- Senator warns China on trade in review of oil deal Roberta Rampton - Reuters - 8 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Charles Schumer said on Friday that the United States should use a bid by China's state-run CNOOC for Canadian oil company Nexen Inc as … More »Senator warns China on trade in review of oil deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Charles Schumer said on Friday that the United States should use a bid by China's state-run CNOOC for Canadian oil company Nexen Inc as a chance to take China to task for long-standing trade and investment issues. Schumer, who has made criticism of China's economic policies a hallmark of his …
- Former aide to Canadian PM charged with influence-peddling Reuters - 13 hrs ago
OTTAWA (Reuters) - A former top aide to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was charged with influence-peddling on Friday, a move that could embarrass a government … More »Former aide to Canadian PM charged with influence-peddling
OTTAWA (Reuters) - A former top aide to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was charged with influence-peddling on Friday, a move that could embarrass a government that came to power stressing accountability. Police said Bruce Carson was "alleged to have accepted a commission for a third party in connection with a business …
- Canadian dismemberment victim remembered as pride of family Rita Devlin Marier - Reuters - Thu, Jul 26, 2012
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The family of a Chinese student killed in a Montreal murder that shocked Canada and the world remembered their son on Thursday as the pride of their … More »Canadian dismemberment victim remembered as pride of family
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The family of a Chinese student killed in a Montreal murder that shocked Canada and the world remembered their son on Thursday as the pride of their family and promised to set up a fund to help troubled youth in the French-speaking Canadian city. Speaking after a short funeral service for Jun Lin, his …
- Eldorado cuts production forecast as profit falls Reuters - 18 hrs ago
(Reuters) - Canada's Eldorado Gold Corp cut its full-year production target by 10 to 15 percent on Friday and reported a drop in second-quarter profit on lower gold output … More »Eldorado cuts production forecast as profit falls
(Reuters) - Canada's Eldorado Gold Corp cut its full-year production target by 10 to 15 percent on Friday and reported a drop in second-quarter profit on lower gold output and higher costs. The Vancouver-based miner now expects to produce 660,000 ounces of gold in 2012, down from a previous estimate of 730,000 to 775,000 …
- HBC to shut most Zellers discount stores Reuters - 17 hrs ago
(Reuters) - Retailer Hudson's Bay Co will close most of the 64 remaining stores operating under its discount Zellers banner in March 2013, the company said on Friday. … More »HBC to shut most Zellers discount stores
(Reuters) - Retailer Hudson's Bay Co will close most of the 64 remaining stores operating under its discount Zellers banner in March 2013, the company said on Friday. HBC sold 189 Zellers leases to Target Corp in 2011. Target chose some spots for its own stores, and sold on or returned others to landlords. The U.S. retailer …
- TransForce profit powered by efficiency, acquisitions Reuters - 16 hrs ago
(Reuters) - Canadian trucker TransForce Inc reported a big rise in second-quarter profit on Friday, reflecting gains from an efficiency drive and acquisitions. Shares … More »TransForce profit powered by efficiency, acquisitions
(Reuters) - Canadian trucker TransForce Inc reported a big rise in second-quarter profit on Friday, reflecting gains from an efficiency drive and acquisitions. Shares in the Montreal-based transportation and logistics company, which also announced a share buyback plan, rose more than 7 percent on the Toronto Stock Exchange …
- Scotland could become first part of UK to legalize gay marriage Reuters - Thu, Jul 26, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland's devolved government said on Wednesday it would legalize same-sex marriage after British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to push through … More »Scotland could become first part of UK to legalize gay marriage
LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland's devolved government said on Wednesday it would legalize same-sex marriage after British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to push through legislation to enshrine it in law in England despite church and some political opposition. "We are committed to a Scotland that is fair and equal and …
- Canada deficit shrinks at start of new fiscal year Reuters - 16 hrs ago
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's federal budget deficit shrank in the first two months of the 2012-13 fiscal year, with the government reporting a shortfall on Friday that … More »Canada deficit shrinks at start of new fiscal year
