Raise taxes on wealthiest, Obama challenges GOP

In a blunt challenge to Republicans in Congress, President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that elimination of selected tax breaks for oil companies and the super-wealthy […]

Boehner: Debt increase can’t pass with tax hikes

The top Republican in Congress is ruling out any tax increases as part of a budget bargain required to pass an increase in the government’s […]

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 […]

Province holding ratepayers in contempt, lawyer says

The Ontario government is holding electricity ratepayers in contempt as its lawyers stall a challenge to a $53.7 million green energy charge imposed last year, […]

McGuinty says province will look at

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N.Z. Dollar Advances to Record - Bloomberg

New Zealand’s dollar climbed to the highest level since exchange-rate controls ended in 1985 after a report showed the nation’s trade surplus widened by almost […]

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 […]

Sony to report $3.2 billion annual loss

Sony Corp. is expecting an annual loss of $3.2 billion, reversing its earlier projection of a return to profit, as the electronics giant struggles with […]

South Africa Says Manuel is ‘Respected’ as it Pushes for New Chief at IMF - Bloomberg

South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said Minister Trevor Manuel, who has been named by analysts as a possible candidate to head the International Monetary […]

Hans Gerhardt: Toronto

On his first day on the job, Hans Gerhardt met Sophia Loren.
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