National Business

WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of criticizing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump took the fight to the Fed’s front door on Thursday, publicly scorning the central bank chief over the ballooning costs of a long-planned buildin

TORONTO — Losses in basic materials and consumer cyclicals helped drive Canada's main stock index lower on Thursday, while U.S. markets were mixed.

ST. JOHN'S — A sailor was rescued at sea on Wednesday after he set out from Quebec on a solo journey to Greenland and then went missing off the southeast coast of Labrador.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A voter-backed California law requiring background checks for people who buy bullets is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.

ST. JOHN'S — Newfoundland and Labrador's only university is axing 20 permanent and contract positions as it seeks to cut spending by $20.85 million.

NEW YORK (AP) — Gains for several big tech companies helped nudge U.S. indexes to more records even as most stocks in the market fell. The S&P 500 edged up 0.1% Thursday to another all-time high. The Nasdaq composite gained 0.

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CALGARY — Whitecap Resources Inc. says it's made good progress toward integrating the people and assets it acquired through its combination with Veren Inc. this spring.

Algoma Steel Group Inc. is seeking $500 million in federal support as the company faces continued uncertainty from U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel. The Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

TORONTO — The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is forecasting a recession in Canada this year. A new report from CFIB, released Thursday, shows it's forecasting that growth declined 0.