Airbus outpaces Boeing with fuel-efficient planes

Airbus benefited Tuesday from airlines’ worries about sky-high fuel prices, winning customers for scores of its more fuel-efficient planes at the Paris Air Show as […]

PNC buys Royal Bank of Canada US banks for $3.45B

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. said Monday that it is buying the U.S. retail operations of Royal Bank of Canada for $3.45 billion.
PNC said that […]

House panel takes up NLRB complaint against Boeing

A congressional panel is holding a hearing in South Carolina on a National Labor Relations Board complaint against aircraft manufacturer Boeing over a non-union jet […]

Tax preparer jailed for filing bogus charity claims

A judge has sent a Brampton tax preparer to prison for three years for fraud after he filed more than $34 million in phoney charitable […]

IMF backs UK economic policy despite low growth

The British government should stick to its guns and continue its deficit-reduction strategy despite weaker than anticipated economic growth, the International Monetary Fund said Monday.
Though […]

Manufacturing grew for 22nd straight month in May

U.S. manufacturing activity expanded in May at the slowest pace in 20 months, the latest sign that the sharp rise in energy prices is hampering […]

Competition watchdog sues Toronto Real Estate Board

The Competition Bureau has filed a lawsuit against Canada’s largest real estate board to stop alleged “anti-competitive” practices that it says bars agents from offering […]

China Tops India as Asian Country Most Likely to Maintain Economic Growth - Bloomberg

China ranks first among 22 emerging Asian economies as the country most likely to maintain steady and rapid growth over the next five years, according […]

Germany’s Ifo Business Confidence Remained Unexpectedly Unchanged in May - Bloomberg

German business confidence remained unexpectedly unchanged in May as booming exports and rising company spending boosted economic growth.
The Ifo institute in Munich said its […]

Minnesota looks cushioned against hard times, but is it?

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