| Housing starts dip in June Canada's seasonally adjusted rate of housing starts hit 189,300 units in June, a slight decline from the pace of the previous month and just a touch lower than what economists were expecting. cbc.ca |
U.S. markets buoyed by strong data U.S. stock benchmarks climbed almost two per cent by noon Monday, as stronger-than-expected data had investors returning from the weekend in a buying mood. cbc.ca |
Five New Y Combinator Startups to Watch (at New York Times) Y Combinator recently held its Demo Day, where the current class of startups gave demonstrations to investors and journalists. VentureBeat selected five companies from among the 36 startups in the current class that deserve a closer look. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Wall St firms on tech sector profits WALL Street has closed in positive territory at the end of a choppy session marked by signs of weakening consumer confidence and strong earning reports in the technology sector. news.com.au |
Dollar ends almost a cent lower THE dollar was almost one US cent lower after touching just over 99 US cents overnight. news.com.au |