National Business

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index barely slipped Monday, while markets in the U.S., especially the Nasdaq, were down more as tech stocks fell. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 3.78 points at 19,977.13.

OTTAWA — Quebecor Inc. saw an opportunity for Videotron Ltd. to expand its footprint nationally when Rogers Communications Inc.'s $26-billion proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. was announced in March 2021.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Potato farmers in Prince Edward Island are feeling the impact of lost customers one year after a four-month ban of table potato shipments to the United States began. Canada stopped sending the Island's best-known export to the U.S.

NEW YORK — Stocks ended lower on Wall Street at the beginning of a holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Monday, while drops in tech companies helped pull the Nasdaq down 1.1%.

OMAHA, Neb.

NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Dylan's publisher is offering refunds for a $600 special edition of his new book, “The Philosophy of Modern Song,” acknowledging that the allegedly “hand-signed” copies were not individually inscribed.

CALGARY — Crude oil prices slumped to a 10-month low Monday morning before rebounding at midday, adding to the volatility that has dogged the Canadian energy sector recently.

TORONTO — Mortgage lender Home Capital Group Inc. has agreed to be bought by Smith Financial Corp. in a deal that values the company at $1.7 billion as the sector feels the strain from rising interest rates and economic uncertainty.

BURBANK, Calif.

ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. has changed its name to ATS Corp. ATS CEO Andrew Hider says the new name provides a great platform for the future and serves as the flagship for the company's many operating brands.