National Business

WASHINGTON — Canada is urging the United States to make a good-faith effort at negotiating an end to the interminable bilateral dispute over softwood lumber. International Trade Minister Mary Ng is making the overture after a fresh U.S.

CALGARY — TC Energy Corp. has announced plans to split into two separate companies by spinning off its crude oil pipelines business.

CALGARY — TC Energy Corp. reported its second-quarter profit tumbled compared with a year ago as it announced it's splitting the company into two.

MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it will ban people convicted of a number of crimes, including money laundering and forgery, from stepping foot in government-owned casinos.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,385.47, down 176.17): Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX:CVE). Energy. Up 65 cents, or 2.73 per cent, to $24.46 on 9.1 million shares.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy surprisingly accelerated to a 2.

The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits slid last week to its lowest level in five months, further evidence that the U.S. labor market continues to defy the Federal Reserve's attempts to cool it off. U.S.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was down almost 200 points Thursday amid broad-based weakness led by telecom and utilities stocks, while U.S. markets also moved lower.

Aecon Group Inc. saw its stock value nosedive Thursday after quarterly earnings showed legacy construction projects continue to drag down earnings, despite a swing to profit. The share price of the construction contractor fell by $2.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed lower, its big rally losing momentum despite fatter-than-expected profit reports from big companies and the latest signals of a resilient economy. The S&P 500 fell 0.