National Business

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) — A fire ripped through a distribution center in North Carolina for the QVC home-shopping television network early Saturday, causing extensive damage to the facility, officials said.

LONDON (AP) — Nations across Europe moved to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible omicron variant, with the Netherlands leading the way by imposing a nationwide lockdown.

A federal appeals court panel on Friday allowed President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for larger private employers to move ahead. The 2-1 decision by a panel of the 6th U.S.

SAN JOSE, Calif (AP) — The jury that will decide whether former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes turned her blood-testing startup into a massive scam finally got the case late Friday after a three-month-long trial that captivated Silicon Valley.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area both lost population during the pandemic, according to new data released Friday as the nation's most populous state posted just its second year-over-year decline in history.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board confirmed a vote Friday to form a union at a Starbucks store in Buffalo , meaning the coffee retailer, for the first time, will have to bargain with organized labor at a company-owned U.S.

TORONTO — New capacity limits taking effect at Ontario cinemas won't leave Spider-Man fans out in the cold. Cineplex Inc.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,739.01, down 0.77 of a point.) Baytex Energy Corp. (TSX:BTE). Energy. Down 10 cents, or 2.8 per cent, to $3.48 on 33.1 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed the week essentially unchanged to cap off a losing week, while U.S. markets fell after the Federal Reserve's latest moves to fight inflation. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 0.

TORONTO — After enjoying a spectacular stock market run this past year, Canadian investors should be prepared for "muted" returns in 2022 as central banks end the stimulus gravy train, experts say.