Flaherty expects growth later this year, despite this quarter

OTTAWA

Payless Shoes owner considering sale of company

Collective Brands Inc. says it will close 475 stores and look to sell the company after posting a big second-quarter loss.
The Topeka, Kansas-based parent of […]

Gert weakens, Fernanda strengthens far from land

Former Tropical Storm Gert continues to weaken as it heads northeast into the open waters of the Atlantic after skirting past Bermuda.
The storm had maximum […]

Ralcorp rejects latest takeover offer by ConAgra

Ralcorp Holdings’ board of directors rejected a sweetened offer by ConAgra Foods to buy the food manufacturer for $94 a share.
The all-cash offer is the latest overture […]

Asian stock markets open higher after Dow’s jump

Asian-Pacific stock markets have opened higher following Wall Street’s big jump.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was up 30.52 points, or 0.3 percent, to 9,012.46 after a […]

Plant science firm set to announce 80 new jobs on Wed.

An new plant sciences firm Tuesday is set to announce a new facility - and 80 jobs - in a Creve Coeur biotech incubator.
SyMyCo, Inc. […]

Is RIM in

As stock markets digested news of Research in Motion

Hamilton: Boat sharing site rides peer-to-peer wave

Marshall Glenn and his pal John Davis love boating, when they get the chance.
During the record-breaking hot temperatures we

Minn. Legislature works all night to end shutdown

Minnesota lawmakers are working through the night to end the state’s government shutdown, which has stretched to nearly three weeks.
By early Wednesday, lawmakers had sent […]

Toronto

A vibrant labour and housing market has pushed Toronto to the top of CIBC