National Business

ESPN announced Thursday it is eliminating about 500 jobs worldwide, including about 300 through layoffs.

TORONTO — BCE Inc.'s third-quarter profit was down 20 per cent compared with a year ago as its revenue also edged lower due to the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on its business and its customers.

TORONTO — Shares of Barrick Gold Corp. were up more than seven per cent in mid-morning trading after the company raised its dividend and its third-quarter profit topped expectations. The Toronto-based gold miner, which keeps its books in U.S.

DETROIT — General Motors is posting huge third quarter numbers, pulling in $4 billion in profit over three months, after a short money-losing stretch as the spread of COVID-19 shut down all U.S. auto factories.

NEW YORK — Would you buy something you can’t see? That’s the question posed by two New York brothers who’ve lost much of their vision to a rare degenerative eye disorder and have dedicated their lives — and livelihoods — to raising money for a cure.

TORONTO — Luxury outerwear maker Canada Goose Holdings Inc. beat expectations and turned a profit in its latest quarter as demand in China heated up and online sales grew.

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 751,000, a still-historically high level that shows that many employers keep cutting jobs in the face of the accelerating pandemic.

WASHINGTON — U.S. productivity increased between July and September, but at a slower pace than in the previous quarter. Productivity advanced 4.9% in the third quarter, following an even larger 10.

NEW DELHI — India’s coronavirus outbreak increased by more than 50,000 cases Thursday amid a resurgence of infections in the capital.

SAN FRANCISCO — In an effort to address economic disparity laid bare by the coronavirus pandemic, San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved several tax measures targeting property owners and big businesses with CEOs paid far higher than their aver