Japan industrial output up for second month

Japan’s industrial production expanded for a second straight month in December, as companies gained confidence in strengthening global demand.
Factory output rose 3.1 percent from the […]

Public optimism but little progress on Doha deal

Key global trade officials spoke of their optimism that a new deal to liberalize international commerce can be finalized, but offered little in the way […]

Davos leaders: Save the euro, and the planet

France’s president tried Thursday to save the reputation of Europe and its currency, battered by debt crises and worries about whether the continent is being […]

Watchdog says future bailouts appear more likely

A government official says the financial overhaul enacted last summer won’t deliver on its promise to end bailouts.
Special Inspector General Neil Barofsky says in a […]

Rebalancing your RRSP can boost gains

Psst! Want to know an RRSP secret? A positive, stable and lower-risk return for your retirement nest egg isn

China praises Hu’s trip to US as ‘fruitful’

China says its president’s recently concluded state visit to the United States was “fruitful” but the two countries need to work on trust so that […]

Why this ski jacket still costs more here

A Karbon brand ski jacket made in China for a company in Toronto costs more to buy in Canada than in the U.S.
Despite the fact, […]

Australian flood crisis threatens city and towns

Rural towns in Australia’s southeast and the nation’s third largest city were on flood watch Friday as rivers surged in a weekslong flood crisis that […]

Arch Coal finds a passage to Asia

Arch Coal Inc. on Tuesday announced an agreement with the operator of a British Columbia shipping terminal that will enable the miner to export 2 […]

China Yields Show Inflation as Growth Probably Above 10% - Bloomberg

China’s bond market is starting to show renewed inflation concerns before a report that will probably show the economy grew 10.2 percent last year, […]