Business torrents

The Sears in the Crestwood Court mall will close, the department store chain confirmed today.
A timeline for the closure was not released by the company, […]

The sinking of a floating oil rig that left more than 50 crew dead or missing is intensifying fears that Russian companies searching for oil […]

Rising interest from would-be buyers is leaving U.S. homebuilders less pessimistic about the housing market. But tighter lending standards are still keeping many potential buyers […]

Italy’s borrowing costs eased in a bond auction Monday, but worries about the country’s ability to manage its debt and enforce spending cuts persisted as […]

Megan Connors of Harford County, Md., says she got a great education at Auburn University but a brutal lesson on private student loans.
Federal aid wasn’t […]

Comedian and commentator Rick Mercer’s distinct take on Canadian politics and social issues can be caught on the Rick Mercer Report every Tuesday at 8 […]

Libya’s oil production is quickly increasing and now stands at more than 600,000 barrels a day, a prominent Libyan oil expert said Thursday.
Ali Tarhouni, who […]

Security forces fired tear gas and clashed Monday with several thousand protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in the third straight day of violence that has […]

The Federal Government finally tabled the Pooled Registered Pension Plans (PRPP) Act, and I am predictably underwhelmed. The New Retirement Deal, it ain’t.
According to […]

Advancing pools of filthy water threatened the Thai capital’s subway system Monday and surrounded the emergency headquarters set up to deal with flooding that has […]