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Hundreds of US banks will fail, warns leading economist - Financial Post As of: 2008-08-05
Hundreds of US banks will fail, warns leading economist- Financial Post, Canada - 13 hours ago- NEW YORK -- The United States is in the second inning of a recession that will last for at least 18 months and help kill off hundreds of banks, ... -
How to Sell the Dollar - HoweStreet.com As of: 2008-08-05
How to Sell the Dollar- HoweStreet.com, Canada - 51 minutes ago- Can you imagine what would have happened if the banks hadn?t pumped that money into the Fed?s reserves? One former currency trader has asked, ... -
Ground Pork to Hit Local Food Bank Shelves - CKTB As of: 2008-08-05
Ground Pork to Hit Local Food Bank Shelves- CKTB, Canada - 10 hours ago- A welcomed treat for families who rely on Community Care of St. Catharines-Thorold's food bank... Food bank CEO Betty Lou Souter tells CKTB they're one of ...- Kawartha Food Share to get pounds of pork Peterborough Examiner- all 2 news articles -
Pork from national pig cull on its way to food banks - The North Bay Nugget As of: 2008-08-05
Pork from national pig cull on its way to food banks- The North Bay Nugget, Canada - 19 hours ago- The first shipments of ground pork -- sausage to come later -- left Ontario plants Friday in refrigerated trucks for food banks in Ottawa, London, ... -
The Four Tires Of The Apocalypse - HoweStreet.com As of: 2008-08-05
The Four Tires Of The Apocalypse- HoweStreet.com, Canada - 8 hours ago- The rise of central banks parallels the substitution of paper debt-based money for gold and silver. When a disease spreads, so, too, do its symptoms. ... -
Home Equity Income Trust Announces Record Quarterly Originations ... - C... As of: 2008-08-05
Home Equity Income Trust Announces Record Quarterly Originations ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 9 hours ago- During the quarter the Trust entered into an agreement with Multi-Prêts, Quebec's leading mortgage broker. The new partnership with Multi-Prêts will further ... -
Victims of apartment fire lacked insurance - CBC.ca As of: 2008-08-05
CBC.ca- Victims of apartment fire lacked insurance- CBC.ca, Canada - 9 hours ago- "If there's opportunities for a lower rate for lower incomes, if that's an opportunity for insurance brokers, that would be fantastic. ... -
The Wind from Wall Street's Sails - HoweStreet.com As of: 2008-08-05
The Wind from Wall Street's Sails- HoweStreet.com, Canada - 12 minutes ago- ... was that sophisticated bankers and brokers came to believe the same thing ? that they could get rich by buying and trading the mortgage contracts of ... -
Home Capital Reports Record Growth in Originations in Second Quarter - C... As of: 2008-08-05
Home Capital Reports Record Growth in Originations in Second Quarter- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 19 hours ago- ... this suite of products will position Home Trust as a "one stop shop" for mortgage brokers, expanding the Company's penetration into the broker network. ... -
? Harried parents and their lethal lapses - Hamilton Spectator As of: 2008-08-05
? Harried parents and their lethal lapses- Hamilton Spectator, Canada - 20 hours ago- "They're the busy ones, like doctors and police officers and mortgage brokers and it usually happens by distraction. There's a detour. ... -
New rate for payday loans not a done deal - Nova Scotia Business Journal As of: 2008-08-05
New rate for payday loans not a done deal- Nova Scotia Business Journal, Canada - 10 hours ago- BY HARRY SULLIVAN, TRANSCONTINENTAL MEDIA TRURO ? Payday loan customers rejoicing over a proposed rate cap will have to wait at least a few more months ... -
BC to enact payday loan law - The Province As of: 2008-08-05
BC to enact payday loan law- The Province, Canada - 22 hours ago- Stan Keyes, president of the Ontario-based Canadian Payday Loan Association, said he's hopeful Victoria will come up with a cap that is fair to both ... -
Cash Canada Announces its Purchase of New Locations - Filing Services Ca... As of: 2008-08-05
Cash Canada Announces its Purchase of New Locations- Filing Services Canada (press release), Canada - 15 hours ago- The lending centers provide alternative financial solutions including payday loans, consumer loans, cheque cashing and prepaid MasterCard. -
Connect to IBM iSeries Server with iPhone and iPod Touch - Palluxo! - Ma... As of: 2008-08-05
