National Business

TORONTO — A challenging environment for attracting key advertising dollars continues to plague Corus Entertainment Inc., but the company says it could reap the benefits of the "Buy Canadian" movement that has gained momentum in response to U.S.

MONTREAL — A group of duty-free shop owners says sales are plummeting as Canadian travellers steer clear of the U.S. amid anger over tariffs and annexation threats from President Donald Trump.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are shaking Friday as President Donald Trump’s trade war with China escalates further and U.S. households get even more worried about it. Gold's price is rising, the U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer sentiment fell sharply in April, the fourth consecutive month of declines, as an intensifying trade war fueled anxiety over American jobs and rising inflation .

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices fell last month in another sign that inflationary pressures are easing. But President Donald Trump’s trade wars cloud the outlook as new, punishing tariffs are launched by Beijing and Washington .

Canadian visits to the United States plummeted last month amid anger over tariffs and annexation threats from its president, on top of growing fears about treatment at the border. In March, the number of Canadians returning home by car from the U.S.

Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships, if their planet-heating emissions are not already accounted for, making it effectively the first global t

MONTREAL — MTY Food Group Inc. reported its first-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as it was hit by foreign exchange losses taken primarily on intercompany loans.

TORONTO — Strength in base metal stocks helped Canada's main stock index gain more than 100 points in early trading, while U.S. stock markets fell to start the final day of a volatile trading week. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 150.

BEIJING (AP) — China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% — the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies that has rattled markets and raised fears of a global slowdown.