TOKYO�Japan's markets witnessed their first serious jolt of 2013 on Thursday, with a 7.3% plunge in stocks and volatility in the bond market reminding investors that the era of �Abenomics� under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may not be all smooth sailing.

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.

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.

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.