Debt talks yield little; Obama rules out stopgap

President Barack Obama and congressional leaders on Monday emerged still deeply divided over how to slash the nation’s debt, with reality sinking in that even […]

Former beer mogul Richard Oland found dead

SAINT JOHN, N.B.—New Brunswick’s business establishment is mourning the mysterious and sudden death of former beer-brewing scion Richard Oland, a man described as a major […]

Exxon Mobil ordered to pay $1.5B for Md. gas leak

Exxon Mobil is being ordered to pay more than $1.5 billion in damages to 160 families and businesses affected by a 2006 gasoline leak in […]

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 […]