Chinese manufacturing growth slows to eight-month low
Chinese manufacturing growth slowed down in November to an eigth-month low, an indication that China’s economy is losing momentum.
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dropped...
Canadian markets will be under pressure this week
Canadian markets are expected to be under pressure this week after the TSX rally coming to a halt after slumping oil prices and a...
FAA says collisions between drones and airplanes is a serious concern
The FAA has said that the collisions between drones and airplanes is now a real concern. According to the FAA, there have been 25...
Number of shoppers on Black Friday down from last year
The way American consumers shopped this Black Friday was drastically different to previous years. With the US economy booming back to life people are...
Australian banking rules should be put on hold, says CBA boss Ian Narev
Australian regulators should postpone introducing new regulations which will force banks to add billions of dollars in extra capital, urged Ian Narev, Commonwealth Bank...
Alberta Premier to meet Quebec and Ontario counterparts to garner Energy East pipeline support
Jim Prentice, the Premier of Alberta, says he is scheduled to meet the Premiers of Quebec and Ontario - Philippe Couillard and Kathleen Wynne...
Black Friday more moderate this year, US
The pushing and shoving so common on Black Friday was much calmer this year in the US compared to 2013, while sales in physical...
Swiss reject immigration curbs, gold hoarding and new taxes on rich foreigners
On Sunday’s referendum in Switzerland more than three-quarters of voters rejected the proposal to build up gold to 20% of the central bank’s reserves,...
Facebook testing corporate social network version
Social network giant Facebook Inc. is testing a version for companies - Facebook at Work - where employees and entrepreneurs can communicate and collaborate...
GlaxoSmithKline to slash US workforce in cost-saving program
British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will announce later this week that it plans to reduce its workforce in the United States with hundreds of...