Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent his tax returns from being turned over to a New York prosecutor, filing a high-stakes appeal that aims to give the president broad immunity from criminal investigations while in office.

“I’m a hardened, ardent, dedicated Canadian. And you know, I will always advocate for the Canadian experience,” he said in an interview with BNN Bloomberg’s Jon Erlichman.

Brookfield Asset Management Inc.’s said its assets swelled to more than half a trillion dollars at the end of the third quarter and it had over $65 billion in capital available to continue its spending spree.

ineplex Inc. reported a third-quarter profit of $13.4 million, up from $10.2 million in the same quarter last year as revenue rose 8.3 per cent helped by the new Lion King and Spider-Man movies.

Nvidia Corp. reported quarterly sales that topped analysts’ estimates, but the chipmaker gave a tepid forecast that suggests demand for gaming graphics chips is recovering slower than predicted.

Nike Inc.’s decision to stop selling directly through Amazon.com Inc. is part of its ongoing push to give customers a more “premium” buying experience, according to the executive in charge of the athletic brand’s retail strategy.

BCE Inc. has asked the Trudeau cabinet to prevent the industry's federal regulator from slashing the wholesale rates that Canada's large telecommunications networks can charge smaller rivals for access to their networks.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she’s aiming to have the stalled U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement approved by House this year, a sign that negotiations with the Trump administration on changes sought by Democrats are close to wrapping up.

The engines of China’s economy are spluttering, with exports falling, factory output slowing, investment growth at a record low and consumption coming off the boil.

North American stock markets were flat on new fears of a global economic slowdown even as the bull market becomes longest and strongest in history.

Shares fell as much as 3.7 per cent on Thursday, the most in two months, extending losses for a third day.

Starting in February, Google will no longer divulge information to participants in its ad auction about the type of content on a website or page where an ad could appear, the Alphabet Inc. company said in a blog post Thursday.

Top picks from Hap Sneddon, chief portfolio manager and founder at CastleMoore.