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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (18,856.76, up 119.37 points): First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM). Mining. Down $7.96, or 28.47 per cent, to $20.00 on 9.
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First Quantum shares sink 28 per cent after Panama announces referendum on mine deal

First Quantum shares sink 28 per cent after Panama announces referendum on mine deal

TORONTO — Shares in First Quantum Minerals Ltd. lost more than a quarter of their value on Monday after the president of Panama said over the weekend that he would hold a referendum on a law that cleared the way for the company's Cobre Panama mine.
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Markets rise to start the week as investors eye rate decision, earnings and data

Markets rise to start the week as investors eye rate decision, earnings and data

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained more than 100 points Monday, helped by strength in financial, industrial, utilities and technology stocks, while U.S. markets also rose.
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Spooky harvest: Droughts, heavy rain create challenge for Canada's pumpkin season

Spooky harvest: Droughts, heavy rain create challenge for Canada's pumpkin season

FREDERICTON — Extreme weather caused by climate change — droughts followed by heavy rains — wreaked havoc with the pumpkin harvest across Canada this year. Nova Scotia pumpkin farmer Danny Dill said the spring planting season was extremely dry.
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Air Canada profits soar as travel demand stays high

Air Canada profits soar as travel demand stays high

MONTREAL — Air Canada reported soaring profits in its latest quarter as consumers continued to spend big on travel, despite higher inflation and interest rates weighing on their wallets.
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St. Lawrence Seaway traffic starts moving as strike ends, but backlogs persist

St. Lawrence Seaway traffic starts moving as strike ends, but backlogs persist

TORONTO — Cargo is moving again on the St.
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Young Canadians more anxious about debt, more likely to miss a bill payment: Equifax

Young Canadians more anxious about debt, more likely to miss a bill payment: Equifax

TORONTO — Young Canadians are more anxious about their personal debt and more likely to have missed a bill payment this year, according to Equifax Canada.
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Meta launches business verification program in Canada for $36.99 per month

Meta launches business verification program in Canada for $36.99 per month

Canadian businesses using Facebook or Instagram have a new way to mark their authenticity. The platforms' owner, Meta Platforms Inc.
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Some striking UAW members carry family legacies, Black middle-class future along with picket signs

Some striking UAW members carry family legacies, Black middle-class future along with picket signs

WAYNE, Mich. (AP) — As Britney Johnson paced the picket line outside Ford's Wayne Assembly plant, she wasn't just carrying a sign demanding higher pay and other changes.
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McDonald's pumps brakes on prices as US traffic falls slightly, but Q3 sales beat expectations

McDonald's pumps brakes on prices as US traffic falls slightly, but Q3 sales beat expectations

McDonald's said it's pumping the brakes on higher prices and focusing more on value meals after seeing a drop-off in visits by some customers. The burger giant reported better-than-expected sales in the third quarter Monday.
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