Microsoft updates Surface Pro with better specs, 13.5-hour battery and a more...
Microsoft is refreshing its Surface Pro tablet with longer battery life and faster processors. The new, fifth-generation device — simply called Surface Pro — won’t look or feel drastically different...
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U.S. CEOs get biggest pay raise in three years
NEW YORK — The typical CEO at the biggest U.S. companies got an 8.5 per cent raise last year, raking in US$11.5 million in salary, stock and other compensation last year, according to a study by...
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Global sales of luxury homes cooled in 2016 despite record sales of US$100...
Global luxury home sales cooled off in 2016 for the second consecutive year, even with a record number of homes selling for more than US$100 million. A report released Wednesday by Christie’s...
View ArticleSerena Williams accepts a new challenge — in Silicon Valley
Tennis star Serena Williams has 39 Grand Slam titles, four Olympic medals, major endorsement deals and her own line of clothing and accessories. Now she is embarking on a new mission: She says she...
View ArticleBetter than last year: Uber posts $708M loss as revenue grows; finance head...
HONG KONG — Ride-hailing giant Uber has reported another multibillion dollar loss even as its revenues grow. The San Francisco-based company said Thursday that its losses in the first quarter narrowed...
View ArticleEven if Trump abandons climate pledges, cleaner energy growth expected to...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump may abandon U.S. pledges to reduce carbon emissions that contribute to global warming, but that step seems unlikely to stall the push to adopt cleaner forms of...
View ArticleTrump abandons Paris agreement, striking major blow to worldwide efforts to...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday he was withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement, striking a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat climate change and distancing the...
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‘We are the Erin Brockovich of Peterborough’: Retirees at GE plant seek...
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Marilyn Harding cries as she talks about her late husband and his death from pancreatic cancer five years after retiring from a three-decade career at the General Electric factory...
View ArticleGoogle’s Chrome browser to block some ads next year, despite the company...
NEW YORK — Websites that run annoying ads such as pop-ups may find all ads blocked by Google’s Chrome browser starting next year. The digital-ad giant’s announcement comes as hundreds of millions of...
View ArticleThis one simple money habit makes all the difference in having a comfortable...
Planning ahead is hard when you’re broke. But planning ahead may be the best way to stop being broke and start building a solid financial future. People who have a strategy tend to save more money and...
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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns under investor pressure
DETROIT — Travis Kalanick, the combative and embattled CEO of ride-hailing giant Uber, has resigned under pressure from investors at a pivotal time for the company. Uber’s board confirmed the move...
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‘Reckless and fraudulent’: Pharmacy head to be sentenced after dozens die...
BOSTON — The co-founder of a pharmacy is set to be sentenced Monday in a nationwide meningitis outbreak that killed more than 60 people and sickened hundreds more. Barry Cadden, 50, was acquitted of...
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As coal dwindles, states decide to trim safety inspections
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kathy Bartlett watched helplessly this spring as Kentucky lawmakers cut back on mine safety inspections and replaced them with coaching sessions on miners’ safety habits. She knows...
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The Latest: US wants to work with China despite new sanction
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the U.S. penalties against a Chinese bank and others over their dealings with North Korea (all times local): 2:20 p.m. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (mih-NOO’-shin) says...
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French court wipes out $1.61-billion tax bill for Google
A French court has annulled a 1.11 billion-euro ($1.61 billion) tax bill aga Google by France’s tax authorities. The French tax administration argued that Google had to pay taxes in France for the...
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Two U.S. states say high-speed rail would destroy neighbourhoods
PHILADELPHIA — Federal officials are rethinking a plan to build new high-speed railroad tracks through parts of Connecticut and Rhode Island after complaints that the project would devastate...
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No monkeying around: Court weighs if animal owns its selfies
SAN FRANCISCO — A curious monkey with a toothy grin and a knack for pressing a camera button was back in the spotlight as a federal appeals court on Wednesday questioned lawyers fighting about an...
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70-year-old YouTube hit redefining beauty in South Korea
YONGIN, South Korea — One of South Korea’s hottest YouTube stars is a 70-year-old grandmother whose cool, undaunted style and hilarity are a breath of fresh air in a social media universe that exalts...
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Summer’s a good time for a company to do its to-do list
By Joyce Rosenberg As business is slower at many companies during the summer with customers and employees on vacation, as a business owner, you might want to tackle that list of tasks you keep putting...
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Is it a sick day or a vacation day? With PTO, it doesn’t matter
By Joyce M. Rosenberg At small businesses this summer, many owners won’t be trying to figure out whether employees will be counting it as vacation time, personal days or sick leave when they send texts...
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