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| Goldman Sachs favoured, Bear Stearns not, Deutsche Bank says - National ... | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Goldman Sachs favoured, Bear Stearns not, Deutsche Bank says- National Post, Canada - 1 hour ago- Shares of some US brokers fell on Monday after Deutsche Bank said the industry will likely face a tough few quarters ahead. Analyst Mike Mayo lowered his ...- - | |
| How green was my banker - Globe and Mail | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| How green was my banker- Globe and Mail, Canada - 5 hours ago- So serious is this trend that the banks are now exploiting it to sell mortgages and credit cards. Are the banks truly going green, or is it that green to ...- - | |
| Immigrants in 'survival jobs' look for more - Globe and Mail | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Immigrants in 'survival jobs' look for more- Globe and Mail, Canada - 29 minutes ago- I was working for a commercial bank, one of the biggest international banks in Pakistan ?in the internal audit department.? Following in the footsteps of ...- - | |
| Focus 10 becomes more aggressive, adds RIM - Globe and Mail | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Focus 10 becomes more aggressive, adds RIM- Globe and Mail, Canada - 5 hours ago- Instead, he is going with Toronto-Dominion Bank, despite his worries that the subprime mess in the United States will continue to hurt banks. ...- - | |
| Ontario braces for ABCP blow - Globe and Mail | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Ontario braces for ABCP blow- Globe and Mail, Canada - 5 hours ago- TORONTO -- The Ontario government will join a growing parade of banks and private sector companies taking multimillion-dollar writedowns on commercial paper ...- - | |
| Mortgage fraud thrives in hot housing market - Globe and Mail | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Mortgage fraud thrives in hot housing market- Globe and Mail, Canada - 4 hours ago- ... they're cutting corners, but I would agree that the use of financial intermediaries, specifically mortgage brokers, has muddied the water a little bit. ...- - | |
| Iran welcomes new US intelligence report - CTV.ca | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| CTV.ca- Iran welcomes new US intelligence report- CTV.ca, Canada - 2 hours ago- "We put a lot more collection assets against this," the official said, "but gaps remain." The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ...- - | |
| Womenswear chain Charmante prepares to shut all stores - Montreal Gazette | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Womenswear chain Charmante prepares to shut all stores- Montreal Gazette, Canada - 5 hours ago- 20, Kom filed a notice of intention with the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada to make a proposal to those creditors. ...- - | |
| It's time for Bank of Canada to cut rates - Montreal Gazette | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| It's time for Bank of Canada to cut rates- Montreal Gazette, Canada - 5 hours ago- One dramatic illustration of the great divide is that personal bankruptcies and other insolvencies have been rising this year through most of eastern Canada ...- - | |
| ACE to buy back $1.5-billion of its shares - Globe and Mail | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| ACE to buy back $1.5-billion of its shares- Globe and Mail, Canada - 5 hours ago- Montreal-based ACE, created in 2004 after the airline emerged from bankruptcy protection, said late yesterday that it is launching a limited-time ...- - | |
| Credit cards get upgrade - Regina Leader-Post | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Credit cards get upgrade- Regina Leader-Post, Canada - 4 hours ago- Members of the credit card industry stress this will provide a further layer of protection to consumers. The PIN will function as "protection against other ...- Encrypted chip to beef up security on credit cards, replace black ... Montreal Gazette- all 2 news articles - | |
| Fraud artists looking to assume your identity - Montreal Gazette | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Fraud artists looking to assume your identity- Montreal Gazette, Canada - 5 hours ago- Next, they should call their financial institution and ask them to cancel all of their old credit cards and accounts and have new ones issued and opened. ...- - | |
| E-cards could bear unwanted gifts - Montreal Gazette | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| E-cards could bear unwanted gifts- Montreal Gazette, Canada - 5 hours ago- It may even be used for phishing, using misrepresented links to get bank and credit card details. Imagine the shock of waking up Christmas morning with a ...- - | |
| Insurance firms offer policies - Regina Leader-Post | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Insurance firms offer policies- Regina Leader-Post, Canada - 4 hours ago- They promise to help cover the losses if you fall victim to such things as a crook stealing your personal or credit information, charging up your cards, ...- - | |
