National Business

TORONTO — Unifor says it will officially begin contract negotiations with Stellantis on Wednesday and has set a strike deadline of Oct. 29 at 11:59 p.m. Talks with Stellantis come after union members at both Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co.

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans showed their steadfast resilience and kept spending online, at restaurants and other outlets in September even as they grappled with higher prices, rising interest rates and a host of other headwinds piling up.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,692.80, up 72.00 points): Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Down 71 cents, or 1.57 per cent, to $44.43 on 16.2 million shares.

TORONTO — Strength in base metals and battery metals stocks helped Canada's main stock index eke out a small gain Tuesday, while U.S. stock markets were mixed on the heels of a report on retail sales.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted following the latest signal that the U.S. economy remains solid, though perhaps too strong for the Federal Reserve’s liking.

The head of BlackBerry Ltd. says he's hoping for June timing on the initial public offering the company has planned for its Internet of Things business.

A broken rail caused a train derailment that collapsed a bridge over a Colorado highway, killing a truck driver and blocking the road for days, federal authorities said Tuesday, based on their preliminary investigation.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts rejected an unsolicited $8 billion buyout offer from Choice Hotels, a smaller chain that went public Tuesday with its bid after negotiations broke down.

OTTAWA — Canada's inflation rate edged down to 3.8 per cent last month as price pressures eased across the economy, setting the stage for the Bank of Canada to hold its key interest rate steady next week, economists say.

MONTREAL — Supremex Inc. is closing a facility in Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., that it acquired earlier this year as part of Impression Paragraph Inc. The company says production at the location will be transferred to its facilities in the Montreal area.