Top Stories: Hollywood's Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio may go to a News Corp, Time Warner Inc and Qualia Capital in a joint deal. Big News Network.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:53:37 -0500Royal Dutch Shell has been in talks to buy 10 percent of India's Essar Oil. Big News Network.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:51:32 -0500Europe's biggest car company has announced plans to invest 26 billion euros over the next three years to boost production. Big News Network.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:49:53 -0500India has scrapped tenders to import rice, saying it has enough stocks to manage. Big News Network.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:48:13 -0500UK banks will be ordered to disclose this week the pay and bonuses of their high-paid employees. Big News Network.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:33:26 -0500Belarus is seeking to open up to Western investors. Big News Network.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:35:39 -0500The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce has developed a new economic strategy for the five-year period from 2009 to 2013. Big News Network.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:37:55 -0500Thousands of Spanish farmers marched through the streets of Madrid on the weekend to protest the low prices they have been receiving for their produce. Big News Network.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:30:57 -0500Major investment and rising consumption could spur China’s economy to grow by 10 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2009. Big News Network.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:29:18 -0500Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis has said he will consider postponing his retirement. Big News Network.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:20:12 -0500Spanish airline Iberia is no longer under threat of strike after unions called off planned action after an agreement with management. Big News Network.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:21:55 -0500A federal grand jury in Eugene, Oregon has indicted 13 people on mortgage and loan fraud charges. Big News Network.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:18:04 -0500The world's largest airliner, an Air France A380, touched down in New York on Friday after completing the first Atlantic crossing from Europe to the United States. Big News Network.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:16:20 -0500Valero Energy has announced it will permanently shut down its oil refining plant in Delaware City. Big News Network.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:14:34 -0500LOS ANGELES - The vampire romance "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estim... Star Tribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:24:25 -0500WASHINGTON - Lawmakers broke along party lines on a new aspect of the health care debate Sunday as a former National Institutes of Health chief urged women to ignore guidelines that delay the start o... Star Tribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:24:23 -0500The sale of Borders UK, the troubled book retailer, appeared to be foundering today, raising fears for the future of the hard-pressed business.The company, with 45 stores in Britain, has been hoping t... Guardian Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:15:39 -0500Germany 's national railway operator to build a railroad network, a key part of the natural gas-rich Gulf sheikdom's expansion plans.Under the deal, the Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company and ... Guardian Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:15:36 -0500Industry experts expect a strong turnout on Black Friday, which falls on November 27 this year, as deep discounts lure shoppers after more than a year of subdued spending. But they caution it will not... Reuters Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:53:05 -0500NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York Times editorial slammed Goldman Sachs for its role in the financial crisis and said that instead of paying big bonuses to its employees it should make a multibillion-do... Reuters Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:53:04 -0500PHILADELPHIA: US chocolate maker Hershey is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion for British chocolatier Cadbury as it seeks to trump a hostile offer by Kraft Foods, a source familia... Times Of India Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:26:48 -0500PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The administration of Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri (kuh-CHEHR'-ee) has failed for months to spend $20 million meant to insulate poor people's homes against the winter chill and p... Star Tribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:59:36 -0500NEW YORK - Fewer people are expected to fly this holiday season. But travelers shouldn't expect a full reprieve from the horrid flight delays of Thanksgivings past, especially if they are headed to N... Star Tribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:59:33 -0500Centum Investment Ltd has reported a 72 per cent drop in pre-tax profit for the six months period ended September 30, 2009. One of the oldest and largest investment companies in the country, Centum’... Daily Nation Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:55:37 -0500High street landlords to Blacks are tomorrow expected to grudgingly vote through a deal that will allow the troubled outdoor goods retailer to wriggle out of lease commitments on 101 stores it wants t... Guardian Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:51:09 -0500Baroness Ashton is accused of abandoning Europe’s commitment to tackling poverty with the proposed deal to end the 16-year banana wars. Photograph: Rex Features... Guardian Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:51:07 -0500In this Nov. 14, 2009 photo, a customer purchases a newspaper in Palo Alto, Calif. While U.S. newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies stand out because their circulation ... