National Business

NEW YORK — Stocks shed early gains and closed broadly lower on Wall Street Thursday after the head of the Federal Reserve said the central bank needs to take more aggressive action to fight high inflation. The S&P 500 fell 1.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida House of Representatives on Thursday gave final passage to a bill that would dissolve Walt Disney World's private government, handing Republican Gov.

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers on Thursday ordered a parliamentary investigation into Prime Minister Boris Johnson for allegedly lying about whether he broke coronavirus restrictions by attending illegal gatherings during the pandemic.

MONTREAL — TFSAs. RRSPs. And now FHSAs. The alphabet soup of investment savings accounts for Canadians looking to buy their first home can seem daunting. Experts say each have their advantages — and limits.

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says it expects home sales and the pace of price growth for them will remain elevated this year, but ease from their highs of 2021.

Rapidly rising food prices in Canada are shaping grocery shopping habits and buying patterns as consumers increasingly seek out deals and favour discount retailers, the head of Metro Inc. said Thursday.

TORONTO — Uber is dropping its mask mandate for customers and drivers in most of Canada, but says they are still recommended.

EDMONTON — Alberta Investment Management Corp. says it earned a 14.7 per cent return last year to post its strongest year ever. The result easily beat the investment manager's benchmark of 8.

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron tore into his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in a television debate Wednesday for her ties to Russia and for wanting to strip Muslim women of their right to cover their heads in public, as he seeks th

MONTREAL — TC Transcontinental says it will appeal a Quebec Superior Court's ruling that dismissed its motion to quash a Mirabel bylaw it says threatens the distribution of its retail flyers.