CANADA

Kate Middleton and Prince William have landed in Canada.

As the Duchess of Cambridge embarks on her North American tour, it is her newest bracelet and brilliant outfit choices that has everyone talking.

The London Stock Exchange's aborted bid for Canada's TMX Group has raised the tally of failed cross-border exchange deals to three in four as the sector faces an uphill battle to secure longed-for consolidation.

It may be hard to believe, but scientists are asking for the public’s help in finding one of the largest fish in the ocean.

The first day rush to join Google+ was described insane by Google. We've shut down invite mechanism for the night. Insane demand, Google's head of social Vic Gundotra announced on the service. Was it just the curiosity? Maybe not. Google's timing for introducing a fresh experience in online social networking is impeccable.

Hewlett Packard is serving the Touchpad buyers a $50 rebate on the purchase of the new 32GB TouchPad, but only Palm smartphone users can cash in.

PC giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) will be launching its Touchpad tablet device in United States on July 1.

In our view, inflation is on the verge of becoming a significant concern for the global economy

A Canadian consortium believes it has enough support to stymie the London Stock Exchange's takeover bid for TMX Group , Canada's largest stock market operator, at a shareholder vote on Thursday, a source with the 13-member consortium said.

The London and Toronto stock exchanges abandoned plans for a C$3.6 billion merger on Wednesday, as it became clear they would not win enough shareholder support for their transatlantic alliance.

A Canadian consortium believes it has enough support to stymie the London Stock Exchange's takeover bid for TMX Group , Canada's largest stock market operator, at a shareholder vote on Thursday, a source with the 13-member consortium said.

Finally, online social networking is going to be not only about Facebook: The Google+ project, now available for testing, is Google's way to connect with friends online.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge may be arriving in Canada later this week, but royalists in Canada have come up with a longer-term solution for royals in their country: install Prince Harry as their king.

Finance chiefs from the United States and India pledged on Tuesday to continue efforts to open up India's financial, retail, manufacturing and infrastructure sectors to competition but offered no specific measures to boost access for American firms.

General Motors has unveiled the new design for the 2012 Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon Special Edition Chevrolet Camaro muscle car to imitate the movie’s version of the autobot, Bumblebee.

Talks to modernize India's financial sector and allow major retailers like Wal-Mart into the country's vast consumer market opened on Tuesday between top U.S. and Indian financial officials.

Endorsements from two leading proxy advisory firms could turn out to be the London Stock Exchange's secret weapon as it bids for the widely held TMX Group , operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange.

The US Open starts in August

The Duchess Dazzled in Alexander McQueen

The United States formally offered its backing on Tuesday for French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde to take over the top job at the International Monetary Fund, ensuring a win for her over Mexico's Central Bank Governor Agustin Carstens.

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde looks set to emerge on Tuesday as the International Monetary Fund's new chief, maintaining the tradition of a European heading the global lender.