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:41:45 -0500BOSTON -- My friend Keith works for a big mutual fund company and assumes I hate mutual funds because, he says, I "always write about the things we do wrong."He insists that fund companies don't actu... Fox Business Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:29:13 -0500OTTAWA -- The coming week's economic reports will likely provide further examples of how Canada's economy continues to benefit from domestic forces while it struggles to profit from the global market.... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:27:45 -0500While most signs are pointing to recovery in the airline industry, investing in the highly cyclical industry is still viewed as a mug's game. The rewards are high for those who can stomach the turbule... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:27:44 -0500I was buying something online this past week when it hit me that I was about to reach a new milestone in my life: the dreaded 45-to-54 age group. "You don't like checking that box, do you?"... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:27:43 -0500A tailgate party at a National Football League game is both a revelation and a reaffirmation, a uniquely American experience that helps a visitor to understand what makes the country and its citizens ... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:27:41 -0500NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks could sputter this week as volumes dry up in holiday-shortened trading and with a slew of economic reports likely to illustrate the recovery is still fragile. Reuters Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:04:54 -0500NEW DELHI: The world's leading software firm Microsoft is now focussing on the fast growing smartphones market in India after the netbooks segment-- a new category created to brigde the gap between... Times of India Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:00:33 -0500MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - A small amount of radiation has been detected in a reactor building at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in central Pennsylvania. Officials say there is no public health ris... Star Tribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:18:07 -0500LONDON - British candy company Cadbury PLC will reject an expected 10.3 billion pound ($17 billion) takeover bid from U.S. confectionary giant Hershey Co., a newspaper reported Sunday. Britain's Sun... Star Tribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:18:06 -0500Almost one in eleven Americans is at imminent risk of losing their home, as the housing crash continues to claim thousands of victims, more than three years after prices began to fall.Data from the Mo... Guardian Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:06:02 -0500NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE , NEW YORK Sunday, Nov 22, 2009, Page 1 Legal experts said that thousands of tobacco lawsuits could gain momentum in Florida after a Fort Lauderdale jury ordered Philip Morri... Taipei Times Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:31:53 -0500German rail operator Deutsche Bahn has signed a 17bn euro ($25bn; £15bn) contract to build rail and underground lines in Qatar and Bahrain.For Qatar's capital Doha, Deutsche Bahn will design and... BBC Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:55:06 -0500WASHINGTON - The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club. The group, which surveyed 1... Star Tribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:34:16 -0500ALBANY, N.Y. - U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for a federal review of complaints by consumers that they are losing millions of frequent flier miles without notice in confusing agreements. He w... Star Tribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:34:12 -0500COPENHAGEN - A Danish official says 65 world leaders so far will attend the Copenhagen climate summit in December and several more have responded positively to invitations. The official says those c... Star Tribune Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:16:00 -0500The record price of gold is flashing a giant warning that inflation is directly ahead. But which is the better hedge: bullion or inflation-linked bonds?... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:45:19 -0500It has been referred to as an American birthright, the most sacred tax break, something so sacrosanct that the mere thought of tampering with it was unpatriotic. And Canadian taxpayers have long ... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:45:17 -0500New home sales in Toronto spiked last month, an early indication that construction may soon pick up for a housing market that is short on supply, not only in Canada's largest market, but most of the c... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:45:15 -0500Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Friday there will be no room for “major new” spending programs in next year’s budget outside of what is to be spent as part of the two-year, $46.6-billion stim... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:45:14 -0500Agrium Inc. has hit a major roadblock in its bid to buy a U.S. rival and create a dominant nitrogen fertilizer company. But sources said the battle is far from over and could last for several months .... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:45:12 -0500TORONTO -- Cossette Inc. announced Friday that Cosmos Capital Inc. made a private overture to the company to increase its recently sweetened offer to an even higher price of $8.10 per share. Cosmos, ... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:45:11 -0500A recovery in U.S. housing will have to wait at least until next year. The outlook for the home market dimmed this week as residential construction and mortgage applications fell and loan delinquenci... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:45:10 -0500The Toronto Stock Exchange on Friday lost ground for a second straight day for the first time in almost three weeks, but managed to get in its third consecutive weekly gain. Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:45:08 -0500TORONTO -- Rogers Communications Inc. filed a preliminary prospectus on Friday that would allow the Toronto-based media and cable company to raise as much as $4-billion in debt securities. The new sh... