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| Manulife closing in on bid for AIG's Asian business - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-28 |
| Boston Globe- Manulife closing in on bid for AIG's Asian business- Globe and Mail, Canada- Manulife Financial Corp. is expected to bid for American International Group Inc.'s prized Asian business, and has already submitted a final offer for the company's smaller life insurance business in the Philippines, according to sources. ...- AIG's fading hope for AIA sale pinned on 3 parties Reuters Canada- AIG's fading hope for AIA sale pinned on 3 parties ReportonBusiness.com- AIG mulls further government stakes Globe and Mail- ReportonBusiness.comall 279 news articles - | |
| To Their Credit: Credit Unions Survive as Casino-Banks Crash - Pacific F... | As of: 2009-02-28 |
| To Their Credit: Credit Unions Survive as Casino-Banks Crash- Pacific Free Press, Canada- by Ralph Nader While the reckless giant banks are shattering like an over-heated glacier day by day, the nation's credit unions are a relative island of calm largely apart from the vortex of casino capitalism. Eighty five million Americans belong to ... - | |
| Obama picks Kansas governor as Health secretary: source - CBC.ca | As of: 2009-02-28 |
| CBC.ca- Obama picks Kansas governor as Health secretary: source- CBC.ca, Canada- ... was a senior figure in the Obama campaign throughout the lengthy presidential race and recently wrote a book about how to improve health care. Sebelius drew praise for the consumer watchdog role she played as Kansas insurance commissioner for eight ...- Obama picks Sebelius as health secretary: official National Post- Hurdles seen for nominee as new health secretary Globe and Mail- Obama begins push to reform health care Canada.com- CTV.ca - National Postall 2,667 news articles - | |
| Money market funds: A cost for playing it safe - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-28 |
| Money market funds: A cost for playing it safe- Globe and Mail, Canada- Use a conservative fund and make close to zero in returns, or reach for higher returns and take on extra risk. Money market funds are the preferred parking spot for investors right now. While mutual fund industry assets tracked by the Investment Funds ... - | |
| After flurry of bills, possible compromise emerges on payday ... - Canad... | As of: 2009-02-27 |
| After flurry of bills, possible compromise emerges on payday ...- CanadianBusiness.com, Canada- The compromise bills would limit the size of a payday loan to 30 percent of a person's monthly income or $700, whichever is less. They would also bar people from having multiple loans at different payday companies, and set up a database to track the ... - | |
| Back room drug deals - Common Ground.ca | As of: 2009-02-27 |
| Common Ground.ca- Back room drug deals- Common Ground.ca, Canada- That?s the slogan often used to attack those who express concern about personal privacy ? the ones who say they?re worried about the proliferation of surveillance cameras, databases and other data-collection devices that track us like bloodhounds, ... - | |
| IN THE MATTER OF DWIGHT ALLEN STIRRETT - Settlement - Canada NewsWire (p... | As of: 2009-02-27 |
| IN THE MATTER OF DWIGHT ALLEN STIRRETT - Settlement- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada- If the Hearing Panel accepts the Settlement Agreement, the Hearing Panel's decision and reasons will be made available to the public. IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt ... - | |
| Lions Gate Metals, Copper Fox to combine - Stockhouse | As of: 2009-02-27 |
| SYS-CON Media- Lions Gate Metals, Copper Fox to combine- Stockhouse, Canada- Lions Gate owns copper and molybdenum projects in BC The deal will require the approval of Copper Fox shareholders and the TSX Venture Exchange, as well as the successful negotiation of debt settlement agreements with Copper Fox's creditors. ...- Lions Gate Metals Inc. and Copper Fox Metals Inc. announce ... Canada NewsWire (press release)- all 13 news articles - | |
| Debit fraud on the rise, but you can stay safe - CTV British Columbia | As of: 2009-02-27 |
| Debit fraud on the rise, but you can stay safe- CTV British Columbia, Canada- One of your best defenses is using a credit card, which makes the credit card company responsible for the theft. Blake has taken other steps at his store to prevent theft from happening again, including securing the debit machine to the counter so it ... - | |
| Why the $70 New West premium? - New Westminster Newsleader | As of: 2009-02-27 |
| Why the $70 New West premium?- New Westminster Newsleader, Canada- Andy Bradshaw says he's being penalized on his car insurance rates for living in New Westminster. By Michael McQuillan - New Westminster News Leader When local businessman Andy Bradshaw recently moved from Richmond to New Westminster?s Quayside, ... - | |
