Kobo goes up market, targets Kindle

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Research In Motion unveils BlackBerry models, operating system upgrade

Shares of Research In Motion Ltd. (TSX: RIM) were down slightly after the company announced two BlackBerry Bold smartphone models and an upgrade to its […]

Global automakers unveil local China brands

Some of the new Chinese cars unveiled at this week’s Shanghai Auto Show are affordable for millions of buyers _ a happy development for Beijing […]

Stocks trade mixed; J&J jumps on strong outlook

Stocks are bouncing between small gains and losses after several major companies reported earnings. A report on housing starts came in better than expected.
Zions Bancorporation […]

World stocks lower as Chinese inflation up again

Stock markets were mostly lower Friday after China reported inflation climbed again despite government efforts to control living costs, raising fears among investors that the […]

Stocks edge higher but leave banks behind

Financial stocks fell broadly Thursday, left out of a late lift that pared earlier losses for most major stock indexes.
Goldman Sachs dropped nearly 3 percent […]

Economy better, but Bank of Canada stays with low interest rate policy

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Euro strikes 15-month high against dollar

Stocks rose Wednesday despite worries over a nuclear reactor in Japan and Libya’s violent conflict, while the euro hit a 15-month high against the dollar […]

G-7 Sells Yen in First Joint Intervention Since 2000 to Ease Japan Crisis - Bloomberg

The Group of Seven jointly intervened in the foreign exchange market for the first time in more than a decade after Japan’s currency soared, threatening […]

Obama’s Budget to `Cut What We Can’t Afford,’ Lew Writes in New York Times - Bloomberg

President Barack Obama will send Congress a “tough choices” budget next week that would cut some of his own programs in the environment, community development […]