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Tesla posts first quarterly increase in deliveries, but shares slump with investors hoping for more

Tesla posts first quarterly increase in deliveries, but shares slump with investors hoping for more

Low interest financing, sweet lease deals, price cuts and free charging boosted Tesla’s global deliveries in the third quarter, the first increase this year for the electric vehicle maker.
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Gas well fire north of Calgary finally out; investigations into cause underway

Gas well fire north of Calgary finally out; investigations into cause underway

COCHRANE, Alta. — An energy company that runs a natural gas well north of Calgary says a roughly 24-hour fire that injured five workers has finally been snuffed out.
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France's prime minister vows to curb debt as he faced baptism of fire at heckled parliament

France's prime minister vows to curb debt as he faced baptism of fire at heckled parliament

PARIS (AP) — Lawmakers gave new French Prime Minister Michel Barnier a rough ride, heckling him constantly, as he laid out his proposed policies in an inaugural speech to parliament on Tuesday, a baptism of fire that highlighted how difficult governi
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Lack of ambition in Canada creating '600-pound beaver in the room': Shopify president

Lack of ambition in Canada creating '600-pound beaver in the room': Shopify president

TORONTO — The president of e-commerce giant Shopify Inc. is calling on Canada to address a problem he calls "the 600-pound beaver in the room.
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French and US companies to invest $10 billion to extract oil off Suriname's coast

French and US companies to invest $10 billion to extract oil off Suriname's coast

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — France’s TotalEnergies and U.S. hydrocarbon company APA Corp. plan to invest $10 billion to extract oil off the coast of Suriname in a historic investment for the South American country, officials announced Tuesday.
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US job openings rise to 8 million as labor market remains sturdy

US job openings rise to 8 million as labor market remains sturdy

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in August as the American labor market continued to show resilience. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that employers posted 8 million vacancies in August, up from 7.7 million in July.
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Topaz Energy to acquire royalty interest in Tourmaline properties

Topaz Energy to acquire royalty interest in Tourmaline properties

CALGARY — Tourmaline Oil Corp. says it has signed a $278.2-million deal with Topaz Energy Corp. giving Topaz a gross overriding royalty interest in recently acquired lands in Alberta and B.C.
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S&P/TSX composite ekes out new high as oil prices rise, U.S. markets broadly decline

S&P/TSX composite ekes out new high as oil prices rise, U.S. markets broadly decline

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index eked out a new record Tuesday as oil prices rose, sending energy stocks higher. Meanwhile, U.S. markets broadly fell, led by a 1.5-per-cent drop on the Nasdaq.
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Fresh fears over Middle East tensions cast cloud as energy leaders meet in Calgary

Fresh fears over Middle East tensions cast cloud as energy leaders meet in Calgary

CALGARY — Worries over escalating tensions in the Middle East and their potential to cause oil price disruptions hung over day one of a major energy sector conference in Calgary.
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Wall Street retreats from records and oil prices jump after Iran's missile attack on Israel

Wall Street retreats from records and oil prices jump after Iran's missile attack on Israel

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks pulled back from their records after a sharp escalation of tensions in the Middle East raised worries about potential disruptions to the flow of oil. The S&P 500 fell 0.
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