OPG generates $259M profit in latest quarter

Ontario Power Generation Inc. had a $259-million profit in its latest quarter, although the provincial Crown corporation continued to feel the impact of reduced demand […]

Google seeks revenue from online retailers

Google Inc is selling a special search product to online retailers, as the Internet giant widens its hunt for new sources of revenue.
Google Commerce […]

House Dems unveil $894 billion health care bill

House Democratic leaders unveiled a sweeping health care bill Thursday that includes a more moderate version of the government-run public health insurance option.
The measure […]

U.S. Fed: Economy perked up from depressed levels

U.S. economic conditions stabilized or improved modestly in most parts of the country, according to a Federal Reserve report on Wednesday that suggested the […]

Fed’s Dudley says soft economy warrants low rates

A tepid economic recovery should allow the U.S. Federal Reserve to keep interest rates at rock-bottom lows for a prolonged period, New York Federal […]

Can we predict the next world crisis?

A year after the implosion of Lehman Brothers sent world markets into turmoil, the question of where the next global shock will come from […]

U.S. manufacturing sector grew in August

The U.S. manufacturing sector grew in August in the first month of expansion in more than a year and a half, according to an […]

No. 3 Office Max hopes products will lure shoppers

My OfficeMax Inc. shares have done better lately. What does the future hold?
The No. 3 U.S. office products firm is continuing its cost-cutting […]

Bernanke: Fed able to foil inflation when time comes

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the huge amounts of money the U.S. central bank has pumped into the economy will not undercut its […]

Germany Backs Curbs on Manager Pay Going Beyond U.S. Proposals

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition voted through a law to curb manager pay at public companies in Germany, riling executives with a package of measures […]