National Business

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 444,000, a new pandemic low and a sign that the job market keeps strengthening as consumers spend freely again, viral infections drop and business restrictions ease.

When Meleah Bennett started looking for a place to live in Toronto last autumn, she was hoping to act before rental rates picked up post-pandemic.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 20 years after self-publishing her first novels, Stacey Abrams is hitting full stride as a writer.

AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch court on Thursday rejected fugitive auto executive Carlos Ghosn's wrongful dismissal claim against an Amsterdam-based alliance between Nissan and Mitsubishi and ordered him to repay nearly 5 million euros ($6 million) salary

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger chanted with enthusiasm, “We are back! We are back!” before he spoke Wednesday about the importance of resurrecting the theatrical experience for moviegoers.

TORONTO — The head of Cineplex Inc. is calling on federal and provincial leaders to draft up a better plan to support Canada’s hobbled movie exhibitors.

TORONTO — Electric vehicles gained a little traction last year in Canada but a bigger boost could follow the introduction of new models including Ford's F-150 Lightning truck that was to be officially unveiled Wednesday evening.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,417.03, down 90.02 points.) Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Down 91 cents, or 1.94 per cent, to $46.04 on 26.8 million shares.

Canadian National Railway Co. says its push to create a continental railway with the US$33.6-billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern has the backing of Bill Gates and the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec.

Experts say a consultation on board and executive diversity by the Canadian Securities Administrators should address more equity-seeking groups than the organization's previous disclosure policies have targeted.