Not so greedy? Banks vie for low-paid state work

Investment banks are vying to advise governments on the bailouts of troubled financial companies as they contend with a slump in fee income from […]

Taiwan Economy to Fall Into Recession This Year on Export Slump

Taiwan’s economy will sink into a recession this year after shrinking in the third quarter for the first time since 2003, the government said. […]

Breakdowns too late for warranties

Why do TVs, refrigerators and washing machines break down shortly after the warranty has run out?
Readers flooded me with complaints about getting service for nearly […]

RIM steps up iPhone competition

WATERLOO–Research in Motion is hoping to give Apple Inc.'s iPhone more of a run for its money.
The Waterloo-based company launched its latest smart […]

Chinese stimulus package good for Canada: Flaherty

OTTAWA–Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is welcoming China’s announcement of a massive economic stimulus package – and suggesting other countries will soon be following suit.
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Canadian Tire reports summer profit rise

Canadian Tire Corp. rang up a 6.3 per cent increase in summer-quarter profit as retail sales and other revenue increased over the same period last […]

Charter says its Q3 loss narrowed

Charter Communications Inc. said Thursday that its third-quarter loss narrowed partly on increased sales of bundled services and improved cost controls.
The Town and […]

Oil slides below $68 on demand worries

HOUSTON – Oil prices dipped below US$66 a barrel today as investor sentiment once again seemed to shift to the growing global economic malaise […]

Panasonic shares jump on talks to buy Sanyo

Shares in Panasonic Corp (6752.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) jumped nearly 7 percent on Tuesday, after sources said it planned to buy smaller […]

Commerzbank may seek state capital : sources

Commerzbank is interested in a state capital injection that could see Germany take a stake in the country’s second-biggest bank, according to sources familiar […]