National Business

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening mostly higher on Wall Street Tuesday as more earnings reports from big companies roll in. Technology companies continued to be weak, keeping the gains in check. The S&P 500 index edged up 0.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times has named Joseph Kahn as its new executive editor, replacing Dean Baquet as leader of the storied paper's newsroom.

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts ticked lower in March compared with February as urban starts of apartments, condos and other types of multiple-unit housing projects slowed.

TORONTO — The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board says it plans to more than double its investments in its venture capital and growth equity arm.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Florida struck down a national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit Monday, and airlines and airports swiftly began repealing their requirements that passengers wear face coverings.

MONTREAL — Several thousand Canadians are dealing with delayed flights due to a technical problem at Sunwing Airlines Inc.

An ongoing spike in jet fuel prices will have to be passed on to passengers — at least in part — even as competition ramps up among discount carriers, says the new president of budget airline Swoop.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (21,878.41, up 22.71 points.) Athabasca Oil Corp. (TSX:ATH). Energy. Up 16 cents, or 7.18 per cent, to $2.39 on 10.2 million shares.

Gains in the energy and mining sectors helped Canada's main stock index edge slightly higher on Monday against the backdrop of rising prices for commodities like oil, natural gas and gold.

Winnipeg-based vehicle manufacturer NFI Group Inc. says it has been awarded contracts from the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) for up to 565 buses.