Bloomberg Canada will consider pursuing a new multilateral Pacific Rim trade deal now that President Donald Trump has signaled the US is abandoning the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said in an interview shortly before Trump’s inauguration Canada would consider all its options with fellow TPP states, including whether a new deal can be salvaged without US participation. ...

  SAN FRANCISCO / AP Originally cast in a starring role, Netflix’s original DVD-by-mail service has been reduced to a bit player — one that may eventually get killed off as the company focuses on its booming video streaming service. Netflix’s fourth-quarter earnings report released Wednesday provided the latest glimpse at the DVD service’s descent into oblivion as the streaming ...

  Bloomberg The UK economy looks to have finished 2016 on a high. That’s according to the latest Bloomberg News survey of economists, which predicts 0.5 percent growth in the fourth quarter. That would follow expansion of 0.6 percent in both the third and second quarters. The Office for National Statistics will publish the data on Jan. 26 in London. ...