Survey: US factories expanded in June, but pace slowed from May; production...
WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturing grew in June for the 13th straight month. But the pace of the expansion slowed from May.The Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday that its manufacturing index...
View ArticleThe Most Exciting U.S. Brands Coming To Canada
It's Canada Day, the perfect time to reflect on a wishlist of U.S. brands we'd like to welcome north of the border. Right? The arrival of Target and Marshalls hardly signify the end of the U.S. retail...
View ArticleFollowing Long Ban, U.S. Could Dominate Global Light Oil Supply
After decades of isolation, the United States is set to become a major player in the global trade of ultra light oil as recent government export approvals attract interest across the world. Following...
View ArticleFederal regulators accuse T-Mobile of billing customers hundreds of millions...
WASHINGTON - T-Mobile US knowingly made hundreds of millions of dollars off its customers in potentially bogus charges, federal regulators alleged Tuesday in the first lawsuit of its kind against a...
View ArticleCzar Cheeseburger Replaces Big Mac After McDonald's Crimea Exit
Where Crimeans used to chomp down on Big Macs, they will soon be able to order a Czar Cheeseburger as Russian chain Rusburger opens in a former McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) outlet in the annexed peninsula....
View ArticleRetirement? Barbara Walters still at the centre of things at ABC
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Barbara Walters isn't forgotten, and isn't gone.Less than two months after stepping away from a regular role on television, Walters returned last week to conduct an interview with the...
View ArticleStocks climb to record levels as manufacturing expands in the US and China;...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Evidence that global manufacturing is expanding pushed the stock market to an all-time high on Tuesday.The Dow Jones industrial average climbed within two points of 17,000 for the...
View Article1 dead, 5 others injured after chemical explosion at General Motors plant in...
MARION, Ind. - A chemical explosion Tuesday at a General Motors metal-stamping plant in Indiana killed a contractor and injured several others, authorities said.The blast killed James L. Gibson, 48,...
View ArticleTimeshare company buys former Las Vegas Hilton, where Elvis performed...
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The storied former Las Vegas Hilton, famous for staging Liberace and more than 800 sold-out Elvis Presley concerts in the 1960s and 1970s, has a new name and owner.Florida-based...
View ArticleUS factory orders slide 0.5 per cent in May, ending 3 months of gains
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories fell in May, ending three months of gains.The Commerce Department reported that orders fell 0.5 per cent, pulled down by falling demand for military and...
View ArticleTarget asks customers to not bring firearms into its stores, even where...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Target is "respectfully" asking its customers to not bring firearms into its stores, even where it is allowed by law.In a statement posted Wednesday on the retailer's corporate blog,...
View ArticleNew indicators point to a better second half of 2014 for Canadian economy
TORONTO - A fresh manufacturing report in Canada and surprisingly strong employment numbers from the United States offer a hint of encouragement to Canada's economic prospects entering the second half...
View ArticleFed Chair Yellen says financial stability concerns not at level to prompt Fed...
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Wednesday that she doesn't see a need for the Fed to start raising interest rates to defuse the risk that extremely low rates could destabilize the...
View ArticleLindsay Lohan's Lawsuit: 'Grand Theft Auto V' Character Is Based On Me
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Lindsay Lohan is suing the makers of the "Grand Theft Auto" video games. The actress says the latest installment used her image and created a character based on her without her...
View ArticleThe Grid, Toronto Weekly, Folds After 3 Years
The future of local newsweeklies in Canada looked a little murkier Wednesday after Toronto weekly The Grid announced it’s shutting down. The paper, a Torstar publication, launched in May, 2011, the...
View ArticleChrysler, Ford report increase in June sales
TORONTO - Canadian light vehicle sales rose in June despite a big drop by General Motors, according to figures released by industry analyst DesRosiers Automotive on Wednesday.Overall, vehicle sales...
View ArticleMortgages Aren't Debt, Nearly Half Of Canadians Say
Nearly half of Canadians don’t see their mortgage as being debt, according to a survey from Manulife. The survey of more than 2,300 Canadians found 45 per cent would consider themselves debt-free if...
View ArticleGlobe And Mail Strike Watch: Management Erects Fence In Toronto
It's a grave day for journalism in Canada when one of the country's most venerable newspapers erects a fence around its building to keep out its own reporters and editors. UPDATE: Globe and Mail union...
View ArticleLoonie Hits 2014 High, Probably Freaking Out BoC, Exporters
The Canadian dollar reached its highest point in 2014 Wednesday morning, likely dismaying exporters and the Bank of Canada, who had been hoping for a weaker currency to boost exports. The loonie hit...
View ArticleToronto's First Pot Clinic Opens On Danforth Ave.
Toronto’s first medical marijuana clinic opened Monday along a bustling stretch of Danforth Ave., attracting a handful of patients eager to get prescriptions for cannabis. The storefront clinic, which...
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