| We're not like those other funds, pension plan says - Globe and Mail | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| We're not like those other funds, pension plan says- Globe and Mail, Canada - 5 hours ago- Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is working to distinguish itself from the government-controlled investment funds whose activities have stirred ...- Socially responsible investing StarPhoenix- all 2 news articles - | |
| Looking for a second opinion? Learn to invest on your own - Globe and Mail | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Looking for a second opinion? Learn to invest on your own- Globe and Mail, Canada - 5 hours ago- The financial industry would have us believe investing is an exceedingly complex undertaking, not unlike performing brain surgery or piloting a fighter jet ...- - | |
| Mackenzie Investments launches Mackenzie Founders Income & Growth Fu... | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Mackenzie Investments launches Mackenzie Founders Income & Growth Fund- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 1 hour ago- With a single purchase of this Fund, investors receive a professionally managed investment that provides exposure to various regions, asset classes and ...- - | |
| When smaller is better - Financial Post | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| When smaller is better- Financial Post, Canada - 2 hours ago- In fact, targeting shrinking companies can be a profitable investing strategy. An interesting case in point - with a twist - is Cambridge, Ont.-based ATS ...- - | |
| Hong Kong billionaire buys into Facebook - CTV.ca | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Hong Kong billionaire buys into Facebook- CTV.ca, Canada - 23 minutes ago- Neither Microsoft nor Li gained a seat in exchange for investing. Facebook's fundraising window will likely close in late January, according to the person ...- - | |
| C-Suite Confidential - Financial Post | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| C-Suite Confidential- Financial Post, Canada - 2 hours ago- Quebec, the only province that administers its own child benefits, has done just that in its two-year-old Parental Insurance Plan: of the 52 weeks granted ...- - | |
| Aeroplan acquisition a signal of things to come - Globe and Mail | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Aeroplan acquisition a signal of things to come- Globe and Mail, Canada - 5 hours ago- Aeroplan is looking at a number of acquisitions and is expected to convert from trust to common stock company in the near future to create a currency better ...- - | |
| Bank of Canada likely to not cut interest rates - CTV.ca | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| CBC British Columbia- Bank of Canada likely to not cut interest rates- CTV.ca, Canada - 2 hours ago- The Bank has been under pressure from corporations, unions and politicians to slash its overnight rate, now 4.5 per cent, in order to drive the dollar down ...- Investors look to central banks to support Waterloo Record- all 50 news articles - | |
| Health care costs grow - Canada.com | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Health care costs grow- Canada.com, Canada - 4 hours ago- The report goes on to conclude that public health insurance, as it is currently structured in Canada, tends to produce rates of growth in health spending ...- Petroleum driving health care Canoe.ca (subscription)- Health Care Spending - Unsustainable Saskatoonhomepage.ca- all 9 news articles - | |
| 'Groundbreaking' legislation; Ontario to make health insurance .... | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| 'Groundbreaking' legislation; Ontario to make health insurance ...- The Kingston Whig-Standard, Canada - 10 minutes ago- ... it was introduced, would benefit about 8500 military family members each year by lifting a 90-day waiting period to access provincial health insurance. ...- - | |
| Ont. wants better health care for military families - CTV.ca | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| CTV.ca- Ont. wants better health care for military families- CTV.ca, Canada - 29 minutes ago- ... New Democrats when it was introduced, aims to lift the current 90-day waiting period for military families to access the Ontario Health Insurance Plan. ...- Ont. wants better health care for military families CTV.ca- Ontario extends health care for military families Globe and Mail- Ontario to announce plan to support military families: CP Globe and Mail- National Post - 580 CFRA Radioall 55 news articles - | |
| Dad Jailed For Failing To Pay - Westcoaster | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Dad Jailed For Failing To Pay- Westcoaster, Canada - 5 hours ago- On the stand, mccarthy said he was recently laid off from Ucluelet Harbour Seafoods and is now awaiting payment through the Employment Insurance program. ...- - | |
