In a resources driven economy China is closely watched
"China represents our Great Wall of economic protection and any big breach in its defences would spell some very bad news for Australia."
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Exemptions to Jones Act are needed
Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part column about the Jones Act and how it affects U.S. shipping.
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Canadian Pacific activist investor takes appeal for change to Bay Street
By Sunny Freeman, The Canadian Press TORONTO - A major shareholder of Canadian Pacific who wants to shake up management at the railway has brought his public campaign for change at the top of CP directly ...
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Feature: Step 1: give every kid a laptop. Step 2: learning begins?
Nicolas Negroponte, the head of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, sure knows how to get people's attention. About three months ago, the venerable ed-tech evangelist told the Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco that his organization would "literally take tablets and drop them out of helicopters," and return a year later to see if the effort was a success. While the comment has faced ...
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Crude glut in U.S. suppresses Canadian oil prices
Spread between heavy crude and benchmark West Texas intermediate widens dramatically
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