For investors, the subprime crisis is the first real test of will since the Internet stock bust six years ago.
U.S. and Canadian regulators said on Thursday they were reviewing AstraZeneca Plc's widely used stomach drugs, Nexium and Prilosec, after data raised concern about heart problems with long-term use.
Canadian housing starts fell 4.3 percent in July to miss estimates while new home prices rose at a slower pace than in the prior month, suggesting a steady cooling of the domestic housing market.
Emerging economies will edge past the developed countries in terms of economic growth by 2050, the Ernst and Young European Attractiveness Survey 2007 has revealed.
India's largest private air carrier Jet Airways has begun operating flights to the United States as well as the continental Europe, promising its passengers a taste of 'premium class services.'
Over-fishing has made Atlantic bluefin tuna a prized delicacy a century after the fish were scorned in Europe as pet food, according to studies on Sunday that urged better international protection.
After years of socializing, Facebook and MySpace mean business. The sites, which started as a way to help people stay connected with friends, in the past year have begun catering to professionals, offering networking and advertising opportunities.
The U.S. biotechnology industry is awaiting this fall's deadline for Europe to speed up its approval of new biotech food and crops -- a process Washington has long complained is woefully slow -- in the hope of increased access to a major market.
British Airways revealed the biggest fine in its history on Wednesday as it reached settlements with the U.S. and UK authorities for price fixing that could cost it up to 350 million pounds ($711 million).
Canada will request consultations at the World Trade Organization to challenge Belgium's ban of Canadian seal products, Ottawa said on Tuesday.
John Felderhof, the lone remaining key figure in the multibillion-dollar Bre-X gold fraud, was found not guilty on Tuesday of insider trading and misleading investors in the only prosecution brought in the greatest mining scam of all time.
Gap Inc. on Thursday named Glenn Murphy as its new chief executive and chairman, giving a respected former Canadian drug chain chief with no significant fashion industry experience the mandate to turn around the world's largest apparel retailer.
Electronic publisher Thomson Corp. reported a higher second-quarter profit on Thursday, as it works to complete its purchase of Reuters Group Plc.
While young people embrace the Web with real or virtual friends and their cell phone is never far away, relatively few like technology and those that do tend to be in Brazil, India and China, according to a survey.
Officials in a rural valley in British Columbia hope that keeping out cellphones will help attract residents and tourists who want to escape to the quiet of nature.
Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc. said on Thursday quarterly earnings rose 19 percent boosted by foreign markets although shares fell due to a greater-than-expected decline in U.S. sales.
Scrutiny of banking transactions after 9/11 has led European and Canadian banks to cut back on dealings with Cuba.
Canadian wholesale trade grew 0.6 percent in May from April, slightly more than expected, while inventories fell for the first time in five months, Statistics Canada said on Thursday.
Hewlett-Packard continued its reign as the top personal computer maker in the world as its closest rival Dell declined for the second quarter but still managed to hold its U.S. lead.
Canada's population is aging so quickly that in a decade, there could be more people leaving the work force than entering it, a factor which will pose major challenges for employers, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday.
Abandoning long held positions on farm and industrial goods is essential to salvaging a deal, they say.
Canadian inflation numbers came in lower than expected in June, but stayed above the Bank of Canada's 2 percent target, adding weight to the view that the bank will hike interest rates at least one more time.