| Loonie falls as Central Bank cuts interest rates - CTV.ca | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Montreal Gazette- Loonie falls as Central Bank cuts interest rates- CTV.ca, Canada - 9 hours ago- The Bank of Canada announced Tuesday it will cut its target interest rate by one quarter of one percentage point to 4.25 per cent, sending the Canadian ...- Central bank cuts interest rates as high loonie, credit turmoil ... Globe and Mail- Bank of Canada cuts policy rate a quarter-point; sees 'shift to ... Canada East- Bank of Canada cuts interest rate to 4.25% CBC New Brunswick- HoweStreet.com - StarPhoenixall 243 news articles - | |
| A $4000 gift for home-buyers? Don't bank on it - Financial Post | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| A $4000 gift for home-buyers? Don't bank on it- Financial Post, Canada - 16 hours ago- The Bank of Montreal has come up with a solution to Toronto's dreaded new land transfer tax that comes into effect in 30 days -- it will pay the tax for ...- - | |
| More Banks Abandon Paulson's Super-SIV Plan - HoweStreet.com | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| More Banks Abandon Paulson's Super-SIV Plan- HoweStreet.com, Canada - 13 hours ago- The bank said it is providing up to $35 billion in funding, and its balance sheet will expand by $45 billion. westlb provided a credit line for its $11 ...- - | |
| Toronto stocks weaken amid US economic worries - Reuters Canada | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Toronto stocks weaken amid US economic worries- Reuters Canada, Canada - 21 hours ago- All of the country's biggest banks fell. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM.TO: Quote) dipped C$1.82 to C$85.89 and Royal Bank of Canada (RY. ...- Toronto stocks slip on profit taking, banks weigh Reuters Canada- Toronto stocks slides on RIM, profit-taking Reuters Canada- Morning business file: Big money in housing Edmonton Journal- Globe and Mail - Financial Postall 140 news articles - | |
| Central Bank's Actions in Sub-Prime Crisis Highlight Need for ... - ... | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Central Bank's Actions in Sub-Prime Crisis Highlight Need for ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 21 hours ago- 4 /CNW/ - The Bank of Canada's actions during the recent sub-prime lending crisis underline the need for an updating of the Bank of Canada Act, according to ...- Central bank crossed line, CD Howe says Globe and Mail- Bank of Canada may have overstepped powers: study Reuters Canada- all 26 news articles - | |
| Chrysler Financial and MBNA Canada Bank(R) Introduce the Chrysler ... - ... | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Chrysler Financial and MBNA Canada Bank(R) Introduce the Chrysler ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 15 hours ago- MBNA is the second largest mastercard credit card issuer in Canada and with its subsidiary, CUETS Financial Ltd., MBNA is Canada's leading mastercard credit ...- - | |
| Pope and Talbot bankruptcy puts power-plant proposal in jeopardy - Journ... | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Pope and Talbot bankruptcy puts power-plant proposal in jeopardy- Journal of Commerce, Canada - 7 hours ago- ... a $230 million electricity production facility in Mackenzie, BC has a less certain future because a local sawmill has filed for bankruptcy protection. ...- - | |
| ACE and Air Canada shares jump on buyback - Reuters Canada | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| ACE and Air Canada shares jump on buyback- Reuters Canada, Canada - 18 hours ago- The company, created as part of Air Canada's emergence from bankruptcy protection in late 2004, said last month it has C$1.85 million in cash that it wants ...- ACE to buy back $1.5-billion of its shares Globe and Mail- all 16 news articles - | |
| City Council Update: Your guide to what happened at City Council - Ottaw... | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| City Council Update: Your guide to what happened at City Council- Ottawa Start (press release), Canada - 20 hours ago- Council has approved an amendment to the 2001 Settlement Agreement to ensure that Waste Management Canada will reserve 90 per cent of its available capacity ...- - | |
| Cops nail credit card scam - Canoe.ca (subscription) | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Cops nail credit card scam- Canoe.ca (subscription), Canada - 14 hours ago- By Sun Media City police are hunting for a third suspect after shutting down a stolen credit card ring and charging two people. The Organized Fraud Section ...- - | |
| Northern stores charge 1.5% cheque fee - Winnipeg Free Press | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Northern stores charge 1.5% cheque fee- Winnipeg Free Press, Canada - 11 hours ago- Northern stores are processing the cheques for a fee of 1.5 per cent, offering $2500 cash and the option of credit cards, debit cards or store credits. ...- - | |
