National Business

WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods jumped 11.2% in July, the third consecutive monthly gain. And the jump last month was even larger than the 7.7% increase in June, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

At home workouts and outdoor athletic activities are shaping up to be good business for Dick's Sporting Goods.

TORONTO — Mark Carney will lead a team at Brookfield Asset Management focused on investing in positive environmental, social and governance changes, the alternative asset manager said Wednesday.

National Bank of Canada's third-quarter profit topped expectations, even as the bank continued to put aside large sums to account for potential bad loans during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As many as 40 local television outlets and 200 Canadian radio stations could be forced to close in the next three years.

NEW YORK — In this pandemic season, ABC's David Muir has emerged as broadcast television's star of the summer. The “World News Tonight” anchor's nightly summary averaged 8.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is painting a dark picture ahead of this week's financial update.

TORONTO — Ontario's fiscal watchdog says the province's credit rating has remained stable in 2020 despite the costs incurred by the government during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CALGARY — The Alberta government says it will support a proposal to build a hyperloop transport system capable of whisking passengers in an elevated tube between Edmonton and Calgary at 1,000 kilometres per hour.

TORONTO — Mixed economic news in the U.S. and reports of high provisions for credit losses at two Canadian banks helped drive Canada's main stock index to a small loss at the close of trading Tuesday. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 9.