National Business

TORONTO — Canadian defined-benefit pension plans are in stronger positions to withstand the potential challenges ahead from the Omicron variant after performing well in 2021, a pair of industry reports say.

CALGARY — The Calgary Real Estate Board says December sales climbed by nearly 45 per cent year-over-year as 2021 ended with a record number of homes changing hands.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Growth in U.S. manufacturing slowed in December to an 11-month low with companies still combating supply chain problems.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A record 4.5 million American workers quit their jobs in November, a sign of confidence and more evidence that the U.S. job market is bouncing back strongly from last year's coronavirus recession.

A U.S. judge is allowing a class-action lawsuit claiming BlackBerry Ltd. defrauded investors by misleading them about the success of its BB10 devices to move forward.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — OPEC and allied oil-producing countries decided Tuesday to pump more oil to the world economy amid hope that travel and demand for fuel will hold up despite the rapid spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19 .

TORONTO — As soon as Christina Mychas began making money in her career, she increased her spending so that she could upgrade her lifestyle.

NEW YORK (AP) — Albums: — “Space Oddity” (1969) — “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars” (1972) — “Diamond Dogs” (1974) — “Young Americans” (1975) — “ChangesOneBowie” (1976) — “Heroes” (1977) — “Let’s Dance” (1983) — “Tonight

NEW YORK (AP) — The extensive music catalog of David Bowie, stretching from the late 1960s to just before his death in 2016, has been sold to Warner Chappell Music.