National Business

SILVER SPRING, Md. — U.S. productivity rose at a 7.3% rate in the second quarter as the number of hours worked fell by nearly half, the biggest drop-off since the government started tracking the data more than 70 years ago.

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Thursday that it has seized millions of dollars from cryptocurrency accounts that militant groups, including al-Qaida and the Islamic State, relied on to finance their organizations and violent plots.

TORONTO — Freshii Inc. reported a roughly half-million second-quarter loss amid the COVID-19 pandemic that saw many of its restaurants temporarily close.

TORONTO — A high-profile feud among members of the Stronach family has been resolved out of court, ending a potentially messy legal drama.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (16,530.06, down 45.22 points) Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX:MFC). Financials. Down 16 cents, or 0.78 per cent, to $20.39 on 13.

TORONTO — The energy sector weighed down Canada's main stock index Thursday and south of the border, the S&P 500 continued to finish the trading day tantalizingly close to an all-time high. The S&P/TSX composite index lost 45.

TORONTO — As the Canadian economy continues to adapt to the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, some restaurants in Toronto are saying goodbye to a service industry staple: tipping.

TORONTO — A COVID-19 outbreak at an Ontario resort earlier this month was the result of people getting "casual" with public health guidelines, the province's top doctor said Thursday. Dr.

TORONTO — Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

House-hunting Canadians saw their buying power increase this week as the benchmark five-year mortgage rate reported by the Bank of Canada fell for the third time this year, easing a key stress test faced by borrowers.