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's federal budget deficit shrank in the first two months of the 2012-13 fiscal year, with the government reporting a shortfall on Friday that was half the size of the one a year earlier. Helped by higher revenues, continued economic growth and ultra-low borrowing costs, Ottawa posted a deficit for …
- TD hires private banker Leto to court New York area's rich Joseph A. Giannone - Reuters - 16 hrs ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canada's Toronto-Dominion Bank has hired former Standard Chartered Bank Americas private banking chief John Leto as part of a broader plan to expand … More »TD hires private banker Leto to court New York area's rich
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canada's Toronto-Dominion Bank has hired former Standard Chartered Bank Americas private banking chief John Leto as part of a broader plan to expand its wealth management business in the United States. Leto, a former chief administrative officer for Citigroup Inc's private bank, joined Standard Chartered …
- Canada home price index at new record, but may cool Andrea Hopkins - Reuters - Wed, Jul 25, 2012
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian home prices hit a third straight record high in June, but a slowdown in the pace of price increases suggested the red-hot housing market … More »Canada home price index at new record, but may cool
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian home prices hit a third straight record high in June, but a slowdown in the pace of price increases suggested the red-hot housing market is cooling, the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index showed on Wednesday. The index, which measures price changes for repeat sales of single-family …
- NL Capsules: Ramirez homers in 10th inning as Dodgers top Giants 5-3 The Associated Press - AP - 1 hr 38 mins ago
SAN FRANCISCO - Dodgers newcomer Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning, and Los Angeles beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Friday night in a matchup … More »NL Capsules: Ramirez homers in 10th inning as Dodgers top Giants 5-3
SAN FRANCISCO - Dodgers newcomer Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning, and Los Angeles beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Friday night in a matchup of the top two teams in the NL West.
- Angels acquire ace pitcher Zack Greinke from Brewers for rookie SS and 2 minor league pitchers The Associated Press - AP - 2 hrs 19 mins ago
ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Los Angeles Angels made their latest big move Friday, acquiring ace pitcher Zack Greinke from the Milwaukee Brewers for rookie shortstop Jean Segura … More »Angels acquire ace pitcher Zack Greinke from Brewers for rookie SS and 2 minor league pitchers
ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Los Angeles Angels made their latest big move Friday, acquiring ace pitcher Zack Greinke from the Milwaukee Brewers for rookie shortstop Jean Segura and two minor leaguers.
- AL Capsules: Yankees beat Red Sox 10-3 on Ichiro's debut in New York The Associated Press - AP - 2 hrs 28 mins ago
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Curtis Granderson and Yankees fans gave Ichiro Suzuki a grand welcome to the Bronx. More »AL Capsules: Yankees beat Red Sox 10-3 on Ichiro's debut in New York
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Curtis Granderson and Yankees fans gave Ichiro Suzuki a grand welcome to the Bronx.
- Apple, Samsung take patent fight to crucial California trial Dan Levine and Poornima Gupta - Reuters - 3 hrs ago
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd take their battle for mobile supremacy to court on Monday in one of the biggest-ever technology patent … More »Apple, Samsung take patent fight to crucial California trial
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd take their battle for mobile supremacy to court on Monday in one of the biggest-ever technology patent trials, a case with the potential to reshape a fast-evolving market they now dominate. The tech titans will lock horns in a federal courtroom in San Jose, …
- Mayo Clinic: Ill. Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. at the Rochester, Minn. clinic for depression. The Associated Press - AP - 5 hrs ago
ROCHESTER, Minn. - The Mayo Clinic says Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is being treated for depression at its hospital in Rochester, Minn. More »Mayo Clinic: Ill. Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. at the Rochester, Minn. clinic for depression.
ROCHESTER, Minn. - The Mayo Clinic says Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is being treated for depression at its hospital in Rochester, Minn.
- Former MLB slugger Palmeiro goes into Mississippi Hall of Fame, hopes Cooperstown in future David Brandt, The Associated Press - AP - 5 hrs ago
JACKSON, Miss. - Rafael Palmeiro is now a member of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. He hopes someday Cooperstown comes calling as well. More »Former MLB slugger Palmeiro goes into Mississippi Hall of Fame, hopes Cooperstown in future
JACKSON, Miss. - Rafael Palmeiro is now a member of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. He hopes someday Cooperstown comes calling as well.
