Apple’s App store tops 1 billion downloads

MARKHAM–Users of Apple's App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch have downloaded more than one billion apps since it opened nine months ago.
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Toyota Q1 global sales fall 27%

Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday its groupwide global vehicle sales fell 27 percent in January-March from a year earlier to 1.767 million units.
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CAW and Chrysler to start last-ditch negotiations

Chrysler Canada and its union begin negotiations today in a final attempt to reach an agreement that could save the company from bankruptcy or […]

Peabody Energy profit triples, but still disappoints

Peabody Energy Corp. first-quarter profit tripled on higher coal prices and lower interest expenses and taxes. But sales and earnings fell short of Wall […]

Forever stamps looking like a better bargain

The price of a first-class stamp is set to jump again next month, meaning you might want to stock up on Forever stamps now. […]

Oil prices rise sharply

NEW YORK – Oil prices rose sharply today despite more hints that energy use is way down, with traders focusing instead on a rising […]

AIG aircraft unit seeks $5 billion Fed credit line: report

American International Group Inc’s aircraft leasing unit is in talks over a $5 billion credit line from the New York Federal Reserve that could […]

Sony PS3 outsells Nintendo Wii in March in Japan

Sony Corp’s PlayStation 3 outsold Nintendo Co Ltd’s Wii in March for the first time in 16 months in Japan thanks to hot new […]

Credit insurance in hot demand

Demand for credit insurance is rising fastest in nations hit hardest by the worldwide recession, including the United States, the chairman of credit insurer […]

Glimmers of hope seen in auto sales numbers

Automakers are continuing to slither through a hellish market but the latest Canadian sales numbers offer hope that the agony is abating.
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