Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) said Wednesday it will pay $2.3 billion in taxes, interest and penalties to settle a dispute with the Internal Revenue Service.
The Metropolitan Opera launched ticket sales this week for a new series of live high-definition (HD) broadcasts into movie theatres.
The Mexican Tourism Board is in the midst of its ‘beaches on wheels' campaign in an effort to lure Canadians and Americans away from the cold to the tropical resorts awaiting them in Mexico.
Following a free calling promotion in the US and Canada earlier this year, Internet communications firm Skype will now offer customers a year-long unlimited calls plan at a flat rate.
Ford of Canada announced on Thursday announced the delivery of the first hydrogen-fueled vehicles for fleet use in Canada.
U.S. companies made up more than half of the World Economic Forum's list of Technology Pioneers 2007, the group announced on Tuesday.
The CEO of Canada's national Stock exchange, the TSX Group Inc will be traveling to Brazil this week to meet issuers who want to issue their shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange.
The world's largest cell-phone manufacturer said on Thursday that it is adding more resources for its Mobile Search service, allowing users to find more of what they are looking for, despite location.
Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., the largest bottler of Pepsi drinks, on Tuesday said quarterly net profit rose about 1 percent, helped by strong sales in Europe, and raised the bottom end of its full-year earnings forecast. Pepsi Bottling said net income increased to $207 million, or 86 cents per share, for the third quarter ended September 9, from $205 million, or 82 cents per share, a year ago.
Water firm AWG said on Monday it has agreed a 2.2 billion pound takeover offer from Osprey, an investment group including Canadian, Australian and British firms.
As more and more people turn to the Internet to pay bills and shop for goods and services, Dutch financial services group ING has carved out a lead in what was once considered the most elusive of online services: banking.
This week, Dell introduced free recycling program for its U.S customers, offering a way for users to easily and safely get rid of their older Dell systems.
The Japanese Olympic Commission (JOC) will appoint Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara as the director-general of Tokyo Olympic Bidding Committee for the 2016 Summer Games, the commission said on Friday.
Lumber prices have lost a third of their value since January amid a cooling U.S. housing sector, and a softwood trade deal between the United States and Canada won't stem the slide soon because implementation may be delayed.
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. breezed past investor and analyst expectations in delivering its second-quarter results on Thursday and forecast strong growth in subscribers for the future......
Ford Motor Credit Company said on Thursday it will reduce costs in the U.S and Canada by cutting 2,000 jobs and will consolidate most of its servicing operations.
Newmont Mining Corp said its gold sales would drop this year and next but would recover in 2008 and 2009 when projects in the United States, Ghana and Australia reach full production.
The oil price might have fallen almost 25 percent from its peak, but the commodities sector as a whole is undervalued by around 30 percent giving further opportunity for growth according to one fund manager.
Canadian institutional investor Erik Sardain is looking for an exciting investment opportunity in Australia over the next few months, and at the moment it doesn't look like the $8 billion Telstra share offer quite fits the bill.
U.S. consumer products giant Procter & Gamble Co. has suspended sales of its SK-II skincare line in mainland China, pending clarification from the quality watchdog over traces of possibly harmful metals.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a multi-billion dollar contract to Boeing for border security work, the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee said on Wednesday.
BP today announced that it had entered the final planning stage of a $3 billion investment in Canadian heavy crude oil processing at its Whiting Refinery in northwest Indiana.
