Yen on defensive on US fiscal worry, helps Nikkei – Reuters
Livemint Yen on defensive on US fiscal worry, helps NikkeiReutersBy Chikako Mogi. TOKYO | Tue Dec 25, 2012 12:52am EST. TOKYO (Reuters) – Uncertainty over whether U.S. lawmakers will strike…
Markets flat on eve of Christmas shutdown
Investors largely stayed on the sidelines on Christmas Eve, as most North American stock markets were down slightly while the loonie and oil prices treaded water. CBC | Business News…
Macy’s After Dark: What Happens When Shoppers Pull an All-Nighter? – Businessweek
Sydney Morning Herald Macy's After Dark: What Happens When Shoppers Pull an All-Nighter?BusinessweekEarlier this month, Macy's, the second-largest department store chain in the nation, announced it would be keeping most…
Shoppers flock to malls on Christmas Eve – cw56.com
cw56.com Shoppers flock to malls on Christmas Evecw56.comPEABODY, Mass. (WHDH) — There was a mad dash at malls across America as last minute shoppers, mostly men, raced against the clock…
2 Air Canada flights to NYC warned of flying too low
Twice within the span of two weeks, an Air Canada plane’s crew was warned by air traffic controllers that it was flying too low while approaching New York’s LaGuardia airport.…
Cargo Shipments at Risk as Strike Looms at U.S. Ports – Bloomberg
GPB Cargo Shipments at Risk as Strike Looms at U.S. PortsBloombergShipments of clothing, auto parts and frozen food risk being gridlocked at U.S. ports from Maine to Texas as about…
Walgreen Profit Drops Hurt by Express Scripts Customers Loss – Bloomberg
San Francisco Chronicle Walgreen Profit Drops Hurt by Express Scripts Customers LossBloombergWalgreen Co. (WAG), the largest U.S. drugstore chain, said fiscal first-quarter profit dropped 25 percent, hurt by the loss…
The problem with paywalls
‘Free’ remains the online world’s ethos, even as more and more publications scramble to build paywalls. But just because something is free doesn’t mean it has no cost, Don Pittis…
Dock worker strike looms despite cooling-off period request – Reuters
Kansas City Star Dock worker strike looms despite cooling-off period requestReutersBy Chris Reese. NEW YORK | Sun Dec 23, 2012 4:19pm EST. NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dock workers on the…
Canada’s inflation rate cools to 3-year low of 0.8%
Canada’s inflation rate slowed to 0.8 per cent in November, down from 1.2 per cent the previous month and the lowest rate since October 2009. CBC | Business News…
