Business
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Trump Taj Mahal Closes Down After Labour Dispute and Years of Losses
The Trump Taj Mahal, an iconic casino hotel on the Atlantic City boardwalk, ceased operations Monday after hemorrhaging money for years and negotiations with ... -
TSX Closes Flat as Oil Prices Retreat from Highest Levels in More Than a Year
The Toronto Stock Exchange finished flat, as crude oil retreated from its highest level in more than a year and Wall Street slid on ... -
Alcoa’s Last Quarterly Earnings Before Split Fall Short
NEW YORK—Alcoa, which is posting its last quarterly earnings report before its split, announced softer-than-expected third-quarter results, stung partly by lower alumina prices. The ... -
Housing Construction Picks up Nationwide Despite Ontario Decline
OTTAWA—Canadian residential construction was hotter than expected in September as the pace of housing starts picked up nationally, despite a decline in Ontario. Canada ... -
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 Meltdown Opens Doors for Apple, Google
s are catching on fire, too. Samsung has now asked retailers to stop selling all Note 7 phones while the company and U.S. officials ... -
World Must Accept Realities of Globalization
“Globalization” might just be the longest dirty word in the world today. Britons have voted to quit the European Union and its Common Market, ... -
Why Yahoo Users are Struggling to Switch Services after Mass Breach
LONDON—As Yahoo’s embattled email service suffers through a slew of bad news, some users are finding it hard to leave. The company says it ... -
Samsung Freezes Galaxy Note 7 Sales after Series of Fires
SAN FRANCISCO—Samsung said it is halting sales of the star-crossed Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after a spate of fires involving new devices that were ... -
No Break, But no Deal as Fiat-Chrysler Contract Talks Extend through Long Weekend
TORONTO—There is no Thanksgiving break for management and union negotiators at Fiat-Chrysler’s Canadian operations. The two sides are bargaining through the long weekend in ... -
New Lending Rules Will Have Impact on first-time Buyers
Canada’s first-time home buyers may have to shelve their dream house fantasies due to lending changes announced last week by the federal government, mortgage ...