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BNN Bloomberg is Canada’s definitive source for business news dedicated exclusively to helping Canadians invest and build their businesses. Futures are lower as oil prices reach levels not seen since May amid halting efforts to bring the U. S. and Iran back to the negotiation table. Futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.3 per cent Friday, while Dow Jones futures slid 0.6 per cent. Nasdaq futures dipped 0.1 per cent. Brent crude, the international standard, rose 1.6 per cent to US$114.92 per barrel on Friday. U. S. benchmark crude oil jumped 1.8 per cent to $101.22 per barrel. Gasoline prices in the U. S. are rising again. The national average for a gallon of regular gas rose 2 cents to $4.29 Friday, according to the AAA, compared with $3.07 a gallon a year ago. Stay on top of your portfolio with real-time data, historical charts and the latest news on oilHigher oil prices have weighed on stocks. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil leaped four per cent on Thursday and has shot up from less than $97 at the start of the month on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow the global energy industry to return to normal.

Published: October 23, 2026 at 8:02a.m. EDTA first tanker carrying Russian diesel to the United States under a new import agreement has set sail, the Kremlin said Friday, two weeks after U. S. President Donald Trump said he struck a deal with President Vladimir Putin despite Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “The first oil tanker has sailed off to customers, and regular supplies will continue,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said without elaborating. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said earlier this week that the first shipment would amount to 40,000 tons of diesel, according to Russia’s Interfax news agency. Marine intelligence firm Kpler said the vessel was signaling it was headed to New York to arrive Nov. 7 and would be the first Russian diesel delivery to the United States since July 2023. The abrupt reversal of U. S. sanctions policy on Russia over its invasion of its neighbour was seen as an attempt by Trump to address high fuel prices ahead of the midterm elections. The diesel shipment of 40,000 tons amounts to around 300,000 barrels, or about 7 per cent of the roughly 4 million barrels of diesel the U. S. economy consumes in a single day.

ISTANBUL/OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said he is “disappointed” in ongoing allegations from U. S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra, who is accusing Canadian politicians of interfering in the upcoming U. S. midterm elections. “There is no merit to these claims, so I’ll call it out that way,” Carney said while speaking to reporters in Istanbul on Friday. “I’m disappointed that their envoy sees that it’s his role to make these suggestions.”Carney added that Canada is “very careful” to make sure the country “not be seen to” interfere and referenced Canada’s “deep diplomatic presence” in the United States. Earlier this month, Hoekstra warned Canadian leaders to stay out of American politics while speaking to “The Really Big Show” podcast and accused several Canadian politicians, including Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, of meddling in close U. S. midterm races. The U. S. Embassy to Canada, meanwhile, released a fact sheet this week outlining alleged instances of foreign interference in 2025 and 2026, pointing to Joly along with Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Liberal MP Anthony Housefather.

Published: October 23, 2026 at 7:43a.m. EDTAlberta's Premier addressed the province after early results from Monday's referendum showed a majority were in favour of staying in Canada. CALGARY — A union representative for a beef processing plant south of Calgary is warning of worsening labour shortages if immigration policy proposals that narrowly passed in Alberta’s referendum are enacted. “These are tough and high turnover jobs with few candidates lining up to fill them,” said Faduma Ahmed, with the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 401 at Cargill’s abattoir in High River, Alta. With 98 per cent of polls reporting in Monday’s referendum, a slim majority of votes were cast in favour of limiting access to or charging a fee for provincially funded services based on immigration status. Premier Danielle Smith’s government had argued that the cost to provide health care and education to temporary Alberta residents amounts to $1 billion a year and that a surge in newcomers has strained affordability and services. But critics have warned that the referendum’s outcome could make Alberta less attractive to newcomers at a time when jobs desperately need to be filled.

PoliticsPublished: October 23, 2026 at 7:11a.m. EDTISTANBUL — Prime Minister Mark Carney says a Canadian company’s bid to supply nuclear energy to Turkiye has a real shot of winning the lucrative tender. But he says he probably wouldn’t have been singing the same tune a year ago. Carney is meeting with Turkish business leaders in Istanbul today, a day after he announced a new strategic partnership between Canada and Turkiye to deepen co-operation on a range of files. Energy is one of the pillars of that agreement, and he says the AtkinsRéalis bid to supply two planned Turkish power plants with the Candu nuclear reactor now has “good chances” of succeeding. Prime Minister Mark Carney walks to a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld Prime Minister Mark Carney walks to a news conference in Istanbul, Turkiye Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld Carney says there’s a compelling case to be made for the made-in-Canada nuclear technology and prospective partnerships with Turkish construction companies.

Published: October 23, 2026 at 6:27a.m. EDTWorld shares were mixed on Friday while oil prices hovered at their highest levels since May on worries about the war with Iran. Brent crude, the international standard, gained 0.8 per cent to US$114.02 per barrel. U. S. benchmark crude oil added 1.1 per cent to $100.60 per barrel. In early European trading, Germany’s DAX lost 0.4 per cent, while the CAC 40 in Paris shed 0.6 per cent to 7,765.74. Britain’s FTSE 100 declined 0.4 per cent to 10,685.86. Some Asian markets bounced back from early losses. In Asia, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 lost 0.3 per cent to 62,693.16, while the Kospi in South Korea recovered from an early retreat, gaining 0.3 per cent to close at 5,550.30. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng climbed 0.7 per cent to 23,093.37 and the Shanghai Composite index added 0.9 per cent to 3,690.48. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 was nearly unchanged at 8,795.20. On Thursday, the S&P 500 fell 1.2 per cent for its worst day since July, while the Nasdaq composite tumbled 2.6 per cent. Weakness for tech stocks was so overwhelming that it masked strength for the rest of the U. S. market, where the majority of stocks actually rose.