Bloomberg Vancouver-based Harbour Air just flew an all-electric commercial aircraft—for five minutes. The neon green and indigo blue seaplane took off from the Fraser River in Richmond, British Columbia as a small crowd cheered from the dock. The propeller aircraft, a six-passenger de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver prototype, was powered by a magniX magni500 electric motor and piloted by Harbour Air …

Bloomberg Hudson’s Bay Co. Chairman Richard Baker may scrap an offer to take the struggling retailer private after regulators delayed a vote on the deal following complaints from a minority shareholder. The investor group that controls the owner of Saks Fifth Avenue is “evaluating next steps, including terminating the transaction,” according to a memo sent to advisers. The group plans …

Bloomberg Online shoppers are getting fewer discounts on toys this holiday season, despite an effort by retailers to start sales earlier to offset a shorter shopping season. Toys were discounted on average 15-18% this year compared to average drop in pricing of 31% last year, UBS analyst Arpine Kocharyan wrote in a note, citing e-commerce trends tracked by Adobe Inc. …