National Business

Home Depot is reuniting with former subsidiary HD Supply, buying the company in a deal valued at about $8 billion.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A 12-week strike is over for Dominion workers in Newfoundland and Labrador, but their union says the new contract doesn't offer a livable wage.

OTTAWA — Manufacturing sales rose 1.5 per cent to $53.8 billion in September, led by the wood, chemical and food industries, Statistics Canada said Monday. The increase followed a revised drop of 1.4 per cent in August compared with the 2.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, announced Monday it would start operating daily nonstop flights to Tel Aviv next spring, a move that deepens ties between the UAE and Israel after the two

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted Monday he is firmly in control of the government, despite having to self-isolate for two weeks because a contact tested positive for the coronavirus.

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden's scientific advisers plan to meet with vaccine makers in coming days even as a stalled presidential transition keeps them out of the loop on government plans to inoculate all Americans against COVID-19.

For the second time this month, there's promising news from a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavirus surges in the U.S. and around the world.

BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel will assess the effects of a nearly two-week-long partial lockdown with state governors in a video conference Monday.

MOSCOW — Azerbaijan on Sunday postponed taking control of a territory ceded by Armenian forces in a cease-fire agreement, but denounced civilians leaving the area for burning houses and committing what it called “ecological terror.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: National home sales The Canadian Real Estate Association is set to release figures for October home resales on Monday.