MoneyBeat's Steven Russolillo looks at overnight selloffs in Asian markets (triggered by the U.S. Federal Reserve and lower Chinese manufacturing output) and how they are likely to affect Wall Street.

Vancouver remains the least affordable city to buy a house in Canada while home ownership in Toronto is becoming more difficult, Royal Bank of Canada Economics Research said.

By Cameron French. TORONTO | Thu May 23, 2013 11:21am EDT. TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD.TO) reported a 2 percent increase in quarterly earnings as higher trading, business lending and U.S.

The number of people receiving regular Employment Insurance claims declined for the fifth consecutive month in March, dropping one per cent to 523,700.

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Marathon Oil Corp. has called off talks to sell a portion of its stake in a major Alberta oil sands mining operation, adding to a growing list of sales efforts in the sector that have come up dry.

By John Tilak. TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index stumbled on Thursday, with every major sector in the red on concerns about a quicker-than-expected end to the U.S.

Alberta could green its image and add plenty of new turbines over the next few years with the right government incentives, the Canadian Wind Energy Association said in a report released Wednesday.

The CEO of Fraser Surrey Docks says the future of the facility is in jeopardy if a new coal terminal isn't approved. Jeff Scott says much of the dock's business and half its employees disappeared after the global economic downturn in 2008.

With apologies to The Daily Show's Jon Stewart, our national pastime is actually fretting over whether or not we have a housing bubble.