Russia’s industrial output drops 17% in May

MOSCOW — Russia’s industrial production plummeted 17 per cent in May, the government said today, further evidence that the country’s economy is still nowhere […]

Data centre gets serious about using less energy

Every time you do your banking on the web or download music or read the Toronto Star online you can bet that a data centre […]

Sun Life buys UK insurance business

Sun Life Financial Inc. one of Canada's largest insurance companies, says it is acquiring the United Kingdom operations of Lincoln National Corp. for about […]

Charter Communications stockholder seeks equity committee

NEW YORK — A Charter Communications Inc. shareholder wants a committee to represent it and other shareholders in the Town and Country-based telecommunication company’s […]

Lying to your auto insurer a risky business

Lying is a risky way to bail yourself out of higher auto insurance premiums. But, as with speeding, you may get away with it.
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Bud Light is adding to its line

Bud Light has been around for 27 years. And Bud Light Lime is, like, so 2008.
Beer fans with short attention spans, fear not. […]

Do the math before you take on a tankless job

You may not think about your water heater until you get a sales pitch urging you to replace it.
Some door-to-door sellers are going to homes […]

Storage plan a key piece of renewable puzzle

It appears, on the surface, such an easy thing to do.
Ontario wants to rid itself of coal-fired generation and Quebec has plenty of hydroelectric power […]

Chinese group buys Hummer from GM

DETROIT — The Hummer, the iconic vehicle of America’s gas-guzzling SUV era, will soon be owned by a Chinese company.
China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy […]

Pump price poised to jump past $1 a litre

The price of oil jumped 3.5 per cent yesterday to $68.58 (U.S.) a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after new data suggested China’s […]