Housing starts ratchet up in May

The nation’s builders boosted their production in May, starting new housing units at an annualized rate of 532,000, up 17.2% from the revised estimate […]

China bids for Asia online game crown against Korea

Flush with cash from IPOs and a lucrative online game operating business, Chinese companies are trying to expand into game development, breaking free from […]

Hired! A new grad lands a new job

These days, getting a college degree doesn’t guarantee you a job. And with so many new grads vying for a limited number of openings […]

Electric motor polarizes opinion

Thane Heins, tired and a little grumpy after a long flight from California, walks onto the stage of an Ottawa conference room and begins a […]

Green technology is on the rise, despite recession

It seems so easy in the IBM commercial. An underling explains to her pessimistic boss how their company will save millions of dollars with […]

SNB `Up Against Wall' as Franc's Surge Hurts Exports

Pressure is mounting on the Swiss central bank to cut interest rates as a surge in the franc threatens to derail exports, exacerbating the […]

BOE's King Acted Too Slowly, Should be Replaced, Telegraph Says

Bank of England Governor Mervyn King should be replaced for reacting too slowly to the banking crisis that's helped push the U.K. into recession, […]

Paulson: Using all tools

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Wednesday that financial markets continue to be "strained" but he urged "patience" and said the federal government will use […]

SEC extends short-sale ban

Federal regulators on Wednesday extended an unprecedented ban against all short-selling in the shares of more than 800 financial companies, keeping it in place […]

Bonds narrowly lower as stocks recover

Treasury prices gave up earlier gains Thursday as the stock market clawed its way back into positive territory, and lower oil prices overcame worries […]