Torstar reports improvement in fourth-quarter earnings | Toronto Star
Torstar Corp., publisher of the Toronto Star, reported adjusted earnings per share of 16 cents in the fourth quarter of 2016, up 26 cents...
Orlando office growth hits 'burbs
Orlando’s office market continues to reshape miles from the core downtown business district.Moves such as tech company HostDime building space in Eatonville and Duke Energy...
China factory activity picks up steam, surveys show
CaptionCloseHONG KONG (AP) — China's factory activity picked up pace last month, surveys released Wednesday showed, adding to recent evidence that a key sector...
What kind of bike rider are you? Conformist, Momentumist or Recklist?
Mikael Colville-Andersen, founder of the Copenhagenize Design Co, isn’t a cyclist. He’s a guy with a bike, like so many other people...
Mountain bike pioneer Gary Fisher sees e-bikes as the next big thing
Electric bikes offer a number of advantages to occasional and wannabe cyclists, including "uphill flow."Although the use of e-bikes on trails and...
As part of $7 billion makeover, troubled Target remodeling Orange store, opening 2 new...
Target stores in Irvine and Orange are part of a $7 billion plan by the retailer to boost its bottom line after weak fourth-quarter...
YouTube TV to take on cable networks
San Francisco: YouTube on Tuesday unveiled a streaming television service offering bundles of live channels, in a direct challenge by the Google-owned network to...
UAE housing expenditures hit Dh278 billion in 2016
Dubai: It’s no secret that life can be expensive. Every month, consumers must set aside money for food, transportation and rent. But just having...
Wells Fargo settles for $2.64M in employee OT suit
Wells Fargo agreed to pay $2.46 million to more than 1,000 employees on Tuesday to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of cheating workers...
"Ghost Tower" haunts Bangkok 20 years after financial crisis
CaptionCloseBANGKOK (AP) — The 49-story Bangkok high-rise was supposed to feature luxury condos for hundreds of newly affluent Thai families, but it was abandoned...
Australia avoids recession with growth in December quarter
CaptionCloseCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's economy expanded at a faster-than-expected 1.1 percent annual pace in the final three months of last year, as resurgent...
See how Orange County homebuilding soared in 2016
Homebuilding and new home sales soared in Orange County last year, driven by job growth, rising demand and an abundant supply of...