| Holiday Gift Giving Ideas and Suggestions from VIA Rail - Canada NewsWir... | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Holiday Gift Giving Ideas and Suggestions from VIA Rail- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 15 hours ago- For example, many students do not have a credit card. When they are studying in another city, their parents can encourage them to come home more often by ...- - | |
| Africa: The Investment Destination for Double-digit Growth Rates ... - C... | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Africa: The Investment Destination for Double-digit Growth Rates ...- Canadian National Newspaper, Canada - 16 hours ago- Third, big corporations from Europe, America and China are actually investing billions of dollars in mining and oil fields in several sub-Saharan African ...- - | |
| China offers investment opportunities, challenges - Canoe.ca (subscription) | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| China offers investment opportunities, challenges- Canoe.ca (subscription), Canada - 17 hours ago- By Talbot Boggs (Special) - China is one of the fastest growing economies in the world today, and as such, presents some interesting investment ...- - | |
| DWS Scudder Launches Structured Products Website - CNW Telbec (Communiqu... | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| DWS Scudder Launches Structured Products Website- CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse), Canada - 7 hours ago- We advise investors to carefully consider the Fund's objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. The prospectus contains this and other ...- - | |
| Israel is booming and open for business - Canadian Jewish News | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Israel is booming and open for business- Canadian Jewish News, Canada - 7 hours ago- Chalamish acknowledged that security concerns have dissuaded some from investing in Israel, but that appears to be changing. More investment deals in 2006 ...- - | |
| Big stash, bigger questions - Financial Post | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Big stash, bigger questions- Financial Post, Canada - 21 hours ago- For starters, they can skip the whole notion of investing their cash in a rental property. "They don't want the hassle and nobody knows if we're at the top ...- - | |
| Cash-and-breakfast idea mighty hard to swallow - Financial Post | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Cash-and-breakfast idea mighty hard to swallow- Financial Post, Canada - 15 hours ago- How much do you know about investing or trading commodities, anyway? Never fear, ONE Financial is here to help. You can arrange a "notional" investment in ...- - | |
| Can US Growth Get off the Mat? - HoweStreet.com | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Can US Growth Get off the Mat?- HoweStreet.com, Canada - 18 hours ago- And they?re more than annoyed at Citibank and the other major investment houses for investing so heavily in the risky subprime market. ...- - | |
| Ontario funds new life-enhancing treatment for kidney cancer - Canada Ne... | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Ontario funds new life-enhancing treatment for kidney cancer- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 16 hours ago- Some patients with private insurance plans may be able to access Sutent, but 3.5 million Canadians have little or no private insurance coverage for ...- - | |
| Ontario East back up for sale - Investment Executive | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Ontario East back up for sale- Investment Executive, Canada - 18 hours ago- Juvet, who headed up the legal team at Aetna Life Insurance Co. of Canada before it was acquired by Maritime Life Assurance and, subsequently, ...- - | |
| Optimum Reassurance launches joint initiative with XN Financial - Canada... | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Optimum Reassurance launches joint initiative with XN Financial- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 13 hours ago- This program leverages XN Financial's global infrastructure and provides a simple yet efficient out-of-country medical benefits insurance program for ...- - | |
| AGF Reports November 2007 Mutual Fund Sales - Canada NewsWire (press rel... | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| AGF Reports November 2007 Mutual Fund Sales- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 17 hours ago- ... the Harmony asset management program, AGF Institutional Account Services, private client products, and AGF Trust gics, loans and mortgages. ...- - | |
| Laurentian Bank reports net income of $94.5 million for 2007 ... - Canad... | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Laurentian Bank reports net income of $94.5 million for 2007 ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 21 hours ago- Personal loans increased by $790 million in 2007, mainly as a result of the strong growth in B2B Trust's investment loan portfolio. ...- - | |
