Wal-Mart employees staged protests across the US for higher wages and more hours
Wal-Mart employees protested across the nation as consumers flocked to stores in search of finding the best deals. Employees at the retailer called for...
Local businesses promote “Small Business Saturday” across the US
People know all about Cyber Monday and Black Friday, but what about Small Business Saturday? A promotion created five years ago to help support...
BCE acquiring Glentel Inc for $594 million in cash and stock
Canada’s largest telecom company, BCE Inc, will acquire the mobile phone retailer Glentel Inc for around $594 million in cash and stock.
BCE, which operates...
Non-OPEC crude producers should cooperate to stabilize the market
On Saturday Kuwait Oil Minister and State Minister for National Assembly Affairs Dr Ali Al-Omair urged non-OPEC crude producers to work together and prevent...
Black Friday frenzy extends to weekend in UK
Consumers across Britain continue to flock to the high streets today in what’s been dubbed the busiest retail weekend of the year.
Black Friday is...
Ruble freefall continues after OPEC maintains oil output rate
The Russian ruble continued on its downward spiral following OPEC’s decision not to reduce oil output. Other oil-related currencies also took a beating. On...
EBC quantitative easing is a bad idea, warns Sabine Lautenschlaeger
Sabine Lautenschlaeger, a member of the European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) Executive Board, warned that the large scale purchase of sovereign bonds is a bad...
Altalink sale to Berkshire Hathaway approved by Alberta Utilities Commission
The $3.2 billion acquisition of Altalink LP, one of Canada's largest transmission companies by Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company, was approved on Friday...
Canada budget deficit of $744m in H1 less than $10.65bn in H1 2013
Canada posted a budget deficit of $744 million for the first half of the 2014/2015 fiscal year compared to $10.35 billion in H1 2013/2014,...
Black Friday online traffic jumped 307% on last year, says John Lewis
UK chain of upscale department stores John Lewis said that the number of online visitors to its website from midnight to 6am on Black...