• Disappointing results dampen S.African stocks
  JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Disappointing figures from South African firms such as Impala Platinum and investment bank Investec put a dampener on stock prices, dragging the blue-chip top-40 index nearly
• Q3 GDP beats Street, rebounds from Q2 fall
  OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.5 percent in the third quarter, recovering more solidly than expected from a 0.5 percent contraction in the second quarter that
• Harper welcomes Q3 GDP, concerned about Europe
  (Reuters) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday welcomed strong third-quarter economic growth figures but expressed concern about the European debt crisis. The Canadian economy grew by a faster
• India's Tata group names successor to iconic boss
  India's Tata group named a successor Wednesday to its veteran chairman and business icon Ratan Tata, bucking tradition by appointing a non-family member for the first time in its 143-year history.
• Pakistan says US gave wrong info before strike
  U.S. officials gave Pakistan soldiers the wrong location when asking for clearance to attack militants along the border last weekend, Pakistani military officials said Friday. The strike resulted in t