WASHINGTON - David Jacobson is leaving his post as U.S. ambassador to Canada in July to become vice-chairman of one of Canada's largest banking groups.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Sprint Nextel Corp. is offering 14 per cent more than before for the stake in wireless data network operator Clearwire Corp. it does not already own, but a large shareholder said ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Wireless company Sprint Nextel Corp. says it can now let Dish Network Corp. see its books and talk with Dish to see whether its competing offer to buy Sprint is better than its current ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved — and disable it remotely.

TORONTO - A sign that the U.S. Federal Reserve may not be putting the brakes on its aggressive monetary stimulus program any time soon sent U.S. markets higher Tuesday.

OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is leaving Canada with some parting advice — seize the country's natural advantages.

OTTAWA - The head of Canada's financial watchdog is not going to serve a second term.

EDMUNDSTON, N.B. - Two U.S. investment firms are buying a controlling stake in Twin Rivers Paper Company Inc., which operates mills in New Brunswick and Maine.

Imagine Sean Payton holding up a Surface tablet instead of a cardboard playsheet on the sideline.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - It's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college.

HAVANA - The meeting on a sunny Havana square was a little bit revolutionary for Cuba's revolution. And for U.S. diplomacy as well.

TAMPA, Fla. - Shareholders at JPMorgan Chase voted to let Jamie Dimon, the chairman and CEO, keep both his jobs.

HARTFORD, Conn. - The chief executive of aerospace giant United Technologies Corp. is optimistic about an improving economy and airline industry.

MONTREAL - Three years of negotiations between Resolute Forest Products and environmental groups aimed at protecting Canada's boreal forest have ended in failure, with talks breaking down over how much ...

WASHINGTON - Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about online behaviour. ...

NANTERRE, France - The makers of a diabetes and weight loss drug suspected in the deaths of hundreds of people went on trial Tuesday, facing charges they misled the public about the product's safety.

WASHINGTON - Apple's CEO is disputing assertions by a Senate panel that the company avoids billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by shifting profits to foreign affiliates.

BERLIN - German software giant SAP AG said Tuesday it plans to recruit people with autism to take make full use of their talents to process information.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - A lawyer for a former board member at Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble Co. has told a federal appeals court that his client deserves a new trial.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - ESPN is cutting its workforce, the latest Disney division to reduce staff.

LONDON - British luxury brand Burberry said Tuesday that rapidly improving business in developing markets was offset by the end of a perfume licensing deal, dragging net profit down 3 per cent for the ...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Herbalife Ltd. says it has hired PricewaterhouseCoopers to be its new auditor.

JANSEN, Sask. - Cleanup was underway Tuesday after a freight train derailment in southeastern Saskatchewan in which one of five cars that left the track spilled crude oil.

The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, May 13, to Sunday, May 19:

TORONTO - Kobo and Kindle have grown to become familiar brands in Canada but ebook sales now appear to plateauing, suggests a report by the industry organization BookNet Canada.

TORONTO - The Canadian dollar was ahead Tuesday as traders awaited a key statement from U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke later this week.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Home Depot Inc.'s first-quarter net income rose 18 per cent, thanks to the ongoing housing recovery, despite a chilly and wet spring.

DETROIT - General Motors says it will invest $44.5 million at a Lansing, Mich., factory, creating 200 new jobs.

HAVANA - A company that monitors global Internet traffic says another branch of the Venezuela-to-Cuba undersea fiber-optic cable has come online, connecting the island to nearby Jamaica.

(Special) - Canadian women undoubtedly are gaining more financial power and control than ever, but in spite of this they still face a unique set of financial challenges based on life expectancy, earning ...

(Special) - Canadian women undoubtedly are gaining more financial power and control than ever, but in spite of this they still face a unique set of financial challenges based on life expectancy, earning ...

The price of oil fell to near US$96 per barrel Tuesday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy.

SARNIA, Ont. - Activists plan to protest in Sarnia, Ont., as a two-day national conference on oil sands bitumen kicks off today.