Oil drops below $118 a barrel

Oil prices fell Tuesday amid expectations that a supply disruption in Britain would soon be resolved and as the U.S. dollar strengthened against the […]

Buffet reported behind Mars-Wrigley merger

NEW YORK – Mars Inc. and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., were close to a deal to acquire the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company for more […]

Kerviel gets computer-consulting job

PARIS–He was tied this year to one of the largest securities scandals in history and faces charges ranging from forgery to unauthorized computer use, […]

Record price for rice

BANGKOK–Rice prices in Thailand, the world’s top exporter, surged to $1,000 a tonne on Thursday as concerns about food security first triggered by a […]

Little-known lawyer to lift UBS out of abyss

Putting UBS back on its feet would be a daunting task even for somebody with more banking experience than little-known lawyer Peter Kurer, its […]

Redesign Crocs to protect tiny toes, Japan tells firm

TOKYO–Japan has instructed the maker of Crocs to alter the design of the footwear after complaints that the feet of children wearing the colourful […]

NEW JOB IN less than SIX MONTHS

NEW JOB IN less than SIX MONTHS
Recent employment data has economists and working Americans jittery, but job seekers with salaries higher than […]

TSX closes over 14,000

The Toronto stock market ended the day up almost 250 points today, boosted by record oil prices and strong commodity prices, as well as optimism […]

Auto sales drop in February

OTTAWA – The number of new motor vehicles sold fell 3.2 per cent in February after two months of strong growth.
Statistics Canada reports […]

Finance ministers see more turmoil

WASHINGTON–The world economy is in worse shape than expected because of the spreading credit crisis, finance ministers from the major industrial nations have concluded. […]