National Business

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to a fresh pandemic low last week, another sign the job market is healing after last year's coronavirus recession.

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. reported its third-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as the price of gold also moved lower. The gold miner, which keeps its books in U.S.

LONDON (AP) — Britain granted conditional authorization on Thursday to the only pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19 so far.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran seized a Vietnamese-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman last month and still holds the vessel, two U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) — If you find the current economy a bit confusing, don’t worry: So does the nation’s top economic official, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says its shareholders will vote next month on the issuance of shares in connection with its proposed acquisition of Kansas City Southern.

TORONTO, Australia — Sun Life Financial Inc. says it earned $1.02 billion in the third quarter, up from $750 million in the same quarter last year as it saw growth in asset management and its Asian division.

WASHINGTON (AP) — If you find the current economy a bit confusing, don’t worry: So does the nation’s top economic official, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Recipe Unlimited Corp. is reporting a big increase in its third-quarter results with net income surging from last year and nearly doubling its 2019 profits. The Ontario-based restaurant company says it earned $13.

TORONTO — Manulife Financial Corp. says its net profit dropped 23 per cent in its recent quarter as investment gains offset a charge related to lower reinvestment assumptions.