The Canadian Press - BERLIN - Negotiations for the sale of General Motors Corp.'s German unit Adam Opel GmbH to Canadian autoparts maker Magna are progressing well and should soon be complete, the head of GM Europe said in remarks released Saturday.
The Canadian Press - TORONTO - The Toronto stock market was slightly higher late Thursday morning and headed for one of its strongest annual advances ever for 2009.
The Canadian Press - WASHINGTON - The Washington Times will slash newsroom staff by more than 40 per cent and eliminate its sports section as it revamps to focus on politics, business and...
Baystreet.ca - After opening higher, Toronto stocks continued to hover in the positive terrain in early morning deals on Thursday.
The Canadian Press - NEW YORK - Oil prices briefly rose above US$80 a barrel on Thursday for the first time in seven weeks as the U.S. dollar sank on the final day of the year.
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing new applications for jobless benefits fell last week to the lowest level in about 17 months, suggesting the economy might be on the...
