Imperial Oil Ltd, Canada's No. 2 oil producer and refiner, reported a 21-percent fall in first-quarter profit due to lower crude prices and increased refinery maintenance. Reuters Posted on 4-25-2013 at 9:57 AM
Unemployment in Spain jumped to a record 27.2 percent, data showed on Thursday, fuelling a European debate over whether to ditch austerity policies and switch to reviving economic growth. Paul Day and Sarah White, Reuters Posted on 4-25-2013 at 9:44 AM
Diversified U.S. manufacturer 3M Co. slashed its 2013 profit forecast on Thursday, saying weakening demand and foreign currency fluctuations hurt results more than expected. Ernest Scheyder, Reuters Posted on 4-25-2013 at 9:39 AM
Dow Chemical Co.'s first-quarter earnings beat analysts' estimates, helped by higher demand for its seeds and crop-protection chemicals in the Americas. Garima Goel, Reuters Posted on 4-25-2013 at 9:20 AM
Exxon Mobil Corp.'s quarterly profit edged up, as the world's largest publicly traded oil company's results were helped by higher earnings in its chemicals business. Reuters Posted on 4-25-2013 at 8:28 AM
United Parcel Service Inc., the world's largest package-delivery company, reported a quarterly profit above analysts' estimates, buoyed by a stronger-than-expected post-holiday season in... Sagarika Jaisinghani, Reuters Posted on 4-25-2013 at 8:23 AM
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. has ended a six-month courtship of Israel Chemicals Ltd. amid political opposition to its plan to take majority control of the world's fifth-largest... Pav Jordan, The Globe and Mail Posted on 4-25-2013 at 8:02 AM
.Precision Drilling Corp., Canada's largest oil and gas drilling contractor, reported a 16-percent decline in first-quarter earnings, as depressed natural gas prices prompted customers to... Shounak Dasgupta, Reuters Posted on 4-25-2013 at 2:47 PM