- Harris, 2 other former Penn St players criticize "flawed" Freeh report in letter, email Ralph D. Russo, The Associated Press - AP - 6 hrs ago
Franco Harris and two other former Penn State football players say the report about Penn State's handling of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal "is highly flawed, and … More »Harris, 2 other former Penn St players criticize "flawed" Freeh report in letter, email
Franco Harris and two other former Penn State football players say the report about Penn State's handling of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal "is highly flawed, and factually insufficient."
- JPMorgan creates more management checks and balances David Henry and Jed Horowitz - Reuters - 8 hrs ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon reshuffled his management team, in a step that analysts see as creating more checks and balances … More »JPMorgan creates more management checks and balances
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon reshuffled his management team, in a step that analysts see as creating more checks and balances in the upper ranks after the bank suffered from embarrassing trading losses. Analysts said the changes, announced on Friday, position Michael Cavanagh and …
- Senator warns China on trade in review of oil deal Roberta Rampton - Reuters - 8 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Charles Schumer said on Friday that the United States should use a bid by China's state-run CNOOC for Canadian oil company Nexen Inc as … More »Senator warns China on trade in review of oil deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Charles Schumer said on Friday that the United States should use a bid by China's state-run CNOOC for Canadian oil company Nexen Inc as a chance to take China to task for long-standing trade and investment issues. Schumer, who has made criticism of China's economic policies a hallmark of his …
- UN member states fail to reach agreement on treaty to regulate global arms trade The Associated Press - AP - 8 hrs ago
U.N. member states have failed to reach agreement on a new treaty to regulate the multibillion dollar global arms trade. More »UN member states fail to reach agreement on treaty to regulate global arms trade
U.N. member states have failed to reach agreement on a new treaty to regulate the multibillion dollar global arms trade.
- Fears grow over fate of Syria's largest city, Aleppo, as regime prepares to crush rebels Paul Schemm, The Associated Press - AP - 9 hrs ago
BEIRUT - International concern was mounting Friday over a potential massacre as Syrian troops bombarded the besieged city of Aleppo with artillery, strafed it with aircraft … More »Fears grow over fate of Syria's largest city, Aleppo, as regime prepares to crush rebels
BEIRUT - International concern was mounting Friday over a potential massacre as Syrian troops bombarded the besieged city of Aleppo with artillery, strafed it with aircraft and reportedly pulled in major reinforcements ready to crush the outgunned rebels.
- TSX rallies to three-week high on euro zone hopes Jon Cook - Reuters - 10 hrs ago
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian stocks hit a three-week high on Friday, led by financial and energy shares, as risk trade rallied on renewed optimism that European policymakers … More »TSX rallies to three-week high on euro zone hopes
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian stocks hit a three-week high on Friday, led by financial and energy shares, as risk trade rallied on renewed optimism that European policymakers were united in battling the euro zone's debt crisis that is sapping global economic growth. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François …
- Rally drives S&P; 500 to highest close since May 3 Caroline Valetkevitch - Reuters - 10 hrs ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks surged on Friday, driving the S&P; 500 to its highest close since May 3 as hopes increased that the Federal Reserve and the European Central … More »Rally drives S&P; 500 to highest close since May 3
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks surged on Friday, driving the S&P; 500 to its highest close since May 3 as hopes increased that the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank may provide further stimulus. Taken together, the S&P; 500's two-day move was its biggest since December, driven by optimism that central banks will …
- Oil up fourth day as stimulus hopes support Robert Gibbons - Reuters - 11 hrs ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices rose a fourth day on Friday on hopes for more stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve after data showed U.S. economic growth slowed in … More »Oil up fourth day as stimulus hopes support
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices rose a fourth day on Friday on hopes for more stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve after data showed U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter as expected. Dollar-denominated crude futures saw choppy trading as the euro and dollar also seesawed, buffeted by comments from European …
- Big brands take stands on gay marriage; Amazon's Bezos donates $2.5M in Washington state Patrick Condon,Rachel La Corte, The Associated Press - AP - 10 hrs ago
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos waded into a developing corporate culture war over gay marriage Friday with a $2.5 million donation to keep same-sex unions … More »Big brands take stands on gay marriage; Amazon's Bezos donates $2.5M in Washington state
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos waded into a developing corporate culture war over gay marriage Friday with a $2.5 million donation to keep same-sex unions legal in Washington state, becoming the latest in a list of high-profile executives to take public stands on a hot U.S. election issue.
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