By Richard Hubbard. LONDON (Reuters) - Clear signals from the U.S. Federal Reserve that it will soon stop pumping money into the global economy and data pointing to slower growth in China sparked sharp falls in bonds, shares and commodities on ...

Wind Mobile's foreign owner may be pulling out of a deal to gain full control of the company but the prospects for consolidation of Canada's small wireless providers remain more or less the same - that is to say, up in the air.

The new Governor of the Bank of Canada, Stephen Poloz, makes his first public appearance at an Oakville Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. unemployment benefit applications rose by 18,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 354,000. Despite the gain, the level remains consistent with moderate job gains.

TORONTO - An anticipated financial recovery south of the border is likely to help economic growth in Canada, economists said Wednesday, although the U.S.

Imperial Oil Ltd. will close its 95-year-old Dartmouth, N.S., oil refinery and eliminate most of the 400 high-paying jobs it provides in the Halifax area - victims of too much refining capacity in the Atlantic basin and the high cost of imported crude.

Couche-Tard chief executive Alain Bouchard has not hesitated to make acquisitions to boost shareholder returns, but he has always maintained a certain caution in how much he will pay and how much he is willing to lever the balance sheet.

PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus (EAD.PA: Quote) is offering airlines a shorter-range "regional" version of its A350-900 passenger jet, sales chief John Leahy told Reuters at the Paris Airshow on Thursday.

The UNESCO world heritage committee says a monitoring mission should be sent to Gros Morne National Park to assess fracking risks.

Canada's largest grocer is trying out a new discount small-store format in a bid to attract more customers in urban areas. Loblaw said it opened the new 10,000-square foot store a few weeks ago in Calgary.