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Royal Bank extends losing streak - Financial Post As of: 2008-12-05
Globe and Mail- Royal Bank extends losing streak- Financial Post, Canada - 16 hours ago- Nathan Denette/National PostA photograph of the Royal Bank of Canada front building sign on Friday, May 23, 2008 in Toronto. Royal Bank of Canada ...- Royal Bank profit falls to $1.12-billion Globe and Mail- Royal Bank of Canada reports Q4 profit down 15 per cent to $1.12 ... Lethbridge Herald- RBC 'disappointed' with US bank unit Globe and Mail- Financial Postall 64 news articles -
Laurentian Bank profit falls, stock slumps 7 pct - Reuters Canada As of: 2008-12-05
Laurentian Bank profit falls, stock slumps 7 pct- Reuters Canada, Canada - 15 hours ago- By Lynne Olver TORONTO (Reuters) - Laurentian Bank of Canada (LB.TO: Quote) said its quarterly profit fell 9.6 percent because of charges for fixed-income ...- Laurentian Bank reports record net income Globe and Mail- all 21 news articles -
Big Six banks see profits decline in fiscal 2008 - CTV.ca As of: 2008-12-05
Big Six banks see profits decline in fiscal 2008- CTV.ca, Canada - 17 hours ago- TORONTO ? The combined profits of Canada's six biggest banks fell 38 per cent to $12.15 billion in fiscal 2008 from a banner year in 2007 as crumbling ...- Thirty eight per cent crash follows record year London Free Press- Big Six banks full-year profit drops to $12.15B from record ... 660 News- Canadian earnings, dividends and distributions declared Thursday CanadaEast.com- all 43 news articles -
Bank of Canada to cut rate 50 points: dealer poll - Reuters Canada As of: 2008-12-05
Bank of Canada to cut rate 50 points: dealer poll- Reuters Canada, Canada - 18 hours ago- By Frank Pingue TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's primary securities dealers unanimously predicted on Friday that the Bank of Canada will cut interest rates by ...- BoC expected to join rate-cut bonanza Financial Post- With Ottawa closed, economists look to central bank for action on ... 680 News- Economic stimulus falls to central bank London Free Press- all 44 news articles -
Europe's 'starting to get real' with rate cuts, stimulus pla... As of: 2008-12-05
China Daily- Europe's 'starting to get real' with rate cuts, stimulus plan- Globe and Mail, Canada - Dec 5, 2008- The European central banks' "measured" responses to the economic downturn was replaced yesterday with deep and unprecedented interest rate cuts as it became ...- Europeans make big rate cuts to fight recession Reuters Canada- EUR/USD Retraces Gains on ECB Rate Cut CEP News- Central banks slash interest rates as job cuts multiply Financial Post- London Free Press - Reuters Canadaall 1,626 news articles -
Leave bank dividends out of it - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-12-05
Leave bank dividends out of it- Globe and Mail, Canada - Dec 5, 2008- In these fragile economic times, what Canadians really want to know is: Will banks cut their dividends? The answer, according to an analyst who devoted an ...- Laurentian Bank of Canada - Dividend Notice Canada NewsWire (press release)- all 4 news articles -
BCE troubles and strengthened capital ratio make TD Bank better off - Na... As of: 2008-12-05
BCE troubles and strengthened capital ratio make TD Bank better off- National Post, Canada - 18 hours ago- On November 21, RBC Capital Markets analyst Andre-Philippe Hardy reduced his rating on Toronto-Dominion Bank to ?underperform.? He?s been restricted on the ... -
Real Estate Agent Michael James Customizes his Online Property ... - Fre... As of: 2008-12-05
Real Estate Agent Michael James Customizes his Online Property ...- Free Press Release Center (press release), Canada - 21 hours ago- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Michael James with Michael Saunders & Co. to the growing list of real estate agents and brokers who are ... -
Showdown in Ottawa: Sask. MPs speak out - Regina Leader-Post As of: 2008-12-05
Showdown in Ottawa: Sask. MPs speak out- Regina Leader-Post, Canada - Dec 5, 2008- Our plan is exactly in line with the advice of Canada's top business and labour leaders and other G-20 countries. It includes a commitment to repair the ... -
Sears Canada Offers 'Buy Anything, Pay Nothing' Until April 2009... As of: 2008-12-05
Sears Canada Offers 'Buy Anything, Pay Nothing' Until April 2009 ...- CNW Telbec (Communiqué de presse), Canada - 9 hours ago- ... 106 Sears Travel offices and a nationwide home maintenance, repair, and installation network. The Company also publishes Canada's most extensive general ... -
The Cash Store Financial Services Inc. announces class action ... - Stoc... As of: 2008-12-05
The Cash Store Financial Services Inc. announces class action ...- Stockhouse, Canada - 14 hours ago- The credit vouchers may be used to pay either future or existing outstanding brokerage fees on payday loans brokered by The Cash Store or Instaloans. ... -
CN Tower Launches Holiday Food Bank Drive - Canada NewsWire (press release) As of: 2008-12-05
CN Tower Launches Holiday Food Bank Drive- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 17 hours ago- 5 /CNW/ - The CN Tower is pleased to announce it will participate in the Daily Bread Food Bank Holiday Drive as a collection point. ... -
IN THE MATTER OF Marc-Antoine Beauchamp - Settlement - Canada NewsWire (... As of: 2008-12-05
IN THE MATTER OF Marc-Antoine Beauchamp - Settlement- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 17 hours ago- IIROC is the national self-regulatory organization which oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada. ... -
