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Chrysler’s bankruptcy lasted just six weeks, but its next test — operating as a Fiat SpA-controlled company — arguably will last longer.
The road […]

The commercial was a LONG way from Budweiser Clydesdales and Dalmatians.
The plot: A guy stops by a convenience store to pick up a […]

VANCOUVER–The former president and CEO of Southwestern Resources Corp., John Paterson, has settled with the British Columbia Securities Commission after admitting to fraud and illegal […]

Federal inspectors are probing the failure of an auxiliary water pump at AmerenUE’s Callaway nuclear plant last month.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday […]

Nortel Networks Corp. has reached a deal to sell its wireless unit to Nokia Siemens Networks for $650 million (U.S.).
The agreement, announced late yesterday, specifies […]

Roberts Cos. said Friday it is converting the former Enright School to independent senior living apartments. The building has undergone a multimillion-dollar renovation, which […]

Texas billionaire Allen Stanford will appear in a federal court in Virginia on Friday over allegations of massive fraud involving his Antigua bank, U.S. […]

If you want to know how the recession is playing out in the average American city, you’ve got a front-row seat right here in […]

OTTAWA–The labour productivity of Canadian businesses rose 0.3 per cent in the first quarter as output and hours worked made a sharp decline.
Statistics […]

Chicago– U.S. central bank officials are focusing their rhetoric on preventing a coming storm of inflation, but reports due this week could show that deflationary […]