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After media reports surfaced claiming Lightspeed Commerce Inc. was exploring a potential sale, the tech firm says it's conducting a review of its operations meant to help it with "realizing its full potential.

OpenAI's history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders.

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says construction of new homes in Canada's six largest cities rose four per cent year-over-year during the first half of 2024, but housing starts were still not enough to meet growing demand.

MONTREAL — Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal have approved a strike mandate after more than a year of contract negotiations. Longshore workers voted 97.

MONTREAL — National Bank of Canada has cleared a key regulatory hurdle in its proposed acquisition of Canadian Western Bank. The Montreal-based bank said Thursday it has received the Competition Bureau's clearance for the deal.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy expanded at a healthy 3% annual pace from April through June, boosted by strong consumer spending and business investment, the government said Thursday, leaving its previous estimate unchanged.

Switching to an online-only bank more than a decade ago was just another way Jessica Morgan was trying to save money at the time as a new grad. "Saving money was the main motivator," Morgan, now a financial educator and founder of Canadianbudget.

TORONTO — Toronto-Dominion Bank has named new co-heads of its U.S. commercial banking business. TD says Andy Bregenzer and Jill Gateman will jointly lead the operations.

TORONTO — The sale of Sleep Country Canada Holdings Inc. to Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. has received final court approval.

DETROIT (AP) — With a strike deadline looming , the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports is asking a federal agency to make the Longshoremen's union come to the bargaining table to negotiate a new contract. The U.S.