National Business

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.1 per cent to $65.9 billion in June, lifted by sales at new car dealers.

TORONTO — Business software company Open Text Corp. has acquired Ireland-based KineMatik, which specializes in business process and project management.

TORONTO — The stationery aisles are expected to be busier this year as parents and students return to in-store shopping when stocking up on back-to-school essentials, though their baskets may be a little less full.

The union representing 340,000 UPS workers said Tuesday that its members voted to approve the tentative contract agreement reached last month, putting a final seal on contentious labor negotiations that threatened to disrupt package deliveries for mi

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesdayon the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,691.21, down 93.66 points): Great-West Lifeco Inc. (TSX:GWO). Finance. Down 63 cents, or 1.64 per cent, to $37.78 on 10.

TORONTO — Losses in the financial sector dragged Canada's main stock index lower Tuesday, while U.S. markets were mixed. Rising bond yields in Canada and the U.S.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted to a mixed closed ahead of a couple potentially market-shaking events later in the week. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% Tuesday, coming off a rare August gain that was powered by Big Tech.

ATLANTA — Mather Economics says it has acquired artificial intelligence-driven analytics platform Sophi Inc. from the Globe and Mail.

A new report from Statistics Canada says the return of live shows and events after pandemic restrictions revived the country's performing arts industry in 2022, with significant revenue and salary growth in specific sectors.

Flair Airlines CEO Stephen Jones says his budget carrier is at last running a smooth operation propelled by high passenger numbers, despite "growing pains" at the debt-laden company that's still striving to gain consumer confidence.