National Business

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. and Canada's competition watchdog have failed to resolve their differences over the telecom giant's $26-billion proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. following a mediation period and weeks of talks.

VANCOUVER — Canfor Corp. saw its net income drop by almost 60 per centin the third quarter of 2022, largely due to a one-time inventory writedown from softening lumber prices. The Vancouver-based company reported $87.

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TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,352.11, up 72.35 points): Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX). Materials. Down 29 cents, or 1.36 per cent, to $20.99 on 7.3 million shares.

CALGARY — WestJet says human error is to blame for the sharing of a customer's personal information on the airline's social media accounts Thursday.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed up for a fifth day in a row, buoyed by strength in information technology and battery metals, while U.S. stocks were mixed on tech earnings and new economic data.

NEW YORK — Stocks ended mixed on Wall Street as weakness in several tech companies offset gains in other parts of the market.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate topped 7% for the first time in more than two decades this week, a result of the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes intended to tame the nation's stubbornly high inflation.

CALGARY — Increased activity in the North American oil and gas sector helped Calgary-based Precision Drilling Corp.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a 2.