National Business

TORONTO — London-based Endeavour Mining Corp. is buying a second Canadian-based rival to further grow its gold-producing footprint in West Africa. The company announced on Monday an all-stock deal valued at about $2.

The COVID-19 pandemic has primed the Canadian housing market for a particularly busy October, pushing sales to a monthly record in the off-season despite cooling weather and a second wave of infections.

TORONTO — CPP Investments has a cautious outlook for the months ahead despite strong returns through the July-to-September period, with net assets up $22.3 billion or five per cent from the previous quarter.

MONTREAL — Nearly two dozen Transat A.T. executives and directors will see their proceeds from the company's sale to Air Canada drop following a dramatic reduction in the transaction's value.

BERLIN — European privacy activists have filed complaints against Apple over its use of software to track the behaviour of iPhone users.

WASHINGTON — Jay Clayton, a former Wall Street lawyer who has headed the Securities and Exchange Commission as the financial markets’ top regulator during the Trump administration, is leaving the position at year’s end, the SEC announced Monday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia's oil giant Aramco announced Monday it will issue international bonds as it seeks a cash infusion to help pay for billions of dollars in dividends the company promised shareholders before the global coronavi

Home Depot is reuniting with former subsidiary HD Supply, buying the company in a deal valued at about $8 billion.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A 12-week strike is over for Dominion workers in Newfoundland and Labrador, but their union says the new contract doesn't offer a livable wage.

OTTAWA — Manufacturing sales rose 1.5 per cent to $53.8 billion in September, led by the wood, chemical and food industries, Statistics Canada said Monday. The increase followed a revised drop of 1.4 per cent in August compared with the 2.