RIM challenges Apple trademark application

Research In Motion Ltd. has challenged Apple Inc.

Strong Swiss franc punches holes in cheese exports

The Emmental Show Dairy has cranked out tons of cheese for years. But now it’s in trouble _ production is down by a third and […]

Obama to Congress: Work together to aid jobless

President Barack Obama says members of Congress should put country before politics, set aside their differences and find ways to get people back to work.
The […]

Japan GDP shrinks 1.3 pc in April-June quarter

Japan’s economy contracted in the April-June quarter, due to the lingering impact from March’s massive earthquake and tsunami that damaged large parts of the country’s […]

Bayer pays $750M to settle rice contamination case

German conglomerate Bayer CropScience agreed Friday to pay $750 million to settle several lawsuits with U.S. farmers who claimed a strain of the company’s unapproved […]

House prices spike 25.7% in Vancouver

Executives or down-sizers looking to relocate to relocate their families in Canada would do well to avoid Vancouver and think Windsor.
The price of an average […]

Stocks are mixed; oil spike lifts energy companies

Stocks bounced between small gains and losses in morning trading Wednesday, a day after the Dow Jones industrial average had its longest losing streak since […]

Greek PM hints at referendum over austerity plans

Greece’s prime minister said Monday he will consider holding a referendum on further cutbacks essential for the loan-dependent country to continue drawing on funds from […]

Egypt gets $3b IMF standby loan

The International Monetary Fund on Sunday agreed to provide Egypt with $3 billion in financing to help the Arab world’s most populous nation ease the […]

Construction spending weak despite small uptick

Builders began work on more home-remodeling projects in April. But the increase barely lifted overall construction spending above its lowest level in more than a […]