National Business

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

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's highest court on Tuesday breathed new life into a $1 billion transmission line that aims to serve as conduit for Canadian hydropower, ruling that a statewide vote rebuking the project was unconstitutional.

NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy posted lower fiscal second-quarter profits and sales as the nation's largest consumer electronics chain struggled with weakening consumer demand for gadgets and high costs that rippled through its supply chain.

TORONTO — Michele Romanow's e-commerce investing company Clearco has laid off 60 employees as it hands off its international business, a month after cutting 25 per cent of its workforce.

TORONTO — BMO Financial Group wrapped the Big Six earnings season with a drop in earnings as a pullback in capital markets more than offset gains from loan growth and improved returns on interest income. The bank reported earnings of $1.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is projecting a surplus of $135.5 million for the 2022-23 fiscal year, a rise of $100 million compared to the government's estimate in the spring budget.

TORONTO — As Bell Media undergoes an independent workplace review after the dismissal of Lisa LaFlamme as CTV National News' chief anchor, one corporate governance expert cautions the move doesn't guarantee change.