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Thursday, September 09, 2010
business briefsShare
Posted 17 hours ago

BANKS SHOULD WAIT Canada's banks should wait until after new capital rules are approved at November's G20 meeting before they raise dividends or make acquisitions, the[MORE]
Mental illness costs economy $51B a yearShare
Posted 17 hours ago

Mental illness causes more lost work days in Canada than any other condition, costing the economy $51 billion a year in lost productivity, according to[MORE]
Rates hiked for 3rd timeShare
Posted 17 hours ago

Mortgage costs for many Canadians went up for the third time this year on Wednesday, with the tone of the central bank's comments on the[MORE]
Small business confidence falls again in AugustShare
Posted 17 hours ago

Confidence among Canada's small-to medium-sized business owners is sliding, according to a survey released Wednesday. Optimism fell for the third straight month in August, largely as[MORE]
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Canadian confidence downShare
Posted 5 days ago

Canadians consumers are less confident now than they were three months ago because of rising concern about the economy, the latest Harris/Decima- Investor's Group poll[MORE]
China looks to block Potash saleShare
Posted 5 days ago

Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Skaskatchewan-based Potash Corp., a[MORE]
Mining company makes golden deal for ResourcesShare
Posted 5 days ago

Goldcorp agreed to buy Argentina-focused gold miner Andean Resources for $3.6 billion, trumping a competing offer from fellow Canadian miner Eldorado Gold Corp. Gold consumption rose[MORE]
Stocks rise while U.S. employment fallsShare
Posted 5 days ago

U.S. employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the drop was far less than expected and private hiring surprised on the upside,[MORE]
UAE to block BlackBerry service over spying concernsShare
Posted 5 days ago

Concerns over Israeli access to BlackBerry data, and the use of the device by the U.S. to spy on the United Arab Emirates are behind[MORE]
Friday, September 03, 2010
One Whopper of a saleShare
Posted 6 days ago

/NEW YORK -- Burger King Holdings Inc., the No. 2 U.S. fast-food chain, agreed to sell itself to investment firm 3G Capital for about $3.26[MORE]