China’s top financial officials moved to shore up confidence in the country’s tumbling stock market, marshaling a rare show of coordinated verbal intervention as the government tries to prevent a $3 trillion equity rout from infecting the world’s second-largest economy.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Chief Executive Officer Lourenco Goncalves isn’t a fan of the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analyst who covers his company.

Retailers saw receipts decline 0.1 per cent in August, falling for a second time in three months, Statistics Canada reported. Economists had been anticipating a 0.3 per cent gain.

Facebook Inc. hired Nick Clegg, Britain’s former deputy prime minister, to run its global lobbying efforts, as governments around the world debate how best to regulate the social media giant.

The electric-car maker has started taking orders for a mid-range battery Model 3 that goes about 260 miles between charges for US$45,000. That’s about US$4,000 less than the starting price of the sedan that went on sale last year, excluding incentives or options.

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U.S. stocks rebounded from Thursday’s sell-off as the latest batch of earnings provided evidence of corporate strength. The dollar fell on signs of easing trade tensions with China.

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The Calgary-based railway earned $4.35 per diluted share for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with $3.50 per share for the same period a year earlier. Its operating income hit $790 million, a 27 per cent year-over-year increase.

Fast-dwindling cash is casting doubt on whether Sears Holdings Corp. can firm up its survival plan in time to avoid liquidation.

OrangeTheory is one of the fastest-growing fitness companies in a highly-competitive market. The data-driven firm was the most profitable franchise led by a woman in 2017, according to Forbes. Ellen Latham, creator and partner at OrangeTheory, joins CTV's Chief Financial Commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid to discuss the company's explosive growth.

China’s economic growth slowed more than expected in the third quarter, as weak industrial output data and what the government called the "severe international situation" challenged efforts to stabilize the economy and reach its growth targets.

A slowing economy and rising borrowing costs will probably push Canadian delinquency rates higher in coming months, according to the country’s largest credit reporting firm.

Global stocks are hunting for direction this morning after another session of big losses in North America on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Bank of Canada today gets the last major data releases ahead of next week’s rate decision.