Lessons (and laughs) from the Odd Couple of business
When Peter Munk met David Gilmour, they were pursuing the same young woman in a downtown Toronto restaurant

Japan's collision course
After its near-death experience in the 1990s, the land of the rising sun is slowly on the rebound. But most observers see trouble on the horizon. Modest reforms have brought modest success, but drastic action is needed to avoid another crash.

News Corp. withdraws bid to buy Newsday
Decision comes just days after Rupert Murdoch predicted he would clinch deal to buy the Long Island newspaper within a week

'We are not changing the carbon tax. No,' B.C. Premier says
With those words, Premier Gordon Campbell dashes the hopes of northern officials who had hoped he may reconsider the plan

Lost in space
After Ottawa barred the sale of MacDonald Dettweiler to U.S. firm Alliant Techsystems, MDA is stuck with a space unit it says can't thrive in its current incarnation

Mining for winners among the unloved
Portfolio Strategy: Investing pros don't mind picking through the trash – don't be shy about trying it yourself

Jacques Lamarre: Seeing growth in maintenance
SNC designs it. SNC builds it. Now SNC wants to run it, too

Air Canada adds fuel surcharges
Tickets cost up to $60 more on some one-way flights in North America; WestJet mulling whether to follow suit

Oil rushes above $126 per barrel
Crude rises again, this time on prospect of U.S. confrontation with Venezuela; gains in week total almost $10

Expect higher food prices: High Liner
‘Frankly, Canada has been in a bubble from all this stuff,' says CEO of Canada's largest seafood processor

FedEx issues profit warning
Package delivery company says it can't keep up with surging fuel prices, shares drop 3 per cent after hours

Job machine cranks on
Canadian economy adds 19,200 jobs in April, exceeding expectations; unemployment rate rises to 6.1 per cent