National Business

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,506.84, down 81.99): Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Up 95 cents, or 2.36 per cent, to $41.13 on 6.2 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed with slight losses Thursday, buoyed by strength in energy and metals, while U.S. markets lost more than one per cent amid continued strength in the job market. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 81.

TORONTO — The Insurance Bureau of Canada is estimating insured damages from hurricane Fiona will now reach $800 million. The figure is higher than the bureau's original estimate of $660 million.

NEW YORK — Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street and Treasury yields rose after another hot reading on the job market raised worries that the Federal Reserve will need to continue inflicting pain on the economy to fight inflation.

LAS VEGAS — The first Canadian zero-emission vehicle debuted today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

MONTREAL — The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers says home sales in Montreal last month fell 39 per cent from a year earlier to a level not seen in December since 2014.

OTTAWA — Canada's merchandise trade balance slipped into a small deficit in November as energy exports fell amid lower prices, Statistics Canada said Thursday.

Consumer insolvencies were up 16.3 per cent in November 2022 compared with the same month the year prior, and business insolvencies were up 58.3 per cent. Meanwhile, consumer insolvencies for the 12-month period ended Nov. 30, 2022 were up 9.

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's network regulator said Thursday that a gas shortage is “increasingly unlikely” this winter, but cautioned that it remains important to use the fuel sparingly.

TORONTO — The Greater Toronto Area capped off a tumultuous year with its ninth straight month of declining home prices and almost half the sales seen a year ago.