Connect to IBM iSeries Server with iPhone and iPod Touch- Palluxo! - Mac Dose of All Things Apple, Canada - 21 hours ago- ... midrange server from IBM, designed for the business world and widely used by Collection agencies and other big and small business all over the World. ... -
Homebuilder Credit Defaults Swaps Review - HoweStreet.com As of: 2008-08-05
Homebuilder Credit Defaults Swaps Review- HoweStreet.com, Canada - 11 hours ago- Hovnanian (HOV), Beazer Homes (BZH), and Lennar (LEN) are now the three most likely bankruptcy candidates on the above list of homebuilders (at least from a ... -
Burford-area home invasion remains unsolved - Brantford Expositor As of: 2008-08-05
Burford-area home invasion remains unsolved- Brantford Expositor, Canada - 17 hours ago- There was some thought that the robbery was somehow connected to his then-spouse, Barbara Nicklin, whose business Bridal Paradise, had gone into bankruptcy. ... -
Just some good ol? boys who love plonk - National Post As of: 2008-08-05
Just some good ol? boys who love plonk- National Post, Canada - 9 hours ago- Pullman plays Jim Barrett, owner of Chateau Montelena, a man whose drive for perfection is unfortunately also driving him into bankruptcy. ... -
Best Quotes of July 2008 - HoweStreet.com As of: 2008-08-05
Best Quotes of July 2008- HoweStreet.com, Canada - 11 hours ago- Monetary policy is now being tightened into the crunch by the ECB, hence the bankruptcy last week of Martinsa-Fadesa (?5.1bn). ... -
Fake Olympic tickets websites shut down by US - CTV.ca As of: 2008-08-05
CTV.ca- Fake Olympic tickets websites shut down by US- CTV.ca, Canada - 3 hours ago- We are given to understand that they have placed themselves in to bankruptcy, despite having been paid in full by our company" the Los Angeles Times ... -
Greyhound pulls 'bus rage' ads - CBC.ca As of: 2008-08-05
Times Online- Greyhound pulls 'bus rage' ads- CBC.ca, Canada - 9 hours ago- North America's largest intercity bus company has been through some tough times since the 1990s as ridership fell and the company went through bankruptcy ...- Greyhound murder raises security questions CTV.ca- all 3,478 news articles -
NS posts record $419m surplus - TheChronicleHerald.ca As of: 2008-08-05
NS posts record $419m surplus- TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - 13 hours ago- ... reduce the debt this year," Mr. Baker said. "We have also committed to applying the rest of the Crown share settlement to the surplus in the years ahead." -
IN THE MATTER OF James Percival - Settlement - Canada NewsWire (press re... As of: 2008-08-05
IN THE MATTER OF James Percival - Settlement- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 11 hours ago- IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada. ... -
Savanna Energy Services Corp. announces Q2 2008 results and ... - Canada... As of: 2008-08-05
Savanna Energy Services Corp. announces Q2 2008 results and ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 5 hours ago- These capital expenditures will be funded from cash flows generated from operations and/or existing debt facilities, and all equipment should be in the ... -
Cascades reports second quarter results - Canada NewsWire (press release) As of: 2008-08-05
Cascades reports second quarter results- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 19 hours ago- The net loss for the quarter includes a pre-tax $15 million foreign exchange loss on US denominated debt ($0.13 per share after-tax); The $0.45 net earnings ...- NiSource Reports Second Quarter Earnings Stockhouse- all 51 news articles -
Bad Reflexes - HoweStreet.com As of: 2008-08-05
Bad Reflexes- HoweStreet.com, Canada - 45 minutes ago- Credit terms for mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards have reached their maximum extension? It may also be true for commercial credit, particularly for ... -
Good debt helps build wealth, bad debt throws it away - Financial Post As of: 2008-08-05
Good debt helps build wealth, bad debt throws it away- Financial Post, Canada - 11 hours ago- Many credit cards charge ridiculous interest rates, and worse yet, too many people keep balances on these high-interest cards. Cars depreciate in value. ... -
Who reads the fine print? Not website customers - The Gazette (Montreal) As of: 2008-08-05
Who reads the fine print? Not website customers- The Gazette (Montreal), Canada - 22 hours ago- Lawson has reviewed more than 30 e-contracts to sign up for credit cards or online banking, telecommunications service plans and to purchase software. ... -
