National Business

CALGARY — Western Canada's largest cable company told analysts Friday that it's hoping Shaw customers will bundle home internet services with its new wireless service, preventing rival Telus Corp. from making further gains in the market.

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TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (15,580.64, down 90.06 points.) Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Up one cent, or 0.03 per cent, to $36.71 on 10.1 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index endured its worst week since large corrections in March as investors got spooked by ongoing concerns about rising COVID-19 infection rates. The S&P/TSX composite index closed on Halloween eve down 90.

Just when you thought 2020 couldn't get any darker, the end of daylight time this weekend will make dusk come one hour earlier. Much of Canada is set to turn back the clocks at 2 a.m.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: September trade figures Statistics Canada to release international merchandise trade and trade in services figures for September on Wednesday.

NEW YORK — Exxon Mobil reported its third consecutive quarter of losses as the global pandemic curtailed travel and crippled global economic activity. The energy giant on Friday posted a $680 million third-quarter loss and revenue tumbled to $46.

VANCOUVER — Teck Resources Ltd. says it has been ordered by Environment and Climate Change Canada to improve the quality of water affected by two of its coal mining operations in B.C.'s Elk Valley.

WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers increased their spending by 1.

CALGARY — Surging production from its Kearl oilsands mine after an unplanned two-week outage, along with a better-than-targeted drop in capital and operational spending, helped Imperial Oil Ltd.