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The federal government won't allow Mobilicity to transfer its wireless spectrum to larger rival Telus, Industry Minister Christian Paradis says, which means the companies' $380-million takeover is nixed as currently constructed. More...

Clothes donated to charity bins are bringing in so much cash that several private companies are fighting to control the industry in Ontario. More...

I don't drink, and I don't do drugs, but I'll take a pill. I'll take any pill, you know what I mean? 'Cause pills can't hurt me! 'Cause they're made by companies.

Security is one of the major impediments to enterprises moving their resources into the cloud. So, it's not surprising that numerous cloud security companies are springing up, attempting to address specific cloud security issues, like protecting virtual machines or encrypting data in motion...

Nearly seven months after Intel shelled out US$7.68 billion for antivirus vendor McAfee, the two companies are offering a glimpse of their future. More...

Preventing external attacks to IT systems is a huge and critical task for most companies, but what are businesses doing to stop similar attacks when they come from within? That's a question that more companies should be asking themselves as internal IT sabotage cases regularly hit businesses...

A brewing legal dispute between Sony and one of its insurers over data breach liability claims highlights the challenges that companies can sometimes face in getting insurance companies to cover expenses arising from cybersecurity incidents. More...

Personal data sent to India by companies outsourcing work to service providers in the country will not be covered under the country's stringent new rules for the collection of personal data, an executive of a data protection standards company set up by the National Association of Software and...

]WASHINGTON, -- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is moving forward with an antitrust investigation of Internet giant Google, sources told The Wall Street Journal. The regulator has been making inquiries about Google's business behavior in recent months, but is now issuing subpoenas to...

Washington (CNN) -- Iraq is open for business, and American companies should make an effort to invest there, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday. "President Obama and I and our government believe strongly that expanding economic opportunity is as essential as building democratic...

Washington (CNN) -- The United States is imposing sanctions against seven companies for working with Iran in the energy sector, part of an effort to suppress Tehran's nuclear program, the State Department said Tuesday. The companies in Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Israel, Monaco and...

A Laval businessman linked to an ongoing tax evasion case involving Quebec's construction industry has agreed to pay more than $1.2 million in fines, after pleading guilty in court. Francesco Bruno, owner of B.T. Ceramiques, pleaded guilty to eight counts of tax evasion at a Tuesday hearing in...

NEW YORK – Steve Jobs is the public face of Apple, but that doesn't mean investors get to know every last detail about the CEO's health. Jobs announced this week he is taking his third medical leave from the company he started in 1976. No date was given for when he will return. No information...

An Obama administration official who oversaw the restructuring of the auto industry said Tuesday he was encouraged that U.S. automakers are returning to profitability despite tough economic conditions. Touring the Detroit auto show, Treasury Department official Ron Bloom said U.S. auto...

The Canada Revenue Agency has laid charges of more than $4 million in tax evasion against two Quebec construction firms associated with Montreal businessman Tony Accurso. The criminal charges stem from a long investigation by the federal agency. It alleges Constructions Louisburg and...

WASHINGTON -- The causes of the massive Gulf oil spill will be laid out for the first time Monday by investigators working for President Obama's independent commission, potentially shifting the blame and settling disputes between companies over the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history...

Protests in China worry Japanese companies GUANGZHOU, China, -- Escalating protests in China over Japan's claim to the Senkaku Islands has prompted Japanese firms to warn their employees in China to remain cautious. Toyota Motor Corp. urged its 14 Japanese workers in Guangzhou to take...

Services take up slack as trade slows NEW YORK, A rebound in trade that helped world manufacturing growth beginning in 2009 has ended but that has been balanced by a growth in services, economic surveys show. Surveys created by the Institute for Supply Management in the United States are not...

Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Did Big Tobacco finally get burned? WASHINGTON, Hidden among the thousands of petitions the U.S. Supreme Court rejected before recessing for the summer was a case so spectacular -- the case against Big Tobacco -- you wonder why its outcome isn't drawing more...

Debt-settlement firms face new rules WASHINGTON, The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said companies helping consumers dig out of debt would be barred in the future from accepting payment in advance. FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said the industry employed "a business model based on deceit." The...