Money
Last Updated: April 1, 2011 4:33pm
370 Bristol Aerospace workers on strike
About 370 workers at the Bristol Aerospace plant in Winnipeg are on strike.
Money
Last Updated: April 1, 2011 3:32pm
Canadian apparel industry stronger than headline numbers suggest
After years of declining jobs and doom-and-gloom projections, Canada's apparel industry is making a comeback, experts say.
Money
Last Updated: April 1, 2011 2:32pm
Warranties no guarantee of consumer protection
That 25-year warranty on your brand new roof may not be as iron-clad as you think, with legal experts and the country's leading consumer group warning that Canada falls short when it comes to policing product warranties.
Money
Last Updated: April 1, 2011 8:40am
Nasdaq, ICE make rival $11.3 billion bid for NYSE Euronext
Nasdaq OMX and IntercontinentalExchange unveiled a rival bid to buy NYSE Euronext for about $11.3 billion in cash and stock, a 19 percent premium to the offer made by German competitor Deutsche Boerse.
Money
Last Updated: March 31, 2011 3:47pm
Canadian franchisee to sell KFC, Taco Bell restaurants
A company that owns more than 400 KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut franchises across Canada has been granted court protection as it moves to sell its restaurants to a European franchisee.
Money
Last Updated: March 30, 2011 4:28pm
Privacy laws too weak in the age of cloud computing and outsourcing?
Banks in this country outsource more portfolio management tasks than most realize - and the personal financial data that goes with it - but they aren't required to notify customers when security breaches happen.
Money
Last Updated: March 30, 2011 12:20pm
Honda slows production at Ontario plant
Honda Motor Co. says it’s cutting production at one of its Ontario plants as parts begin to run short after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Money
Last Updated: March 29, 2011 5:33pm
BP shares hit by manslaughter report
Shares in oil major BP fell on Tuesday on a report the company’s managers could face manslaughter charges following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which could lead to much higher fines over the disaster.
Money
Last Updated: March 29, 2011 4:48pm
Layton's credit card plan unrealistic, watchdog says
NDP Leader Jack Layton's promise to cap credit card interest rates at prime plus 5% is not possible or desirable, a consumer watchdog said Tuesday.
Money
Last Updated: March 29, 2011 1:18pm
HudBay to defend itself against gang rape claims
Canada's HudBay Minerals plans to "vigorously" defend itself and its subsidiary against claims by a group of Guatemalan women who have filed a class-action lawsuit against the companies over what they call "mining-related gang rapes."
Money
Last Updated: March 29, 2011 10:33am
Canadian consumer confidence reverses course in March
Canadian consumer confidence dropped sharply in March amid unrest in the Middle East and surging oil prices, according to the latest Conference Board of Canada monthly survey.
Money
Last Updated: March 29, 2011 8:31am
Biogas project revived
A new energy-from-waste plant for London has risen Phoenix-like from the ashes of StormFisher Biogas.
Money
Last Updated: March 28, 2011 5:12pm
Election muddies waters for LSE-TMX deal
The federal election could add a fresh element of uncertainty to the London Stock Exchange’s proposed $3 billion takeover of TMX Group, a deal that was already seen as far from a sure thing.
Money
Last Updated: March 28, 2011 2:58pm
Netflix to offer new Paramount movies
Netflix Inc. has inked a new deal with Paramount Pictures, securing the rights to share new releases from a major Hollywood studio in Canada for the first time.
Money
Last Updated: March 28, 2011 3:09pm
Canadian companies guilty of bribery abroad: OECD
Canada still needs to do more to stamp out bribery, with the country's oil, mining and gas industries the most vulnerable to the problem, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Money
Last Updated: March 29, 2011 8:29am
Boomerang flies in face of the way big banks do business
London's Boomerang Credit Union is throwing itself into competition with the big banks.
Money
Last Updated: March 28, 2011 3:10pm
Women seek class action against Canadian miner
A group of women have filed a class-action lawsuit against a Canadian-owned mining company over what they call "mining-related gang rapes" in Guatemala.
Money
Last Updated: March 28, 2011 10:23am
Honda recalls minivans in U.S.
Honda Motor Co Ltd is recalling 2,800 of its Odyssey minivans to repair potentially faulty windows.
Business Monday
Last Updated: March 28, 2011 8:44am
Business Buzz
Powerhouse partners want to pump you up
Business Monday
Last Updated: March 28, 2011 8:32am
Revamping materials key
Can't see the forest through the trees? How about can't see the trees because you're staring at the beauty of the whole forest?
Business Monday
Last Updated: March 28, 2011 8:29am
Strategic Plan essential to achieve full potential
In my last column I wrote a somewhat tongue-in-cheek fantasy piece about what I thought London might or should look like in the year 2025. I was surprised at how many e-mails and tweets I received from individuals who shared that vision and encouraged immediate action to make it (the fantasy) happen.
Business Monday
Last Updated: March 28, 2011 12:00am
From ’60s student activist to banker who seizes the day
In his university days, Jack Smit fit right in with the crowd at the left-leaning University of Amsterdam, where he earned a degree in psychology.
Money
Last Updated: March 26, 2011 2:38pm
BoC warns on capital flows, prices
Canada’s top central banker said Saturday the commodity price boom could last for decades and urged his emerging market peers facing inflationary pressures not to delay raising interest rates for too long.
Money
Last Updated: March 25, 2011 5:46pm
Mail order costs may rise on proposed duty changes
Proposed changes to the duty system in Canada could make it more expensive to ship consumer goods, such as clothing and electronics, from U.S. retailers.
Money
Last Updated: March 25, 2011 3:20pm
Kodak's patent battle with RIM, Apple still alive
U.S. regulators will decide later today whether to revive Eastman Kodak Co.'s patent dispute with Canada's Research in Motion, and rival Apple Inc., over a photo preview application embedded on smartphones produced by both companies