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Recession prophet sees slow recovery
An economist credited with predicting the global financial crisis said Friday he ...

Flaherty to unveil budget plan later this month
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Friday he will lay out a plan later this month ...

Canada gains 27,100 jobs in August
Canada's economy showed signs of coming out of recession in August, creating a surprisingly ...

Alberta could slow economic recovery
An Alberta economist says the province is about to change from being an engine driving ...

Bank bonuses top G20 agenda
As world financial leaders meet to discuss encouraging signs of a rebound in the ...

Greyhound ultimatum draws anger, suspicion
Greyhound Canada's plan to suspend service to Manitoba and northwestern Ontario unless ...

Safeway poised to lock out Edmonton workers
Canada Safeway has served notice to the United Food and Commercial Workers Union ...

Video: Skate-Park Stimulus?
The city of Pawtucket, Rhode Island is facing its biggest financial crisis in decades. ...

World Stocks Up After G-20 Backs Stimulus
European, Asian Stocks Rise After Finance Officials Pledged to Keep Massive Stimulus ...

Cadbury Sour on Kraft's $16.7B Offer
Initial Takeover Bid for British Chocolate Maker Rejected, But Illinois-Based Snack ...

Obama to Share Labor Day BBQ With AFL-CIO
President Will Announce Appointment of Ron Bloom as Administration's Senior Manufacturing ...

Video: Food Feud
Since the mid-90's, nutrition facts were on the side of food products. Now, some ...

New Labor Inspectors Unwelcome to Some
Labor Advocates Welcome Renewed Focus on Protecting Low-Wage Workers, but Struggling ...

Obama Says Save as Nest Eggs Take Hit
Initiatives to Help Employees Increase 401(k) Savings, Invest Vacation Pay, Receive ...

Profile of Richard Trumka, Incoming Head of the AFL-CIO
On the high school football fields of southwestern Pennsylvania -- the "cradle of ...

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Major U.S. Role in Mortgages Shaping Entire Market
Second in an occasional series In the go-go years of the U.S. housing boom, virtually ...

Thomas Heath's Value Added: Reston Limousine Keeps the Wheels Turning Day and Night ...
I hate driving. If I were rich enough to have just one personal assistant, I would ...

Employment Exam Writers Tread Carefully
It is a simple question, pulled straight from an employment test: "When firefighters ...

Obama Rallies Union Support for Health-Care Reform
CINCINNATI, Sept. 7 -- President Obama attempted to reinvigorate support for his ...

Baucus Urges GOP to Support His $900B Health Reform Bill
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus is urging three Republican colleagues ...

Stimulus Status Report: High Unemployment Key Concern
White House says the full impact of the recovery package has yet to be seen.

Obama to Appoint Ron Bloom as Manufacturing Czar
Obama to announce Ron Bloom's appointment as senior counselor for manufacturing policy. ...

Lifetime Warranties and Other Consumer Tips
Buyer beware: learn warranty details before you make a big-ticket purchase.

Hollywood's Best Actors for the Buck
Given how much their movies earn, these actors work on the cheap.

The World's Happiest Cities
Happiness is difficult to quantify but these cities add a smile on your face.

Obama Aims to Simplify Retirement Saving
Pitches "common-sense changes that will help families put away money for the future." ...

Want 1k Facebook Friends? Fork Over $200
Marketing company uSocial lets you buy friends on Facebook.

Balsillie raises bid for Phoenix Coyotes to $242.5 mln
Reuters - BANGALORE (Reuters) - Research in Motion Ltd Co-Chief Executive James Balsillie ...

China to issue 880 mln dlrs in bonds in Hong Kong
AFP - BEIJING (AFP) - China said Tuesday that it would issue yuan-denominated bonds ...

Chinese Rio Tinto exec seeks bail: state media
AFP - SHANGHAI (AFP) - One of three Chinese employees of mining giant Rio Tinto ...

India Jet Airways disrupted as pilots 'report sick'
AFP - MUMBAI (AFP) - Flights on India's second-largest private airline, Jet Airways, ...

Oil ticks up ahead of OPEC, inventory data
Reuters - SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices held steady on Tuesday with investors ...

Oil market 'stable and healthy': Saudi minister
AFP - VIENNA (AFP) - The oil market is "very stable and healthy" and the current ...

Japan's current account surplus down 19.4 per cent in July; auto and steel exports ...
The Canadian Press - TOKYO - Japan's current account surplus in July fell 19.4 per ...

Kraft won't back off pursuit of Cadbury
British candymaker rejects $16.7 billion stock-and-cash offer ...

Crafters not crying in their beer
Goose Island, others offer a bright spot as recession wallops flagship brands ...

Abbott in molecular mode on flu
Molecular tests do faster job of detecting virus strains ...

Recession strains Rockford
Bright spots like a new shift at the nearby Chrysler plant are sprinkled about, but ...

Results tough to swallow
Robert Hodgson said he looked at the results for several thousand wines entered in ...

Balloon ride hopes sink, refund flies
Manager of A Great American Balloon Co. says he errs on side of caution for flights ...

FedEx, UPS adapt as consumers slow down
At package-delivery behemoths FedEx and UPS, last fall's meltdown and the worst recession ...

Ask an Expert: Entrepreneurs, here's to making mistakes
Q: Fall always feels like the new year to me with the kids going back to school and ...

Renewable energy plan creates rift
Some environmentalists are willing to compromise with utility companies to build ...

New protection system to anticipate PC invaders
In a step that should help make the Internet safer for consumers, anti-virus giant ...

Homeless help spread the news
A national movement is turning some homeless and once-homeless into micro-business ...

Spending on personal security perk for CEOs is skyrocketing
Companies have been slashing almost every cost imaginable to survive the recession, ...

Consumer groups try to protect buyers in clunker deals
Consumer groups are collecting data on cash-for-clunker deals that became clunkers ...

Chill settles on once-hot solar panel companies
Summer may be winding down, but investors holding solar energy stocks are getting ...