| Say "Bah, humbug" to exploitive presents - Straight Goods | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Say "Bah, humbug" to exploitive presents- Straight Goods, Canada - 8 hours ago- In response, unions and non-profit agencies are suggesting several ways for consumers to enjoy a guilt-free holiday season. ...- - | |
| Marni Soupcoff: Click here for private health insurance (kind of ... - N... | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Marni Soupcoff: Click here for private health insurance (kind of ...- National Post, Canada - 18 hours ago- It?s been a frequent refrain from our editorial board that Canadians should have the right to purchase their own health insurance. But until the Post rules ...- Click Here National Post- all 2 news articles - | |
| Americans Want Government to Ensure Health Care - Angus Reid Global Monitor | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Dog Flu Diet and Diseases- Americans Want Government to Ensure Health Care- Angus Reid Global Monitor, Canada - 8 hours ago- Health care in the US is based on a system of benefits provided by employers, as well as the Medicare and Medicaid programs which allocate health insurance ...- Clinton Leads The Way In South Carolina Dog Flu Diet and Diseases- all 40 news articles - | |
| We need professional approach to plowing our streets - Sudbury Star | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| We need professional approach to plowing our streets- Sudbury Star, Canada - 10 hours ago- The sidewalks were snow-bound and impassible. buy a car and navigate the city proper. It is the Sudbury insurance companies that will make the biggest ...- - | |
| Get more *&%$#@! Venting - Edmonton Journal | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Get more *&%$#@! Venting- Edmonton Journal, Canada - 22 hours ago- And don't insurance requirements dictate somebody check a vacant home periodically? - So, the feds are now considering a $5 coin. ...- - | |
| Encrypted chip to beef up security on credit cards, replace black ... - ... | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Encrypted chip to beef up security on credit cards, replace black ...- Montreal Gazette, Canada - Dec 4, 2007- It's been around for a long time, and regarded as a secure feature, but that black magnetic stripe on the back of consumer credit cards is about to be ...- - | |
| Minister linked to loans - Northern News Services (subscription) | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Minister linked to loans- Northern News Services (subscription), Canada - Dec 4, 2007- 29 that he did not know about the loans until the list was made public last week, as his business interests were placed in trust when he became a minister. ...- - | |
| US: Iran halted weapons program in 2003 - Jordan Falls News | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| US: Iran halted weapons program in 2003- Jordan Falls News, Canada - Dec 4, 2007- "We put a lot more collection assets against this," the official said, "but gaps remain." The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ...- - | |
| Iowa diocese reaches $37M sex abuse pact - Hinesberg Journal | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Iowa diocese reaches $37M sex abuse pact- Hinesberg Journal, Canada - Dec 4, 2007- The agreement completes a necessary step for the Davenport diocese, which filed for bankruptcy last year after allegations of abuse against former clergy ...- - | |
| Watch for credit card interest changes - Jordan Falls News | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Watch for credit card interest changes- Jordan Falls News, Canada - Dec 4, 2007- "When a credit card issuer promises to provide a cardholder with a specific interest rate if they meet their credit card obligations, and the cardholder ...- - | |
| Credit card execs defend rate policies - Hinesberg Journal | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Credit card execs defend rate policies- Hinesberg Journal, Canada - Dec 4, 2007- By DIBYA SARKAR, AP Business Writer 10 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Credit-card executives on Tuesday deflected congressional criticism of their practice of ...- - | |
| Watch for credit card interest changes - Ottawa Recorder | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| Watch for credit card interest changes- Ottawa Recorder, Canada - Dec 4, 2007- "When a credit card issuer promises to provide a cardholder with a specific interest rate if they meet their credit card obligations, and the cardholder ...- - | |
| This is Gonna Hurt... - HoweStreet.com | As of: 2007-12-04 |
| This is Gonna Hurt...- HoweStreet.com, Canada - Dec 4, 2007- ?To add to the gloom there are mounting fears that the problems could engulf other types of American debt ? credit cards, car finance and unsecured loans. ...- - | |
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