National Business

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — World Cup viewers in Saudi Arabia say the government has blocked a Qatari-owned streaming service that was supposed to broadcast matches in the kingdom.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Bank earnings Canada's big banks will report their fourth-quarter and full-year financial results this week.

TORONTO — Canadian banks are set to reveal how they're faring in the lead up to a possible recession as they report quarterly earnings this week.

CALGARY — Unionized workers at a Loblaw distribution facility in Calgary have accepted a contract offer hours before they were scheduled to be locked out.

TORONTO — When Shopify Inc.'s Harley Finkelstein surveys November's retail landscape, he finds it hard to see where Black Friday stops and Cyber Monday begins.

CALGARY — Worker paycheques in the province that once led the country in wage growth have flatlined, but experts say the double whammy of inflation and labour shortages mean Alberta businesses are poised to face a reckoning on wages soon.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,383.77, up 39.70): Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU). Energy. Down 43 cents, or 0.90 per cent, to $47.38 on 16 million shares. Enbridge Inc.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was up at the close Friday with mixed results across sectors, while U.S. markets were also mixed with an early close.

NEW YORK (AP) — Cautious shoppers hunted for the best deals at stores and online as retailers offered new Black Friday discounts to entice consumers eager to start buying holiday gifts but weighed down by inflation.

Canadians hunting for Black Friday deals did so without facing long lines or crowded shopping malls this year, as an extended period of sales and decades-high inflation weighs on consumers and prompts some to rein in spending.