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:45:07 -0500Microsoft Corp. has responded to a possible class-action lawsuit over banning up to one million Xbox 360 consoles from accessing its online gaming service, arguing the company is well within its right... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:45:06 -0500SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc has won a seat at the smartphone table. Two years after the Web search leader announced its plan to barge into the market, a dozen phones are using Google's Android mobile... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:45:05 -0500Nouriel Roubini said investors are "chasing commodities" and there is a risk of new asset bubbles emerging as stock markets and commodity prices surge amid record-low lending rates. "There is a begin... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:45:01 -0500OTTAWA -- Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will meet with the union and management of AbitibiBowater, a forestry company in bankruptcy protection, to deal with a pension shortfall. "The federal fin... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:45:00 -0500Adidas AG, the world's second-largest sporting-goods maker, will start selling a new range of 400-euro (US$595) mountaineering jackets next year as it aims to capture a larger share of the growing out... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:44:56 -0500OTTAWA -- Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on Thursday threatened Canada's big banks and credit card companies with regulations if they don't get on board a proposed voluntary code of conduct designed to... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:44:54 -0500OTTAWA -- Emerging markets, led by China, must move to allow freer movements in their exchange rates or otherwise the global economy is at risk of a "sub-optimal" recovery and increased trade protecti... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:44:53 -0500Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack says he likes the attention his bank gets from regulators. “We have probably 15 to 20 Fed regulators in our building 24 hours a day,” Mack said. “Someone said to me,... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:44:51 -0500OTTAWA -- The boss of Ericsson's new advanced wireless research operations in Ottawa said Thursday she is counting on former Nortel Networks Corp. engineers to help fight low-cost Asian competitors. ... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:44:49 -0500OTTAWA -- A third consecutive month of increases in online job postings suggests the Canadian labour market has hit bottom and is set to recover in the months ahead, says a report Thursday from the Co... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:44:47 -0500TORONTO -- In normal circumstances, when one company receives more than 60% of a rival's shares in two separate tender offers, a takeover quickly follows. But the battle between fertilizer makers Agr... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:44:45 -0500Sun Life, the fifth-largest insurer in North America by market capitalization, is making a push into the United States, aiming to take advantage of market consolidation after the financial crisis that... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:44:43 -0500SAN FRANCISCO -- Dell Inc posted quarterly revenue that fell a steeper-than-expected 15%, sending shares of the No. 3 maker of personal computers down more than 7% after hours. Dell on Thursday repor... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:44:41 -0500WASHINGTON -- A U.S. energy regulator is investigating whether a natural gas pipeline company controlled and operated by TransCanada Corp. is overcharging customers. Two other U.S. pipeline companies ... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:44:40 -0500CALGARY -- Employees of stalled wireless service provider Globalive Wireless Management Corp. are being kept on the payroll while they do volunteer "acts of kindness," the company says. Startup wirel... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:44:37 -0500WINNIPEG -- The World Trade Organization set up a dispute settlement panel on Thursday to hear a complaint from Canada and Mexico that a recent U.S. food labelling law is unfair. The law requires U.S... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:44:36 -0500OTTAWA -- The Bank of Canada is studying whether some of the extraordinary liquidity supplied during the credit crisis should be made permanent to ensure the smooth functioning of financial markets. ... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:44:35 -0500TORONTO -- Shares of Manulife Financial Corp. fell more than 6% on Thursday after the insurer unveiled a $2.5-billion stock offering that raised capital concerns and speculation regarding potential ac... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:44:34 -0500The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits held at a 10-month low last week, a sign firings are letting up as the economy recovers. Initial jobless claims were unchanged at 505,0... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:44:28 -0500Brazil’s latest attempt to curb foreign inflows into its soaring currency fanned fears on Thursday more Asian nations may slap controls on capital flows. Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:44:27 -0500NEW YORK -- About 62% of CF Industries' shares have been tendered in favor of Agrium Inc's hostile acquisition bid, according to a source familiar with the matter, but a different vote later in the we... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:44:24 -0500K odak’s All-in-One (AiO) printer is the perfect way to upgrade home print and scan quality while keeping costs to a minimum. Ink packs for the ESP 5250 run just $9.99 for black and $14... Boston Herald Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:44:18 -0500WASHINGTON — His shirt sleeves rolled up, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter was in a fighting mood as he worked fellow members of the Financial Services Committee last week, but by then the cause was alre... Denver Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:45:48 -0500PRWEB ) November 22, 2009 -- American Express card holders are encouraged to take out their Amex cards when they book their next room at the Renaissance Agoura Hills Hotel. For a limited time, cardhol... PR Web Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:17:25 -0500During the last month, five anti-piracy raids took place in Dubai and Sharjah and resulted in the confiscating of software CDs and personal computers and laptops loaded with pirated copies of Microsof... Arabian Business Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:03:06 -0500Itqan Al-Bawardi Computers has been selected as a 2009 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Awards finalist in Microsoft Dynamics GP. Itqan Al-Bawardi Computers is the only company in the region rec... AME Info Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:01:57 -0500The record price of gold is flashing a giant warning that inflation is directly ahead. But which is the better hedge: bullion or inflation-linked bonds?... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:47:25 -0500It has been referred to as an American birthright, the most sacred tax break, something so sacrosanct that the mere thought of tampering with it was unpatriotic. And Canadian taxpayers have long ... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:47:23 -0500Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Friday there will be no room for “major new” spending programs in next year’s budget outside of what is to be spent as part of the two-year, $46.6-billion stim... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:47:21 -0500Agrium Inc. has hit a major roadblock in its bid to buy a U.S. rival and create a dominant nitrogen fertilizer company. But sources said the battle is far from over and could last for several months .... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:47:19 -0500TORONTO -- Cossette Inc. announced Friday that Cosmos Capital Inc. made a private overture to the company to increase its recently sweetened offer to an even higher price of $8.10 per share. Cosmos, ... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:47:18 -0500The Toronto Stock Exchange on Friday lost ground for a second straight day for the first time in almost three weeks, but managed to get in its third consecutive weekly gain. Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:47:13 -0500TORONTO -- Rogers Communications Inc. filed a preliminary prospectus on Friday that would allow the Toronto-based media and cable company to raise as much as $4-billion in debt securities. The new sh... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:47:09 -0500SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc has won a seat at the smartphone table. Two years after the Web search leader announced its plan to barge into the market, a dozen phones are using Google's Android mobile... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:47:06 -0500Nouriel Roubini said investors are "chasing commodities" and there is a risk of new asset bubbles emerging as stock markets and commodity prices surge amid record-low lending rates. "There is a begin... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:47:01 -0500Adidas AG, the world's second-largest sporting-goods maker, will start selling a new range of 400-euro (US$595) mountaineering jackets next year as it aims to capture a larger share of the growing out... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:46:51 -0500OTTAWA -- Emerging markets, led by China, must move to allow freer movements in their exchange rates or otherwise the global economy is at risk of a "sub-optimal" recovery and increased trade protecti... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:46:48 -0500TORONTO -- In normal circumstances, when one company receives more than 60% of a rival's shares in two separate tender offers, a takeover quickly follows. But the battle between fertilizer makers Agr... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:46:42 -0500TORONTO -- Shares of Manulife Financial Corp. fell more than 6% on Thursday after the insurer unveiled a $2.5-billion stock offering that raised capital concerns and speculation regarding potential ac... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:46:29 -0500With a handful of new cellphone providers expected to enter the Canadian marketplace early next year, speed is of the essence for existing carriers, and now it's at the centre of a legal dispute betwe... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:46:22 -0500Canadian industrial giant Bombardier is in "exclusive talks" with the French railway agency SNCF for a US$12-billion contract to build 860 trains, SNCF said on Wednesday. Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:46:19 -0500It is estimated that companies in Ontario and B.C. stand to save nearly $7-billion a year in the cost of doing business once the HST is introduced in July 2010. Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:46:17 -0500Top finance officials from the G7 countries will meet in the remote Arctic town of Iqaluit on Feb. 5-6 but may not issue a communique, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday. Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:46:16 -0500Brazil’s latest attempt to curb foreign inflows into its soaring currency fanned fears on Thursday more Asian nations may slap controls on capital flows. Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:46:11 -0500NEW YORK -- About 62% of CF Industries' shares have been tendered in favor of Agrium Inc's hostile acquisition bid, according to a source familiar with the matter, but a different vote later in the we... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:46:06 -0500TORONTO -- Canwest Global Communications Corp. is imploring the regulator to order the country's cable and satellite firms to come to the table to negotiate a compensation plan for the TV signals they... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:46:04 -0500Hackers could one day turn ordinary smartphones into “rogue” devices to attack major wireless networks, Research In Motion’s security chief warned. Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:45:54 -0500Statistics Canada said the swing from negative to positive inflation last month was mainly due to gas prices, which were down 13.1% in October from a year earlier compared to a 23% annual drop in ... Financial Post Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:45:51 -0500 | 
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