Globe and Mail Business

Retail sales flat in March

Survey indicates that 29 per cent of households find it difficult to sock away any money once key bills were paid

Market operators had expected a 0.1-per-cent rise

Initial public offering priced at $21.50 a share

String of brand new stores north of the border generate sales of $85-million

Fed chief speaks before Congress later this morning

Retailer reports loss of 31 cents a share in first quarter, compared with profit of 91 cents a year earlier

Markets await Fed chief's testimony

Retailer hurt by a stronger dollar and weak sales in Europe and Australia

Zoocasa boasts that it has created a tool that will allow consumers to search through the country’s best real estate agents using such criteria as languages and experience

Management professor Ed Lawler argues in favour of shared leadership – and against the notion of the hero CEO

Series of deadly incidents at clothing factories in Bangladesh has focused global attention on safety standards in the country’s booming garment industry

Quebec pension fund focuses on deep research and stock picking, as opposed to sector weighting

Retailer targets profit improvement in 2013-14, forecasts ‘more material improvements’ from 2014-15; shares up 4.9 per cent

Plus, the ecstasy and the agony of low interest rates

A poll shows teens are sharing more personal information about themselves even as they try to protect their online reputations

In his final speech as Bank of Canada Governor, he says ‘without sustained and significant reforms, a decade of stagnation threatens’

European leaders want to end aggressive tax avoidance

Retailer hurt by colder-than-usual weather at start of spring selling season and strong competition from its larger rival

Corporate recruiters globally suggest more employers plan to hire recent graduates of master-level business programs