Ottawa clings to $1.3B surplus

OTTAWA–The federal government says it had a small surplus heading into the final month of the fiscal year.
The Finance Department says Ottawa remained […]

Box orders’ rise is good sign for economy

Packaging Corp. of America is hardly an economic bellwether, but a boost in orders at the box maker might be among the early signs […]

Cass sees decline in first-quarter profits

Bridgeton-based Cass Information Systems Inc. reported a small drop in first-quarter earnings due to the economy’s impact on the transportation industry.
The provider of […]

Peabody Energy profit triples, but still disappoints

Peabody Energy Corp. first-quarter profit tripled on higher coal prices and lower interest expenses and taxes. But sales and earnings fell short of Wall […]

Test your mutual fund knowledge with this quiz

Although you probably haven’t gotten rich off them lately, mutual funds remain a cornerstone of retirement planning. But they’re widely misunderstood, and investing ignorance […]

Ontario economy contracts in final quarter

Ontario's economy shrunk 1.4 per cent in the last three months of 2008, reflecting the "steep sudden downturn" around the globe, the finance ministry reported […]

Moynihan potential successor to Ken Lewis at BofA: report

Brian Moynihan, who heads Bank of America’s investment banking and wealth management divisions, is emerging as a potential successor to Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis, […]

Rally continues on world markets

LONDON – The rally in world stock markets continued into a fifth week Monday, with Hong Kong's index the star performer amid ongoing hopes that […]

Sprint shares fall after outlook cut

Credit rating firm Standard & Poor’s cut its outlook on Sprint Nextel Corp to “negative” from “stable”, saying the wireless carrier’s financial health could […]

Insituform enters credit facility

Insituform Technologies Inc. on Tuesday said it entered into a new $115 million credit facility in part to complete a previously announced acquisition. The […]