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 […]

Anti-austerity protesters return to Madrid plaza

Thousands of protesters angry about Spain’s brutal economic woes once again filled Madrid’s downtown Sol square Sunday after many spent weeks marching hundreds of kilometers […]

Senior Egyptian military official heckled

A member of Egypt’s ruling military council has visited a protest tent camp in Cairo’s main square, but left after protesters heckled him.
Saturday’s visit by […]

Judge rejects most claims in Toyota investor suit

A federal judge has rejected most claims made in a shareholder lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp. that accused the Japanese automaker of knowing about and […]

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 […]

Consumers borrowed more for 8th month in May

Americans took on more debt in May and used their credit cards more for only the second time in nearly three years, stepping up borrowing […]

US service sector grew in June, but at slower pace

The U.S. service sector, which employs nearly 90 percent of the country’s work force, expanded for a 19th consecutive month in June. But growth slowed […]

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 […]

It doesn’t pay to be sentimental

Stocks and mutual funds are investments, not friends.
They have nothing to do with a dearly departed relative who willed them to you.
They harbor no warm […]

Asian markets slip on Europe debt fears

Asian markets dropped early Monday amid fears of a spreading European debt crisis after a ratings agency placed Italian banks on a review for a […]