Crude rises nearly 2% as US oil supplies drop by 7.7 million barrels last week
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The price of oil closed above US$94 a barrel Wednesday for the first time in two weeks on a big drop in supplies.Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude oil for February delivery rose...
View ArticleCSX 4Q profit down 5 per cent but railroad hauled more freight as economy...
OMAHA, Neb. - CSX railroad's fourth-quarter profit declined 5 per cent as coal demand remained weak, but the volumes it hauled grew as the economy improved.The railroad expects the economy to continue...
View ArticleSears Canada cuts more than 1,600 jobs, partly through outsourcing
TORONTO - Another round of job cuts is rippling through the operations of Sears Canada Inc. (TSX:SCC), affecting more than 1,600 positions as the company looks for ways to lower expenses.The retailer...
View Article'A Million Little Pieces' author Frey has multibook, multimedia deal for...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - James Frey has only begun to write.The author of the discredited memoir "A Million Little Pieces" has a multibook, multimedia deal with HarperCollins for a young-adult series called...
View ArticleBlueprint's Top Trends for 2014: Part Two
Cloud-Based Subscription Services Cloud-based software will trigger an explosion of online subscription services. A company was pitching us recently on the merits of its business management software....
View ArticleSears Canada Job Cuts To Hit Another 1,600
TORONTO - Another round of job cuts is rippling through the operations of Sears Canada Inc. (TSX:SCC), affecting more than 1,600 positions as the company looks for ways to lower expenses. The retailer...
View Article'Miracle on the Hudson' pilot, crew, passengers mark 5th anniversary of...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The pilots and some passengers on a plane that made an extraordinary landing on the Hudson River marked the fifth anniversary of that remarkable event on Wednesday, giving thanks to...
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Working At The Detroit Auto Show Is Like 'Operating On Someone Who's Awake'...
Dazzling displays, glowing screens, gorgeous models and, most importantly, cars of the future make Detroit's North American International Auto Show one of the world's most eye-catching events. But it...
View ArticlePetropolis, Film Being Shown At Honour The Treaties Tour, Posted Online (VIDEO)
Neil Young has made ample reference to the ugliness and the Hiroshima-like destruction he says permeates the landscape in the oilsands region of northern Alberta. Now, a condensed version of a film,...
View ArticleBillboard in the Jungle: SEO Essential for Sales and Marketing
This is the first of a series of weekly columns to be published on the 1st and 15th of every month by Scott Wilson and Jim Harris on how to grow your business online. eCommerce will exceed $US1.2...
View ArticleArchbishop of Toronto among new cardinal advisers for troubled Vatican bank
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis made another move to clean house at the troubled Vatican bank on Wednesday, naming a new roster of cardinal advisers — including the archbishop of Toronto — to replace the...
View ArticleBlueprint's Top Trends for 2014: Part One
Corporate Transparency and Accountability Social media will increase its influence over corporate behaviour, making companies more accountable for their actions. We saw social media's influence in...
View Article$11 Million Mississauga Mansion Could Go For Half Price (PHOTOS)
Would you buy this $11 million mansion? What if it was going for half price? That's the situation with 2290 Saxony Court in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga. The massive 23-room, 18,000 sq. ft. home...
View ArticleHow to Sell an Assignment Property
New construction is down over 50 per cent in Toronto as the condo boom is winding down. However, there are still hundreds of cranes dotting our skyline and there are thousands of condos currently under...
View ArticleJudge again rejects compromise between Detroit, banks in key step in...
LANSING, Mich. - A judge overseeing Detroit's bankruptcy again rejected a deal Thursday to end a disastrous financial agreement with major banks, dealing a blow to officials who want to put the issue...
View ArticleTaxi 'Vomit Fees' Are Spreading Across Canada
The next time you’re drunk and headed home, you may want to consider taking the bus instead of a taxi. That’s because it looks increasingly likely that Canadians — at least in some cities — will soon...
View ArticleMost Expensive Condo In Vancouver: Wall Centre Penthouse
Vancouver's condo market has a new leader in luxury — or at least price — with the listing of a penthouse at the Wall Centre at a cool $9,980,000. Yes, for almost $10 million, you could be the proud...
View ArticleTory Slack On Cybercrime Hurting Economy, RCMP Boss Says
OTTAWA - The RCMP commissioner has quietly warned Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney the government must do more to fight cybercrime — an expanding threat the top Mountie says is undermining the...
View ArticleWeak results from CSX, Citi drag US stocks mostly lower; Best Buy plunges on...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Stocks are ending mostly lower after several companies turned in disappointing earnings news, including Best Buy, Citigroup and the railroad operator CSX.The Dow Jones industrial...
View ArticleHidden Influence - The Natural Gas Fight in Quebec
The Quebec Commission recently published a report on lobbyists. One of their key recommendations is based on an idea out of the blue: the idea that everyone who lobbies is a lobbyist. The Commission...
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