The fine print: Lengthy online contracts can test consumer savvy - Canad... As of: 2008-08-05
The fine print: Lengthy online contracts can test consumer savvy- Canada.com, Canada - 15 hours ago- Lawson has reviewed over 30 e-contracts to sign up for credit cards or online banking, service plans with telecommunications companies and to purchase ... -
LETTERS Provincial government is investing in St. Catharines - St. Catha... As of: 2008-08-05
LETTERS Provincial government is investing in St. Catharines- St. Catharines Standard, Canada - 16 hours ago- You can be sure we are putting forth our best efforts to work with our municipal partners to meet the need for ongoing, sustainable investment in ... -
Today's stock market offers great opportunity for investment - Metro... As of: 2008-08-05
Today's stock market offers great opportunity for investment- Metro Canada - Vancouver, Canada - 22 hours ago- As an Investment Advisor, I receive many enquiries as to the best place to invest money. People always want to know what investments provide the most upside ... -
IGM Financial to buy Saxon for C$287 million - Reuters Canada As of: 2008-08-05
Financial Post- IGM Financial to buy Saxon for C$287 million- Reuters Canada, Canada - 14 hours ago- Saxon, which went public in 2005 and is known for its value-oriented investing expertise, will become part of IGM Financial's Mackenzie Financial Corp unit ...- IGM Financial to acquire Saxon Financial for $286 million KBS Radio- all 50 news articles -
Ouellette announces $850000 in support of agriculture - Victoria Star As of: 2008-08-05
Ouellette announces $850000 in support of agriculture- Victoria Star, Canada - 2 hours ago- "Investing new money in agriculture shows how serious this government is about enhancing the ability of the agriculture industry to be an important player ... -
Linamar: A Bright Spot In A Sea Of Doom & Gloom - Alternative Energy... As of: 2008-08-05
Linamar: A Bright Spot In A Sea Of Doom & Gloom- Alternative Energy Stocks, Canada - 1 hour ago- Investing involves substantial risk and you should evaluate your own risk levels before you make any investment. Past results are not an indication of ... -
Be financially prepared if the worst happens - New Brunswick Business Jo... As of: 2008-08-05
Be financially prepared if the worst happens- New Brunswick Business Journal, Canada - 20 hours ago- But they'll sometimes tend to put off the other products like life insurance or long term disability. "It's the probability factor," said Patricia ... -
Life is all Politics, Stupid! - MWC News As of: 2008-08-05
Life is all Politics, Stupid!- MWC News, Canada - 2 hours ago- I get health insurance (but the feds don't let the insurance cover pre-existing conditions, won't cover annual physicals or lab tests....the most prominent ... -
Study: Most NS parents aren?t using RESP plans - TheChronicleHerald.ca As of: 2008-08-05
Study: Most NS parents aren?t using RESP plans- TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - 20 hours ago- Peter Lewis, vice-president of the Canadian Scholarship Trust Foundation, an RESP provider, said many parents aren?t aware of the two federal programs, ... -
Tensions over drug trade bubble to the surface - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-08-05
Tensions over drug trade bubble to the surface- Globe and Mail, Canada - 21 hours ago- Nobody can trust," said Mr. Karzai, who is the younger half-brother of the President. "For example, if we ask for a visa to take our fruit to Europe, ... -
2008 West Island Business and Job Fair - Denis Dubreuil to be ... - Cana... As of: 2008-08-05
2008 West Island Business and Job Fair - Denis Dubreuil to be ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 10 hours ago- It comprises a network of caisses, credit unions and business centres in Québec and Ontario, and some twenty subsidiary companies in life and general ... -
?Sicko? reveals the decay within American health care - Daily Gleaner As of: 2008-08-05
?Sicko? reveals the decay within American health care- Daily Gleaner, Canada - 20 hours ago- You can go bankrupt and lose your house because of health care costs. Individually, Americans depend on private-sector health insurance for coverage, ... -
Celebrity health records seen by more UCLA staff - CTV.ca As of: 2008-08-05
CTV.ca- Celebrity health records seen by more UCLA staff- CTV.ca, Canada - 11 hours ago- ... patients "without any legitimate reason" and viewed Social Security numbers, health insurance information and addresses, from April 2003 to May 2007. ... -
