired a missile, striking a U.S.-owned ship Monday just off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, less than a day after they launched an anti-ship cruise missile toward an American destroyer in the Red Sea.

With interest rate cuts likely on the horizon, the Canadian Real Estate Association expects the number of homes changing hands this year to grow following a slowdown in 2023.

NEW YORK (AP) — Boeing told employees Monday that it plans to increase quality inspections of its 737 Max 9 aircraft, following the failure of an emergency exit door panel on an Alaska Airlines flight last week.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales rose 1.2 per cent to $71.7 billion in November, helped by higher sales in the chemical subsector as well as gains in primary metal and machinery groups. Sales of chemical products rose 6.

TORONTO — AGF Management Ltd. has signed a deal to buy a 51 per cent stake in alternative investment firm Kensington Capital Partners Ltd. for $45 million.

TORONTO — Thomson Reuters Corp. has raised its offer for Swedish company Pagero Group. Under its revised proposal, the company is offering 50 Swedish kronor in cash per Pagero share in a bid that values the e-invoicing firm at about 8.

TORONTO — Private equity firm Persistence Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to buy the stake in Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc. that it does not already own and take the company private.

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Bernardo Arévalo was sworn in as Guatemala’s president on Monday minutes after midnight despite months of efforts to derail his inauguration, including foot-dragging and rising tensions right up until the transfer of power.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Housing figures A pair of reports this week will offer a look at how the housing market finished 2023.