Economy, Law & Politics

Canadian business groups anxiously watching trade negotiations with the U.S. don't want the country to rush into a deal but say the uncertainty is weighing on their members. After U.S.

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order pushing tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent beginning on Friday, following through on a threat to raise duties if Ottawa didn't make a trade deal.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index finished lower Thursday with broad-based losses amid a flurry of earnings and economic data, while U.S. markets also fell alongside some end-of-month rebalancing. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 110.

Stocks gave up early gains and closed lower on Wall Street, led by drops in health care companies. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite slipped less than 0.1%.

OTTAWA — Canada's economy contracted for a second straight month in May even as some sectors held up in the face of U.S. tariffs. Real gross domestic product fell 0.1 per cent in May, Statistics Canada said Thursday, matching the decline in April.

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WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday that Canada's negotiations with the United States might not conclude by Donald Trump's Aug.

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TORONTO — Canada's main stock index saw broad declines Wednesday while U.S. markets were mixed as both the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve held borrowing costs steady. The S&P/TSX composite index finished 169.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes slipped as doubts rise about whether the Federal Reserve will deliver economy-juicing cuts to interest rates by September. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.