| United Way makes it eight in a row - London Free Press | As of: 2009-02-27 |
| United Way makes it eight in a row- London Free Press, Canada- "There's a great need now for debt counselling services, too." Employment agencies are starting to see people who've never relied on social services before, he added. "We are seeing huge growth in those areas." At a touching ceremony last night to ... - | |
| Insurance companies running credit checks - Calgary CTV | As of: 2009-02-26 |
| Calgary CTV- Insurance companies running credit checks- Calgary CTV, Canada- I do not think you will see any main stream companies represented by insurance brokers using credit scores to determine home insurance rate. The only question with respect to your finances that a broker will ask is if you are mortgage free, ... - | |
| Ending Politically Tainted Intelligence Gathering and Analysis - Canada ... | As of: 2009-02-26 |
| Ending Politically Tainted Intelligence Gathering and Analysis- Canada Free Press, Canada- ... that all agencies be pressured to reach a conclusion that represents little more than a lowest common denominator The most important function of the clandestine services-mostly found in the CIA Directorate of Operations?is the collection of human ... - | |
| Torstar Announces Board and Management Changes - Stockhouse | As of: 2009-02-26 |
| Torstar Announces Board and Management Changes- Stockhouse, Canada- He joined the Toronto Star in 1976 as a reporter and eventually became chief of the Toronto Star's Ottawa Bureau and later chief of the Washington Bureau. After serving as Deputy City Editor, he was appointed Business Editor of the Toronto Star in May ... - | |
| Canadians Shift into Saving Mode as Economic Worries Grow - CEP News | As of: 2009-02-26 |
| CEP News- Canadians Shift into Saving Mode as Economic Worries Grow- CEP News, Canada- When asked what they will do with their tax refunds, 51% of respondents said they plan to use the money on sensible, long-term needs, such as paying down credit cards, taking advantage of a recently-introduced home renovation tax credit, and investing ...- Recession Fuels Savings Spree Among Canadians; BMO's Dr. Sherry ... Canada NewsWire (press release)- all 42 news articles - | |
| TD tops online survey ranking - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-26 |
| Globe and Mail- TD tops online survey ranking- Globe and Mail, Canada- Surviscor ranked TD first out of the 11 banks and credit unions in its inaugural online banking survey, ahead of Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Nova Scotia. Vancouver City Savings Credit Union, known as Vancity, took fourth spot. ... - | |
| TIME TO PAY UP - Canada.com | As of: 2009-02-26 |
| TIME TO PAY UP- Canada.com, Canada- On top of climbing debt and increasing bankruptcies, Canada's unemployment rate is rising, and a recent Ipsos Reid poll found that 24 per cent of Canadians are worried they could lose their jobs this year. People in trouble turn to debt counsellors, ... - | |
| If it looks and smells like a bank takeover, it probably is - Globe and ... | As of: 2009-02-25 |
| MinnPost.com- If it looks and smells like a bank takeover, it probably is- Globe and Mail, Canada- The two New York University professors warned that the US financial system is so close to insolvency that there is now only one path to salvation, and an anathematic one at that: The federal government must nationalize the country's most sickly banks. ...- Investors fret over control of banks Financial Post- all 31 news articles - | |
| 'Stress tests' just stressful - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-02-25 |
| ABC News- 'Stress tests' just stressful- Globe and Mail, Canada- What are the "stress tests" that the United States government says it will run on the big banks in that country? The stress tests are supposed to look at banks' books, and see how they would hold up if the economy gets even worse. ...- US is not planning to nationalize banks: Feds Canada.com- US regulators to determine if banks are adequately capitalized Investment Executive- When banks don't compete CBC.ca- Globe and Mail - Globe and Mailall 2,701 news articles - | |
| Bank on The International for thrills - Canada.com | As of: 2009-02-25 |
| Bank on The International for thrills- Canada.com, Canada- Filmmakers behind The International, the new thriller starring Clive Owen and Naomi Watts, couldn't have picked a better time to vilify big banks. With warm-and-fuzzy feelings for financial institutions at an all-time low, people might go just hoping ... - | |
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