U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies before the House Budget committee hearing on the state of the Economy on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this February 2, 2012 file photograph.
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2012/02/29 11:20:00
Ben Bernanke says the Federal Reserve is sticking with its plan to hold interest rates at record-low levels until at least late 2014, despite a pickup in hiring that’s steadily lowered the unemployment rate.
2012/02/29 07:51:00
Torstar Corp. profits rose in the fourth quarter on strong performance by Harlequin.
2012/02/29 11:18:00
James Murdoch, the executive at the epicentre of the phone-hacking scandal at his father's British newspapers, is stepping down as executive chairman...
2012/02/29 07:49:00
The European Central Bank has made €529.5 billion ($712.4 billion US) in low-interest loans to banks in the second round of a massive credit infusion that has been credited with easing the eurozone debt crisis.
2012/02/29 13:59:00
Gen Y – are they nimble-fingered multi-taskers pushing human potential to new heights or impatient, sedentary time-wasters? Even tech experts are divided on the positive or negative consequences of constant technology on the online generation.
2012/02/29 13:55:00
Google considered issuing its own currency, Google Bucks, but gave it up when it realized the concept is illegal in most areas: Google chair Eric Schmidt, who also reportedly opined on telecoms being regulated to death and bandwidth woes.
2012/02/29 13:43:00
Cogeco Cable Inc. says it has sold its troubled Portuguese subsidiary for just over $59 million, ending years of difficulties with the European operation.
2012/02/29 13:41:00
Student summer job centres to be quietly closed by Ottawa for the first time in 40 years, while security breach shuts down online job bank.
Business | Markets
2012/02/29 13:34:00
The Ontario Securities Commission is forging ahead with plans to become a more efficient and modern securities regulator as the idea of creating a national body to oversee financial markets remains on hold.
2012/02/29 13:02:00
Groupon adds travel research firm Uptake to two other acquisitions since going public recently.
2012/02/29 12:31:00
Want Google, You Tube to forget you? Here’s a step by step guide to purge your online past. But if you've been meaning to search something embarrassing, today is the day.
