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“Can they take our house?” Read More: ‘We have no health insurance’: My wife died, leaving behind a lot of

Quebec's Alimentation Couche-Tard started with one store in 1980. Now, the retailer stands a serious chance of taking over the largest operator of convenience stores in the world: 7-Eleven. Currently, 7-Eleven's more than 84,000…

The package-delivery giant said reduced demand for priority services and higher operating costs weighed on its results. Read More: FedEx’s lower full-year forecast sinks its stock, as customers look to save

Only a month after Thailand's adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable both domestically and internationally. Zookeeper Atthapon Nundee has been posting cute moments of the animals in his care…

Peter Jackson, who has worked at Builders FirstSource for seven years, will be the next CEO of the company. Read More: Builders FirstSource’s stock rises as it names new CEO

The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half of a percentage point on Wednesday, kicking off what is expected to be a steady easing of monetary policy with a larger-than-usual reduction in borrowing costs that followed growing…

Furloughs for employees and pay cuts for executives are coming at Boeing. Read More: Here’s one way Boeing plans to preserve cash amid strike

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of new home construction, known as housing starts, slowed 22 per cent in August compared with July.The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing…

The upside breakout in gold prices has more room to run. Read More: Gold is giving you a once-in-a-generation buying opportunity on its way to

Boeing plans to freeze hiring and reduce travel and is considering temporary layoffs to save cash during a factory workers' strike that began last week, the company told employees Monday.The company said the moves, which include reduced…