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Canada's two largest private television companies have recently announced layoffs to cope with a slump in advertising revenues, but one analyst questions just how […]

On the day of the first public discussion between lawmakers and the administration about the Treasury’s $700 billion financial rescue proposal, the debate is […]

The disruption tearing through financial markets bounced from Wall Street down to Charlotte, N.C., and out to St. Louis on Thursday.
Wachovia Corp. of […]

Oil prices fell to a 5 1/2 month low Thursday, testing the $100-a-barrel mark, as the market remained focused on slumping demand and the […]

Unilever named company outsider Paul Polman, a veteran of its two biggest consumer goods rivals, as chief executive on Thursday in a surprise choice […]

Gold, down 21 percent from a record $1,033.90 an ounce in March, may be headed down after open interest in New York futures contracts […]

Economic growth in Belgium weakened to the slowest pace in more than three years in the second quarter as soaring inflation sapped consumers' purchasing […]

Computer and consumer electronics maker Apple reported fiscal third-quarter earnings Monday that beat forecasts on strong sales of Mac computers and iPhones. But shares […]

Investor confidence in the Swiss economy dropped to the lowest ever as soaring raw material costs and flagging growth in the U.S. and Europe […]

Retail gas prices set records again Friday on their seemingly relentless march toward $3.50 a gallon as the price of oil surged to a […]