Greek Debt Talks Risk Derailing EU Summit Plan - Bloomberg

European Union leaders gather for their first summit of 2012 as a deteriorating economy and struggle to complete a Greek debt writeoff risk sidetracking efforts […]

New loonies, toonies to be made from steel

OTTAWA

Irish economy slumps as euro debt tensions mount

Ireland’s economy shrank 1.9 percent in the third quarter, an unexpectedly large drop that raised doubts about the country’s capacity to meet its deficit-fighting targets […]

Occupy protestors reinvigorate buy-local. buy-American debate

Whether people celebrate or criticize Occupy Wall Street, the movement has reinvigorated calls for local buying just in time for the manic holiday shopping season.
Buying […]

Few Lake of the Ozark structures will face removal, FERC says

The regulated area around the Lake of the Ozarks will be reduced so dramatically that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission expects few structures to face […]

Wave of strikes hammer Greece as crisis enters decisive week

ATHENS, GREECE

Apple fans endure the rain, long lines for iPhone 4S

The launch of the iPhone 4S was executed at the Toronto Eaton centre with usual military precision and near-religious fervour. Already, some products are sold […]

Geist: Why are consumers missing from CRTC

Earlier this year, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission launched a consultation into the policy implications of increasingly popular Internet-based video services such as Netflix. […]

US futures fall ahead of Bernanke testimony

U.S. stock futures are falling sharply ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s testimony before Congress on the outlook for the U.S. economy.
Stocks fell broadly […]

Regulators close Va., Calif. banks; 73 for year

Regulators have closed banks in Virginia and California, lifting to 73 the number of U.S. bank failures this year.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Friday […]