It’s never been safer to fly; deaths at record low

Boarding an airplane has never been safer.
The past 10 years have been the best in the country’s aviation history with 153 fatalities. That’s two deaths […]

Senate Dems to move ahead with debt-limit bill

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid served notice Friday that he’s pushing ahead with his debt-limit bill as House Speaker John Boehner’s rival measure languished in […]

New-home sales fell 1 percent in June

Fewer people bought new homes in June, evidence that the housing market remains weak.
Sales of new homes fell 1 percent last month to an annual […]

Borders liquidation sales start today

It’s official. The red and yellow “Store Closing” and “Going out of Business” signs are up at the Borders stores around town.
The bookstore’s liquidation sales […]

Forecasting success: Weather business booming

Looking out your window for the weather report has long been overtaken by up-to-minute cable television reports, web alerts and mobile phone apps.
And if […]

400 Oshawa workers blindsided by company

Rallies are planned for Monday as former IQT Solutions workers in Oshawa demand answers for why they

Growth in foreign investment in China slows

Growth in China’s foreign direct investment slowed further in June as the government tried to cool its overheated economy, data showed Friday.
Foreign investment in factories […]

What will $100,000 get you in Toronto? A parking spot

You’re not a world class city, it seems, unless your parking spot costs more than your car. So Toronto, get set for the $100,000 parking […]

Obama, Biden plan debt session with Senate Dems

President Barack Obama will meet with Senate Democratic leaders Wednesday to continue discussions over debt negotiations.
Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will meet with Senate […]

Lennar 2Q profit falls but tops Wall St. forecast

Lennar Corp.’s net income dropped 65 percent in its fiscal second quarter partly on the absence of an income tax benefit but managed to beat […]