Automotive

TOKYO (AP) — Honda Motor Co.'s profit jumped 34% in July-September from a year earlier as a weak yen helped boost the Japanese automaker’s strong overseas earnings thanks to healthy demand, especially in the U.S.

Israel-Hamas fight heats up in Gaza City, accelerating exodus of Palestinians to the south DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians living in the heart of Gaza’s largest city said Wednesday they could see and hear Israeli ground forces closing i

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Eight people died Wednesday when the driver of a car suspected of carrying smuggled migrants fled police and smashed into an oncoming vehicle on a South Texas highway. The crash happened around 6:30 a.m.

CHILLIWACK, B.C. — A judge has placed a terrorism peace bond on a British Columbia woman who was repatriated to Canada last year from a Syrian prison camp after she married an ISIS fighter.

GUELPH, Ont. — Linamar Corp. says it sales and income got a boost in the third quarter thanks in part to its diversification efforts away from contracts reliant on gasoline-powered vehicles. Sales were $2.43 billion in the third quarter, up from $2.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks were largely stuck in place Wednesday as Wall Street continues to recalibrate following its sharp recent swings. The S&P 500 edged up by 4.40 points, or 0.1%, to 4,382.

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DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle unit is recalling all 950 of its cars to update software after one of them dragged a pedestrian to the side of a San Francisco street in early October.

WINNIPEG — NFI Group Inc. raised its financial guidance for its full year as it reported a loss of US$39.9 million in its third quarter. The bus maker, which keeps its books in U.S.

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