National Business

TORONTO — The union representing almost 1,500 Loomis Express workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with the company, avoiding a strike that was set to begin Wednesday. Details of the tentative settlement were not immediately available.

LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency hit another record in August, fueled by soaring energy prices mainly driven by Russia’s war in Ukraine. Annual inflation in the eurozone’s 19 countries rose to 9.1%, up from 8.

LAVAL, Que. — Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. says its net earnings rose to $872.4 million in the first quarter of its 2023 fiscal year, a 14 per cent increase from the prior year's quarter.

TORONTO — North American stock markets declined for a third straight trading session Tuesday, as the fallout from a surprisingly hawkish speech last week by the chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve continued.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,512.90, down 323.22 points.) Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down $2.16, or 4.77 per cent, to $43.17 on 32.5 million shares.

OTTAWA — An airline that services Canada's North says an ongoing fuel shortage at some airports in the High Arctic and inclement weather are causing significant disruptions to its operations.

NEW YORK (AP) — Here are the 20 most popular prime-time television programs for the week of Aug. 22-28, their networks and viewerships, as measured by the Nielsen company: 1. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 6.43 million. 2.

NEW YORK — Stocks fell again on Wall Street, posting their third loss in a row as traders worry that high interest rates are here to stay for a while. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% Tuesday, bringing its loss in the past three days to 5.1%.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Twitter lobbed more accusations at each other Tuesday over revelations by a Twitter whistleblower, who has taken center stage in Musk’s effort to back out of an agreement to buy the social media platform for $44 billion.

BERLIN (AP) — Germany is well-prepared to tackle a possible energy shortage due to Russia's squeeze on European gas supplies , Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared Tuesday, even as fears grow about the rising prices that will hit consumers across the cont