National Business

TORONTO — Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. has made a takeover offer for RF Capital Group worth about $367 million, a move that would combine two of the largest independent wealth management businesses in Canada.

GENEVA — Swiss authorities on Monday confirmed a police raid at the home of a Swiss software engineer who took credit for helping to break into a U.S.

BERLIN — French President Emmanuel Macron says that France is suspending the use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine use out of precaution.

STOCKHOLM — Low-cost fashion brand Hennes & Mauritz AB said Monday its sales dropped 21% during the December through February period as an increase in online business could not make up for the temporary closure of 1,800 stores due to the pandemic

NEW YORK — A New York-based brand management firm that already owns Anne Klein and Joseph Abboud is taking a controlling stake in the parent company of the iconic Toys R Us and Babies R Us brands.

The Canadian Real Estate Association is predicting home sales will be so strong they'll reach record highs this year, before starting to cool in 2022.

OTTAWA — Canadian manufacturing sales beat expectations as they rose 3.1 per cent to $56.2 billion in January to top their pre-pandemic mark set in February 2020 for the first time. Economists on average had expected an increase of 2.

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in February slowed compared with January.

The European Union said Monday it is starting legal action against the United Kingdom, arguing it does not respect the conditions of the Brexit withdrawal agreement and is violating international law.

BEIJING — Attacks on Chinese-run factories in Myanmar's biggest city drew demands Monday from Beijing for protection for their property and employees, while many in Myanmar expressed outrage over China's apparent lack of concern for those killed in p