National Business

DETROIT — Automakers sue each other on occasion, but no one in Detroit can remember one accusing another of bribing union officials to get an unfair labour cost advantage.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Trump administration will consider a new management plan and expanded oil drilling for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, an Indiana-size area that former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar characterized as an “iconic place on

NEW YORK — There’s more trouble for the nation’s malls heading into the crucial holiday shopping season.

TORONTO — North American stock markets fell slightly as investors continued to await signals about a trade deal and the strength of consumer spending.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (16,999.19, down 6.63 points.) Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX:ACB). Health care. Up 64 cents, or 18.29 per cent, to $4.14 on 35.

Loblaw Companies Ltd. launched a "curated marketplace" online Thursday that will include brands and products the company hasn't stocked before in a move aimed at setting the retailer up to compete with Amazon for Canadian market share.

KITCHENER, Ont. — Waterloo Brewing Ltd. says it has lost $2.1 million after scammers convinced the company to send money to a fraudulent third-party account.

VANCOUVER — A receiver appointed to save the assets of the crypto trading platform Einstein Exchange has completed its work and asked to be released by a B.C. Supreme Court judge. The B.C.

NEW ORLEANS — The federal agencies that make and enforce offshore oil and gas leases say they’ll encourage new wells in shallow Gulf of Mexico waters by allowing some reduced-royalty or even royalty-free production if owners can prove they need it.

MILAN — The chairman of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles indicated Thursday that the merger with French carmaker PSA Peugeot will not be affected by a General Motors lawsuit.