Expecting the unexpected from Jeff Bezos – CNBC.com
New York Times Expecting the unexpected from Jeff BezosCNBC.comIt was late 1999. After years of heady excess, the Internet boom was beginning to falter. Amazon, among the most celebrated of…
Canada’s only unionized Wal-Mart votes to decertify
Workers at Canada’s only unionized Wal-Mart, in Weyburn Sask., have voted 51-5 to decertify their union. CBC | Business News…
Powerex to pay $750 million – Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Sun Powerex to pay $ 750 millionVancouver SunPowerex, the electricity trading subsidiary of B.C. Hydro, has reached a $ 750-million out-of-court deal to settle claims it drove up electricity…
Unemployment rate in Abilene down – ReporterNews.com
NBC 10 Philadelphia Unemployment rate in Abilene downReporterNews.comAs the new school year prepares to start, the jobless rate in Abilene and the rest of the Big Country is showing signs…
Industry minister strikes back on telecoms’ wireless ‘rhetoric’
Industry Minister James Moore is holding cross-Canada stakeholder meetings in an effort to calm some of the “overheated rhetoric” he says is boiling up around the potential entry of U.S.…
US consumer sentiment much lighter than expected in August – CNBC.com
U.S. News & World Report US consumer sentiment much lighter than expected in AugustCNBC.comA shopper carries a purchase from Macy's along the Magnificent Mile shopping district in Chicago, Illinois. U.S.…
U.S. market slumps despite improving job news
Grim sales forecasts from two major companies and concern that the Federal Reserve will soon start withdrawing its support for the economy pummeled the U.S. stock market Thursday. CBC |…
Dollar firmer as US 10-year bond yields near two-year high – Reuters
Business Recorder Dollar firmer as US 10-year bond yields near two-year highReutersBy Anirban Nag. LONDON | Fri Aug 16, 2013 3:50am EDT. LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar rose against a…
Stocks go weak following strong economic reports – Washington Post
The Guardian Stocks go weak following strong economic reportsWashington PostU.S. stocks stumbled Thursday after a series of strong economic reports raised investor concerns that the Federal Reserve could begin to…
China’s Lenovo looking for smartphone acquisitions
China-based Lenovo is looking at acquisitions in PCs and smartphones to build its share of those businesses, but CEO Yang Yuanqing declined to say whether the company has any interest…
