Secret tapes show Fed is too nice with banks
Is the Fed too nice with banks, so much so that it cannot regulate them properly? US Senator Elizabeth Warren has called for an...
GM wheat found in Montana
Experimental GM wheat has been found in Montana, a state where it is not approved. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), part...
US stocks recovered on Friday after Thursday’s slump
After a 2-month record plunge on Thursday in Wall Street, US stocks recovered on Friday. News that the US economy had grown by a...
Loans to military personnel law to be extended
A 7-year-old law designed to address the problem of high-interest loans to military personnel should be tightened up, the Obama Administration announced, responding to...
TSX rebounds after dismal week
After a dismal week the TSX has rebounded strongly, with tech and energy stocks giving it a boost back up.
Blackberry shares went up by...
Royal Nickel given green light to go ahead with its US$1.2 billion Dumont nickel...
Royal Nickel Corp. has been given the green light to go ahead with its US$1.2 billion Dumont nickel mining project in northwestern Quebec.
Quebec’s Bureau...
Unregulated genetically modified wheat found in Montana
Genetically engineered wheat has been found growing across three acres in Montana. This represents the second incident in the U.S. regarding unregulated genetically modified...
US consumer confidence improved in September
A better economic outlook combined with greater expectations of higher incomes have boosted consumer confidence in the United States in September, according to the...
Spain’s economic outlook improves
Spain's economic outlook for 2014 and 2015 has improved. On Friday, Spain’s government forecast that GDP would grow by 1.3% this year, compared to...
US economy grew by 4.6 percent in the second quarter
The US economy grew by 4.6% in the second quarter of 2014, the fastest pace since the last quarter of 2011 when it also...