National Business

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The process of making fine whiskey involves aging spirits to a golden brown, but a bourbon producing giant is going green along the way.

NEW YORK — Amazon is rolling out pay-by-palm technology at some Whole Foods grocery stores near its headquarters to make paying quicker and more convenient.

INDIANAPOLIS — Anthem delivered a better-than-expected first quarter and pushed its 2021 forecast past expectations as enrolment growth lifted the health insurer.

OTTAWA — The annual pace of inflation jumped higher in March due in large part to a plunge in prices a year ago at the start of the pandemic. Statistics Canada said Wednesday the consumer price index in March was up 2.

OTTAWA — Canada's national annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in March, Statistics Canada says.

OTTAWA — Canada's national annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in March, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.7 per cent (1.2) — Prince Edward Island: 3.

TORONTO — Small business owners and advocates say Ottawa should rethink the eligibility requirements for subsidies after Monday’s federal budget failed to include companies launched shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic or after it began.

LOS ANGELES — The Academy of County Music honours drew a record-low audience, joining other awards shows also finding dwindling viewer interest.

Rogers Communications Inc. is offering wireless customers a credit following a massive nationwide outage.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,040.78, down 163.64 points.) Whitecap Resources Inc. (TSX:WCP). Energy. Down 37 cents, or 6.53 per cent, to $5.