National Business

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales fell 1.2 per cent to $64.3 billion in August. Economists had expected growth of 0.3 per cent for the month, according to financial markets data firm Refinitiv.

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. cut its financial guidance as it reported a profit of $593 million in its latest quarter, compared with $594 million in the same quarter last year. The cable and wireless company says it earned $1.

BOSTON — "Full House" actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband and nine other parents faced new federal charges Tuesday in a scandal involving dozens of wealthy parents accused of bribing their children's way into elite universities or che

MONTREAL — Canada's largest railroad operator cut its profit outlook for 2019 on Tuesday, saying a weaker economy has eroded rail demand. Canadian National Railway Co.

DETROIT — If they can close our plant, they can close yours, too.

Boeing is replacing the head of its commercial-airplanes division as it struggles with a crisis created by two deadly crashes of its newest airliner. Boeing said Tuesday that Kevin McAllister is out as chief executive of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

WASHINGTON — For the first time, U.S. health regulators have judged a type of smokeless tobacco to be less harmful than cigarettes, a decision that could open the door to other less risky options for smokers.

LONDON — For a brief moment Tuesday, Brexit was within a British prime minister's grasp.

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg aims to reassure Congress on Wednesday that his company won't try to evade financial regulators as it prepares its planned digital currency Libra.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index barely budged Tuesday in the wake of an election result that didn't stray far from market expectations. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 26.93 points or 0.16 per cent at 16,391.52.