Why China

BEIJING—China’s factory sector shrank the most in 32 months in November as new orders slumped, a preliminary PMI survey showed, reviving worries that China may […]

Stocks slump as slow eurozone growth raises stakes

Investors fled global stocks on Tuesday as poor growth figures reinforced how difficult it will be for European countries to reduce their piles of debt […]

Japan’s economy rises out of earthquake slump

Japan’s economy surged 6 percent in the latest quarter in a bounce back from the earthquake and tsunami disaster that is unlikely to be sustained […]

Greek leaders to pick PM of new government

Greece’s two biggest parties resumed talks Monday to agree on who should be the country’s new prime minister, after reaching a historic power-sharing deal to […]

`Crisis of trust’ creates struggle over European bailouts

It’s the “morning after” for the markets.
Gone is the euphoria over a European debt bailout plan that sent stocks soaring two weeks ago. Now investors […]

Sales, profit rise at Sigma-Aldrich

A focus on markets in India, China and Brazil helped Sigma-Aldrich Corp. grow its third-quarter net income by 26 percent, to $117 million, or 95 […]

Laclede, developer resolve gas pipeline dispute

Laclede Gas Co. has agreed to settle a dispute over a planned natural gas pipeline, granting the project’s developer access to the utility’s St. Louis […]

Average Toronto house price jumps to $465,369

The fall weather has yet to cool house sales with sales of newly listed homes up 2.7 per cent in September over August and 11 […]

TSX jumps amid rising oil prices

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FTC scrutiny dims allure of toning shoes

Athletic shoe companies often insinuate that their newest products will help you jump higher or run faster.
Then came along toning shoes. With slightly unstable soles, […]