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OTTAWA–One of the last pillars of Canada’s economic foundations may be crumbling as the latest survey shows consumer confidence eroding to a new quarter-century […]

Canadian banks are poised to follow in the footsteps of their American peers by announcing more job cuts when they report "bleak" fourth-quarter results starting […]

Malaysia's economic slowdown is prompting investors to bet the central bank will lower borrowing costs for the first time since 2003 by March as […]

British interest rates will probably fall further, the Bank of England signaled on Wednesday, with the economy already sliding into recession and unemployment recording […]

BONN–Deutsche Post AG is poised to announce thousands of job cuts at its DHL Express operations in the United States, possibly as early as […]

NEW YORK – Billions of federal bailout dollars are flooding the financial system, credit markets are loosening and many banks say they are ready to […]

Stereotaxis Inc. announced today that Michael P. Kaminski, currently its president and chief operating officer, will become the company’s chief executive effective Jan. 1. […]

CALGARY–Agrium Inc. has reported third-quarter net earnings of US$367 million, more than seven times the $51 million the fertilizer and farm inputs company earned […]

Owners of apartment buildings in the St. Louis area have been able to command increasing rents in the last few years, but that may […]

Japan’s two-largest banks, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Mizuho Financial Group, cut their earnings outlooks by more than half on Friday, hit by growing […]