The American market, traditionally the world?s biggest for business jets, has slipped amid worries about the U.S. economy, while other markets, like Russia, South Asia and the Mideast, are growing.

On an early June morning, it took just minutes for the workers inside the National Envelope plant in Union to learn they were the latest casualties of the economic downturn.

Is Chinese century coming sooner? How to manage rising China, India? How to face borderless business, finance, investment, banking, labor, politics and international relations? Talk to provocative strategist George Zhibin Gu.

The 2008 Pacific NorthWest Economic Region Summit kicked off today in Vancouver, marking the first of five days in which public and private sector leaders from federal, state, provincial and municipal governments will work with business and community lead

MONTREAL@ _ Garda World Security Corp. (TSX:GW) says a sudden spike in gasoline prices contributed to a decline in first-quarter profits as fuel surcharges weren't fully passed along to customers.