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Canadian economy expands 0.1% in May
Canada's gross domestic product expanded by 0.1 per cent in May as goods-producing industries helped offset a decline in the service sector.
China passes Japan as world's No. 2 economy
China has overtaken Japan to become the second-largest economy in the world, a senior Chinese official says.
WTF? Goldman bans email profanity
Goldman Sachs workers are likely wondering WTF is appropriate anymore after the New York investment bank informed employees that profanity is no longer acceptable in electronic messages.
CREA lowers housing forecast again
The number of resale homes sold in Canada is forecast to hit 459,600 in 2010, a 1.2 per cent decline from last year's level.
Chrysler adds Detroit jobs before Obama visit
Chrysler says it will add nearly 900 jobs early next year at a factory in suburban Detroit that makes midsized cars.
Apple's iPhone 4 leads to long line-ups
Shoppers in Canada are lining up to buy Apple's iPhone 4, which went on sale Friday.
Alberta leads in average earnings
Alberta continued to have the country's highest average weekly earnings among the provinces in May, despite a dip from the month earlier, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
U.S. economy growing at 2.4% pace
The United States economy expanded at a 2.4 per cent annual pace during the second quarter, a slowdown from the 3.7 per cent expansionary pace it had during the first three months of 2010.
Tuna season stays closed until October
Tuna fishermen on P.E.I. have decided to forgo a summer fishery altogether and open the season on Oct. 4.
Google shares fall on China blocking report
Google shares fell 1.4 per cent in after-hours trading Thursday after the company said people in mainland China are being blocked from using its internet search engine.