Carmakers show off in Frankfurt but outlook dims

The world’s carmakers showed off the next generation of cleaner, smaller, and higher-mileage vehicles at the Frankfurt auto show Tuesday, but all the thumping sounds […]

Should you buy a house used as a grow op?

On a quiet Scarborough street, the small, nondescript home blended in easily with its neighbours. But at $354,900, the asking price was substantially lower than […]

Sony’s tablet is best of the Android bunch

There are umpteen available tablets — especially those powered by Google’s open-source Android platform. So what makes Sony’s first foray into this crowded space special? […]

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 […]

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 […]

Why Wall Street still says buy, and you shouldn’t

What’s the difference between an ostrich and a Wall Street analyst? An ostrich occasionally takes its head out of the sand.
Despite a flurry of signs […]

Chinese officials removed over economic data leaks

China’s central bank and statistics bureau removed officials from their posts on suspicion of leaking valuable economic data to brokerages and reporters ahead of official […]

Australia Posts Wider-Than-Estimated Trade Surplus, Aided by Coal Exports - Bloomberg

Australia reported a trade surplus in March, rebounding from a deficit the previous month as increased exports of iron ore and coal outpaced higher imports […]

Iceland votes on debt repay deal with UK, Dutch

Icelanders were voting Saturday on whether to approve a deal to repay Britain and the Netherlands $5 billion for their citizens’ deposits in the failed […]

Stocks face ‘tremendous’ risks

After three days of rallying to reclaim pre-Japan earthquake levels, U.S. stocks slipped back into the red on Tuesday. Fatigued investors took a step […]