Manufacturing in China Contracts Further – New York Times (blog)
Bloomberg Manufacturing in China Contracts FurtherNew York Times (blog)HONG KONG — China's manufacturing sector contracted in July at the quickest pace since last summer, according to the early reading of…
Wall Street Aims For Fresh Highs After Earnings From DuPont, United Tech – Forbes
San Francisco Chronicle Wall Street Aims For Fresh Highs After Earnings From DuPont, United TechForbesStocks were rising Tuesday morning after a trio of Dow components beat consensus earnings estimates and…
Competition Tribunal rejects change to credit-card fee rules
The Competition Tribunal has dismissed a complaint from major Canadian retailers about the way credit card companies charge them for processing transactions. CBC | Business News…
Cisco Agrees to Buy Sourcefire in $2.7 Billion Deal – Bloomberg
AFP Cisco Agrees to Buy Sourcefire in $ 2.7 Billion DealBloombergCisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), the biggest maker of networking equipment, agreed to acquire Sourcefire Inc. (FIRE) for about $ 2.7…
Ruling could OK user fee for premium credit cards
The federal Competition Tribunal is set to issue a decision Tuesday on whether rules imposed on merchants by the credit card giants are too restrictive. CBC | Business News…
Sales of Existing US Homes Unexpectedly Decrease: Economy – Bloomberg
San Francisco Chronicle Sales of Existing US Homes Unexpectedly Decrease: EconomyBloombergPreviously owned home sales fell unexpectedly in June as tight supply and increasing rates for mortgages imperiled the real-estate market…
Judge delays hearing on Detroit bankruptcy, pensions – USA TODAY
Washington Post Judge delays hearing on Detroit bankruptcy, pensionsUSA TODAYState judge slows down process after ruling Friday that the bankruptcy is unconstitutional. A view of downtown Detroit looking south on…
Insurer Intact records $270M cost for floods, Lac-Mégantic
Intact Financial Corp. will record about $ 270 million in expenses over two quarters as a result of several recent catastrophes including floods in Alberta and Toronto and the deadly…
Michigan leaders defend Detroit bankruptcy filing, put blame for woes on city – Fox News
New Yorker Michigan leaders defend Detroit bankruptcy filing, put blame for woes on cityFox NewsMichigan Gov. Rick Snyder and the bankruptcy specialist he appointed to fix Detroit's unprecedented financial problems…
New owner of infamous XL Foods plant touts changes
Several community leaders got their first tour of the meatpacking plant in Brooks since the site closed last year during the largest beef recall in Canadian history. CBC | Business…
