National Business

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (16,789.97, up 172.49 points) Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (TSX:NDM). Materials. Up 40 cents, or 51.95 per cent, to $1.17 on 13.

Bolstered by early successes, drugstores are accelerating their push into traditional health care amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Loblaw Companies Ltd.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Facebook is pushing back on new Apple privacy rules for its mobile devices — and putting app developers in the middle.

TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada believes the next few months will be difficult for the economy, despite detecting signs of a rebound.

WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods jumped 11.2% in July, the third consecutive monthly gain. And the jump last month was even larger than the 7.7% increase in June, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

At home workouts and outdoor athletic activities are shaping up to be good business for Dick's Sporting Goods.

TORONTO — Mark Carney will lead a team at Brookfield Asset Management focused on investing in positive environmental, social and governance changes, the alternative asset manager said Wednesday.

National Bank of Canada's third-quarter profit topped expectations, even as the bank continued to put aside large sums to account for potential bad loans during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As many as 40 local television outlets and 200 Canadian radio stations could be forced to close in the next three years.

NEW YORK — In this pandemic season, ABC's David Muir has emerged as broadcast television's star of the summer. The “World News Tonight” anchor's nightly summary averaged 8.