Darden announces job cuts, costs to save $20 million annually
Darden Restaurants Inc. has announced that it will be cutting jobs in an effort to lower costs. The company is trying to reshape itself...
Twitter’s new search allows users to see all tweets ever sent
Twitter announced it's rolling out it's new search engine, allowing users to search its entire index of approximately half a trillion public tweets.
The archive...
Keystone pipeline failed to pass Senate by one vote
The Keystone XL oil pipeline project failed to pass approval in the Senate tonight by only one vote.
Earlier in the day Louisiana Sen. Mary...
Approval of Keystone XL pipeline is uncertain, Senate needs more yes votes
The odds of the Keystone XL pipeline project going ahead aren't as good as those in favor had hoped for. The US Senate is struggling...
UK banks cutting back on overseas lending, shifting focus on domestic market
Banks in the UK are cutting back on lending overseas at the fastest rate in the world, as they begin to shift focus on...
Alberta and Saskatchewan offer better job prospects than Ontario and Quebec
Saskatchewan and Alberta, or Western Canada, offer better job and career prospects for young Canadian adults while Quebec and Ontario have become as economically...
Facebook launches “Groups” app to chat and share photos
Facebook has unveiled its latest app called Groups. The move represents yet another break off of one of the site’s main features into an...
Shinzo Abe dissolving Japanese parliament, calling for new elections
Japanese Primer Minister Shinzo Abe announced Tuesday that he will dissolve the House of Representatives on Friday in an effort to seek approval for...
Canada’s super rich are less relatively wealthy than before
Canada’s super rich had a smaller share of total income in 2012 compared to 2011, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday. In 2012, the country’s...
Bank of Tokyo to pay US $315 million for illegal activities
Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ was involved in bank transactions that violated U.S. economic sanctions against several countries, including Iran, Sudan and Myanmar. It...