Stock market shrugs off weak service sector report

Stocks are edging higher in afternoon trading Wednesday as investors shrug off a setback in the U.S. service sector.
The Institute for Supply Management reported that […]

Asian markets down amid rate hike expectations

Asian stock markets mostly fell Wednesday as investors anticipated rate hikes by central banks in India and China to contain stubbornly high inflation.
Oil prices hovered […]

Plaza Frontenac is up for sale

Plaza Frontenac is up for sale.
The upscale mall is owned by Davis Street Land Co. of Evanston, Ill., and a pension fund. Company executives did […]

Indonesia Refrains From Raising Rates for Third Month to Boost Slow Growth - Bloomberg

Indonesia’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged for a third straight month to bolster slowing economic growth, relying on an appreciating currency to contain inflation. […]

Harper Wins Clear Path to Tax, Spending Cuts in Canadian Vote - Bloomberg

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper won a majority of seats in Parliament for the first time, giving his Conservative Party a mandate to secure the […]

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

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Economic aftershocks of Japan quake roil Asia

Economic aftershocks of the devastation in Japan are rolling through Asia. It is here, among Japan’s neighbors, that the reverberations of the catastrophe are being […]

Carrigan: Most investors should avoid the stop loss habit

All private investors and industry pros make mistakes and if I had to pick the Number 1 mistake, I would say over-trading closely followed by […]

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, […]

Foreclosure rise in Q3 as fewer people get help

The number of foreclosed homes rose over the summer after fewer people at risk received assistance lowering their monthly mortgage payments, a new report shows.
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