Cemetery workers raise concerns over pesticide use - OHS Canada As of: 2008-08-05
Cemetery workers raise concerns over pesticide use- OHS Canada, Canada - 16 hours ago- TORONTO (Canadian OH&S News) -- Citing occupational health and safety concerns, a total of 237 cemetery workers in the Toronto area walked off the job in ... -
Many Uninsured Americans Living With Chronic Illness - Chatter Shmatter As of: 2008-08-05
Chatter Shmatter- Many Uninsured Americans Living With Chronic Illness- Chatter Shmatter, Canada - 18 hours ago- According to the report, these people living without insurance are more than likely not going to a doctor cause they cant afford it, do not have a regular ... -
For the fourth quarter in a row, auto insurance rates quoted increase - ... As of: 2008-08-05
For the fourth quarter in a row, auto insurance rates quoted increase- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 10 hours ago- The study, designed to spot and highlight the pricing trends of car insurance, identified a 3.5 per cent increase in the average of the lowest premiums ... -
The Beacon - Beacon As of: 2008-08-05
Beacon- The Beacon- Beacon, Canada - 19 hours ago- Mr. Stratton was selling the older car for $1000, and he didn't have any insurance because it wasn't being used. But the value of the car doesn't compare to ... -
How to Plan Spending in Retirement - TheStreet.com As of: 2008-08-05
How to Plan Spending in Retirement- TheStreet.com - 13 hours ago- Planning for your retirement often involves determining how you are going to save enough money to afford the lifestyle you want to maintain. ... -
Overcoming retirement's eight big hurdles - The Australian As of: 2008-08-05
Overcoming retirement's eight big hurdles- The Australian, Australia - 14 hours ago- ... last month that he had "a list a mile long" of issues connected with superannuation and retirement planning that he might put to the Henry committee. ... -
Personal finance chat with Deborah Levenson - Boston Globe As of: 2008-08-05
Personal finance chat with Deborah Levenson- Boston Globe, United States - 10 hours ago- Micky__Guest_: As most of us struggle with trying to balance work life and home life, we also struggle with retirement planning, our kid's education and ... -
Savvy Senior: Money Matters: Financial education for women - Daily Journal As of: 2008-08-05
Savvy Senior: Money Matters: Financial education for women- Daily Journal, SC - 1 hour ago- A savvy resource that offers easy-to-understand information on topics like money management, retirement planning, saving and investing, as well as Social ... -
How To Plan For A Risk-Free Retirement - Motley Fool UK As of: 2008-08-05
How To Plan For A Risk-Free Retirement- Motley Fool UK, UK - 15 hours ago- Those of you with less than fifteen years until retirement could perhaps do with a similar clock which counts towards that somewhat happier occasion. ... -
Morgan Stanley adds Mpls. wealth-management office - Twin Cities Busines... As of: 2008-08-05
Morgan Stanley adds Mpls. wealth-management office- Twin Cities Business Journal, MN - 1 hour ago- The need for retirement planning among wealthy baby boomers is driving growth at Morgan Stanley and across the industry, he said. ?It?s about transition of ... -
Making your money last in retirement - Naperville Sun As of: 2008-08-05
Making your money last in retirement- Naperville Sun, IL - 20 hours ago- You can earn more in the year you reach full retirement age. An interactive net worth calculator and other tools to help with retirement planning can be ... -
Boomers running out of time to save - InvestmentNews As of: 2008-08-05
Boomers running out of time to save- InvestmentNews, NY - 19 hours ago- By Sue Asci Retirement planning was a top priority for 42% of 1305 independent advisers polled by Curian Capital LLC, and a full 90% said they felt that a ... -
Beating the bear not so easy - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-08-05
Beating the bear not so easy- Globe and Mail, Canada - 14 hours ago- Among small cap funds, just 30 per cent beat the S&P/TSX small cap index. ?Conventional wisdom says that active mutual funds perform better than indices ...- Indices beat funds during last Canadian bear market National Post- Majority of active funds underperform indices during last bear ... Investment Executive- Slumping resources drag Canadian equity funds down in July ... Canada NewsWire (press release)- all 13 news articles -
The end of direct sales at Saxon? - Morningstar.ca As of: 2008-08-05
