Vancouver Island-based Catalyst Paper Corp. has reached an agreement to sell its operations to Paper Excellence Canada of Richmond.

The Japanese online retail tycoon who plans to travel to the moon on the SpaceX rocket says he respects and trusts Elon Musk as a fellow entrepreneur, despite his recent troubles.

As we glide silently up Amsterdam’s busy waterways on an unseasonably warm autumn morning, boat company owner Rik Kooij, 38, admits that “canal water runs in my veins”.

• Chinese stocks plunged Monday, with the China A50 index losing more than 4.8% in trading.
• A weeklong holiday for Chinese markets meant investors had an entire five days of news and data to digest in just one session, including an escalation of the trade war between China and the US.
• News also emerged over the weekend that China’s central bank would cut the required reserve ratio for Chinese banks by 1%.

Chinese stocks took a hammering Monday as traders returned to work after a weeklong holiday in the world’s second-largest economy.

Asian stocks retreat as IMF downgrades economic outlook.

Japanese online retail tycoon planning trip to the noon on SpaceX rocket says he respects and trusts fellow entrepreneur Elon Musk, despite his recent troubles.

A bouncing ball is the best way to describe the average selling price of a single-family home in Kelowna.

Struggling fashion chain French Connection has confirmed speculation that it may be up for sale.

Scotland’s private sector has reported its weakest rate of expansion for five months.

Royal Bank of Scotland’s latest PMI suggested there was “solid” growth among service providers in September.

Around 40% of young adults cannot afford to buy one of the cheapest homes in their area even with a 10% deposit, according to a new research.