Air Canada facing bumpy times over labour woes

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World stock markets rise after Fed chief’s speech

World stock markets rose Monday, with buying appetite getting a boost from Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke’s prediction that the U.S. economy will eventually return […]

Asian stocks unsteady ahead of Bernanke speech

Asian stock markets were unsteady Friday as investors waited to see whether Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would promise new steps to help the U.S. […]

Dire projection from Congressional Budget Office

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“Although economic output began to expand again two years ago, the pace of the recovery has been slow, and the economy remains […]

Why U.S. retailers often charge us more

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Oil prices to stay volatile even if Gadhafi is gone

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Biden says China, US share global responsibilities

Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday that the United States and China need to recognize their mutual global concerns and responsibilities and ensure greater fairness […]

Bank of America to cut 3,500 jobs

Bank of America Corp., the nation’s largest bank, said Friday that it plans to cut 3,500 jobs by the end of September.
The cuts amount to […]

Climbing Everest? Check the travel insurance fine print

World travel has progressed tremendously since Lomond Ricalton caught typhoid fever filming wildlife in Africa in 1912.
The 80-kilometre trek to obtain care proved too arduous […]

Eurozone growth sags to 0.2 percent in Q2

Economic growth in the 17 countries that use the euro sagged to 0.2 percent in the second quarter as a previously robust expansion in Germany […]