Financial Post- The end of direct sales at Saxon?- Morningstar.ca, Canada - 5 hours ago- Once the takeover is completed, Saxon will become a new product line at Mackenzie Financial Corp., the IGM subsidiary whose mutual funds are distributed ...- Mackenzie to acquire Saxon Financial Canada NewsWire (press release)- IGM Financial to acquire Saxon Financial for $286 million KBS Radio- Saxon Financial Announces Sale to IGM Financial subsidiary ... CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse)- ReportonBusiness.comall 50 news articles -
Armtec, Bank of Nova Scotia ? Pink's Manager Picks - National Post As of: 2008-08-05
Armtec, Bank of Nova Scotia ? Pink's Manager Picks- National Post, Canada - 9 hours ago- The retail division is performing well, reporting good domestic market share gains in mutual funds, personal term deposits, and total deposits. ... -
Casino Slot Patron Calls Police to Refund His Money - Online Casino Advi... As of: 2008-08-05
Casino Slot Patron Calls Police to Refund His Money- Online Casino Advisory, Canada - 9 hours ago- He was informed by the dispatcher that the only crime being committed was by him, as dialing the emergency response number to report a fictional offense is ... -
Province kicks in to help with flooding costs - Belleville Intelligencer As of: 2008-08-05
Province kicks in to help with flooding costs- Belleville Intelligencer, Canada - 10 hours ago- Prince Edward-Hastings MPP Leona Dombrowsky announced Tuesday the city is receiving more than $71000 to help cover emergency response costs due to the ... -
Fraser Health receives $45 million from province - Peace Arch News.com As of: 2008-08-05
Fraser Health receives $45 million from province- Peace Arch News.com, Canada - 8 hours ago- Emergency room visits are up five to seven per cent so far this year. ?The volumes continue to grow,? Barefoot said. ?These funds will help us deal with ... -
West Island community events! - West Island Chronicle As of: 2008-08-05
West Island community events!- West Island Chronicle, Canada - 9 hours ago- 10 will raise funds for NOVA and the West Island Palliative Care Residence. Tickets are $15. For more information call 514-630-4334 or visit ... -
Home Trust to offer traditional mortgages - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-08-05
Home Trust to offer traditional mortgages- Globe and Mail, Canada - Aug 5, 2008- The goal is to allow brokers whose clients are on the edge of qualifying for a traditional mortgage the option of pursuing that route first. ...- Home Capital net jumps 21% Investment Executive- Résultats du deuxième trimestre CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse)- all 4 news articles -
Hayes Forest Services forced into bankruptcy - Truck News As of: 2008-08-05
Hayes Forest Services forced into bankruptcy- Truck News, Canada - Aug 5, 2008- DUNCAN, BC -- Hayes Forest Services Ltd., one of the biggest contract logging companies on Vancouver Island, has filed for creditor protection, according to ... -
Stay out of my pockets - 100 Mile House Free Press As of: 2008-08-05
Stay out of my pockets- 100 Mile House Free Press, Canada - Aug 5, 2008- Free online and telephone banking, unlimited cheques and free Interac payments are available through this account; how come other banks and credit unions ... -
IGM diagnosis finds value in Saxon - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-08-05
Financial Post- IGM diagnosis finds value in Saxon- Globe and Mail, Canada - Aug 5, 2008- Saxon's three businesses include $2-billion in mainly no-load mutual funds, $11-billion in institutional assets run by its Howson Tattersall Investment ...- IGM's Saxon buy sign of times Financial Post- Saxon profit falls 46 per cent ReportonBusiness.com- The end of direct sales at Saxon? Morningstar.ca- Canada NewsWire (press release) - Morningstar.caall 68 news articles -
TIP SHEET - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-08-05
TIP SHEET- Globe and Mail, Canada - Aug 5, 2008- Among small-cap funds, just 30 per cent beat the S&P/TSX small-cap index. "Conventional wisdom says that active mutual funds perform better than indices ...- Indices beat funds during last Canadian bear market National Post- Majority of active funds underperform indices during last bear ... Investment Executive- Slumping resources drag Canadian equity funds down in July ... Canada NewsWire (press release)- all 19 news articles -
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