National Business

The potential of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports is being welcomed by the Canadian head of General Motors as major producer BYD looks to enter the market.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi oil giant Aramco reported half-year profits Tuesday of $56.3 billion, down from the year before due to weakening volumes sold amid worries about the global economy.

NEW YORK (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index soared nearly 11% early Tuesday, a day after it set markets tumbling in Europe and on Wall Street.

MONTREAL — Shippers and producers held their breath ahead of a possible strike by thousands of railworkers this month that would halt freight traffic, clog ports and disrupt industries.

MONTREAL — Nuvei Corp. says it has secured a deal to buy Brazilian payments institution Pay2All. The Montreal-based payment technology firm says the agreement would expand its reach in Brazil and the broader Latin American market.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Monday ruled that Google's ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the worl

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index plunged more than 12% on Monday as investors worried that the U.S. economy may be in worse shape than had been expected and dumped a wide range of shares. The Nikkei index fell 4,451.28 points to 31,458.42.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Toronto home sales The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board will release its July home sales figures on Tuesday. Sales declined 16.

For a country with such a severe shortage of housing, the way Canada builds homes hasn't changed that much since the country was founded.

HALIFAX — Toronto-based Postmedia Network Inc. has offered to purchase Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain for $1 million, according to a newly released monitor’s report. The offer is being recommended by KSV Restructuring Inc.