National Business

WASHINGTON (AP) — Home construction fell a sharp 7% in July as homebuilders struggled to cope with a variety of headwinds. The July decline put home construction at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.

OTTAWA — Canada's national annual inflation rate was 3.7 per cent in July, Statistics Canada says.

OTTAWA — Canada's national annual inflation rate was 3.7 per cent in July, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 4.4 per cent (3.5) — Prince Edward Island: 6.

CALGARY — Atco Ltd. says Dennis DeChamplain, chief financial officer of both Atco and Canadian Utilities Ltd., died unexpectedly from coronary failure on Monday.

GRIZZLY FLATS, Calif.

NEW YORK (AP) — The pandemic accelerated changes in how people use their televisions, further reducing the dominance in traditional live viewing of what networks are showing, a new study has found.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,363.59, down 119.83 points.) Etrion Corp. (TSX:ETX). Utilities. Down 11.5 cents, or 52.3 per cent, to 10.5 cents on 13.

TORONTO — North American stock markets fell Tuesday, as weaker-than-expected retail sales in the U.S. raised concerns among investors there as well as in Canada. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 119.83 points at 20,363.59.

Jersey advertisements are coming to the NHL.

SASKATOON — BHP Group has given the go-ahead to spend $7.5 billion on its Jansen potash mine in what Saskatchewan says is the largest investment in the province's history.