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TORONTO — Canada's main stock index closed lower Monday as the price of oil and other resources fell, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. "Commodities are under a little bit of pressure," said Angelo Kourkafas, investment strategist at Edward Jones.

MONTREAL — Lightspeed Commerce Inc. is looking to raise more than US$700 million in offering of shares in an effort to help grow its business. The e-commerce company, which recently changed its name from Lightspeed POS, said Monday it will sell 7.

NEW YORK (AP) — The leader of Time's Up, the #MeToo-era organization devoted to fighting sexual harassment, resigned under fire Monday for advising Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration in its effort to discredit one of Cuomo's accusers.

Auction company Ritchie Bros says it has reached a deal to buy Euro Auctions for US$1.08 billion in cash as part of its international expansion strategy.

TORONTO — Barrick Gold Corp. expects to see only modest effects from rising inflation this year, said chief executive Mark Bristow. “There is some pressure, it depends on your outlook on the oil and gas prices," he said on an analyst call Monday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will require members of the U.S. military to get the COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 15, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press.

TORONTO — Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. has signed a deal to buy WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust in an all-cash deal valued at US$3.1 billion including debt.

BERLIN — Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a report released Monday that the United Nations called a “code red for humanity.

QUEBEC — The founder and majority shareholder of Exfo Inc. has raised his offer to take the company private ahead of a shareholder vote this week. Exfo says Germain Lamonde is now offering US$6.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats unveiled a budget resolution Monday that maps $3.