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Many retailers are reporting solid sales gains for December, capping a decent holiday season.
But merchants relied on heavy discounting to get shoppers to buy in […]

This was supposed to be the year of the IPO comeback.
Six months into 2011, the market for initial public offerings was stronger than before the […]

In his annual report tabled last week, Auditor General Jim McCarter accused the Ontario government of mismanaging the prices of auto insurance, electricity and liquor.
If […]

A simpler credit card agreement is getting a tryout.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday released a prototype of a credit card agreement that’s written […]

Lee Enterprises, owner of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, announced Friday that it will file a “prepackaged” bankruptcy in an effort to refinance about $1 billion […]

Costs related to its spin-off of its Post cereal business, merger and integration costs and non-cash impairment charges led Ralcorp Holdings to post a loss […]

World stocks fell Wednesday after a survey showed China’s factories are cutting production and the U.S. lowered its third quarter growth estimate, adding to pessimism […]

McDonald’s and Target dropped one of the nation’s largest egg suppliers after an animal rights group released an undercover video of the egg producer’s farms […]

Authorities in Thailand have reopened a major elephant park in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, hoping to show tourists the country is returning to normal […]