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Anatolia acquires Avoca in stock deal

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 9:01 -0400

Stock swap values the Australian company at about $1-billion

Water: Canada’s most valuable resource

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 6:18 -0400

The notion of exporting water is still taboo. But acceptance may be a matter of price

BP: Multiple companies, teams contributed to oil spill

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 7:20 -0400

In 193-page report, oil giant spreads blame around, describes incident as accident arising from a complex and interlinked series of failures

China blacks out towns to meet energy goal

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 7:09 -0400

Homes, large businesses go without power as local governments try to meet energy-saving targets set by Beijing

The strangling of U.S. economic freedom

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 6:00 -0400

Washington’s reckless rush of spending to ease the downturn will lead to a permanent decline in per capita GDP

Carney hikes rates, cites uncertainty

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 9:03 -0400

Bank of Canada governor leaves room to pause at next meeting following three straight increases in benchmark

Japan hints at measures to halt yen

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 7:14 -0400

Finance minister suggests currency intervention an option as yen hits another 15-year high against the U.S. dollar

Small-business confidence continues to fall: CFIB

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 9:59 -0400

‘Business optimism fell in seven of 10 provinces, but it was mainly weaker sentiment among firms in western Canada that drove the national index lower’

Greek recession deeper than thought

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 8:11 -0400

Austerity-hit economy shrinks 3.7% in second quarter from year ago, outlook bleak

Carney not too downbeat but but leaves some wiggle room

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 7:03 -0400

Bank of Canada governor boosts benchmark rate to 1 per cent. Plus, BP finds series of failures led to Gulf of Mexico disaster

Value of building permits drops in July

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 8:45 -0400

Down 3.3% from June but 33% higher than July, 2009

RBC putting candles on the cake

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 6:21 -0400

Bank grows quickly during its 10 years in London

Credit card rewards, bonds and insurable body parts

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 7:37 -0400

Rob Carrick rounds up the best in personal finance reading on the web

Why this profitable company failed to sell

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 9:34 -0400

It was generating $2.4-million in pre-tax profit on $12-million in sales. What happened?

I, entrepreneur: Ten lessons for survival

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 9:09 -0400

The first few years are a tough haul, start by thinking big even when you’re small