Portage Settles Debt and Assigns Option of Troy Property - The Northern ... As of: 2008-12-05
Portage Settles Debt and Assigns Option of Troy Property- The Northern Miner (subscription), Canada - 15 hours ago- As consideration for the debt settlement, Portage has agreed to sell and assign its option to earn a 100% interest in certain mining claims located in Nye ... -
Choice Spot, Tough Decision For Geologix - The Northern Miner (subscript... As of: 2008-12-05
Choice Spot, Tough Decision For Geologix- The Northern Miner (subscription), Canada - 22 hours ago- Geologix has met those obligations -- and well surpassed them on the drilling front -- leaving only the final cash settlement between it and the deposit. ... -
Shopping online? Be smart about it - Financial Post As of: 2008-12-05
Shopping online? Be smart about it- Financial Post, Canada - 13 hours ago- When in doubt, buy from a Canadian source rather than a US or overseas one, and look for shipping options and guarantees listed on the website. ... -
WEB EXTRA: Counterfiet credit card lab busted - BCLocalNews As of: 2008-12-05
WEB EXTRA: Counterfiet credit card lab busted- BCLocalNews, Canada - 15 hours ago- By Monique Tamminga - Langley Times An Abbotsford woman in her 40s has been taken into custody following a bust of a counterfeit credit card lab on Friday ... -
Former hockey agent had permission to use client's credit card ... -... As of: 2008-12-05
Canada.com- Former hockey agent had permission to use client's credit card ...- The Kingston Whig-Standard, Canada - Dec 5, 2008- Former junior a hockey coach and NHL Agent David J. Frost doesn't believe he did anything wrong in March 2007 when he used the credit card of a jailed ...- Frost under fire from ex-NHLer's dad Financial Post- Frost says Danton's father was target of plot, not him Faceoff.com- Frost back in court to face fraud charges The North Bay Nugget- Faceoff.comall 14 news articles -
Budget 101: where's my money going? - CBC.ca As of: 2008-12-05
CBC.ca- Budget 101: where's my money going?- CBC.ca, Canada - 21 hours ago- "That includes everything they put on their credit cards, any time they use their bank card and any cash they spend. In almost every case, ... -
Crisis due to more than greed - CanadianChristianity.com As of: 2008-12-05
CanadianChristianity.com- Crisis due to more than greed- CanadianChristianity.com, Canada - 17 hours ago- "What we often call investing is not what economists call investing," said Elwil Beukes, professor of economics at King's University College in Edmonton. ... -
Our New Take on the Life Insurers - Morningstar.ca As of: 2008-12-05
Our New Take on the Life Insurers- Morningstar.ca, Canada - 13 hours ago- by Alan Rambaldini | 05 Dec 08 | E-mail Article to a Friend The life insurance industry's capital has been battered over the past few months, ... -
Manulife Vietnam's regular morning get-togethers - Financial Post As of: 2008-12-05
Manulife Vietnam's regular morning get-togethers- Financial Post, Canada - 14 hours ago- Few Canadian professionals would sing or dance in front of colleagues at 9.15 am But in Vietnam, where life insurance is still in its infancy, the Canadian ... -
CLU Institute appoints new board of trustees - Investment Executive As of: 2008-12-05
CLU Institute appoints new board of trustees- Investment Executive, Canada - 22 hours ago- CLU-designated advisors and planners are specialists in advanced life insurance applications, tax, estate planning and business succession solutions. ... -
US lawmakers, White House agree on $15B auto bailout plan: officials - C... As of: 2008-12-05
CTV.ca- US lawmakers, White House agree on $15B auto bailout plan: officials- CBC.ca, Canada - 8 hours ago- That fund provides advanced energy technology loans to assist auto companies produce more fuel-efficient cars. Pelosi had previously demanded the aid come ...- US auto aid uncertain, collapse feared Canada.com- Lawmakers, White House agree on auto aid plan Financial Post- White House and lawmakers talking on auto aid Reuters Canada- Globe and Mailall 1,574 news articles -
Stark reality for Detroit Three - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-12-05
Stark reality for Detroit Three- Globe and Mail, Canada - Dec 5, 2008- With bailout fatigue setting in and Americans deeply skeptical, auto makers face an uphill climb securing the $34-billion (US) in loans they say they need ...- Moodyâ??s Chief Economist Says US Automakers Would Likely Need Up ... RushPRnews.com (press release)- Automakers make increasingly urgent bailout plea in Washington CBC.ca- Understanding but no consensus on auto bailout ReportonBusiness.com- CFTKTV - ReportonBusiness.comall 793 news articles -
Car firms seek at least $6-billion - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-12-05
Canada.com- Car firms seek at least $6-billion- Globe and Mail, Canada - 15 hours ago- In all, the Canadian subsidiaries of the Detroit Three auto makers are asking for government loans or lines of credit totalling at least $6-billion to help ...- Ford submits business plan to government Oakville Beaver- Automakers seek $6-billion in Canadian aid Financial Post- Automakers seek $6B aid package from Ontario, federal government CBC.ca- TheChronicleHerald.ca - Brantford Expositorall 199 news articles -
Contrite execs ask Congress for $34B in aid - Financial Post As of: 2008-12-05
WELT ONLINE- Contrite execs ask Congress for $34B in aid- Financial Post, Canada - Dec 5, 2008- GM, the company in the most dire financial straits, said it needed $12 billion in short-term loans -- including an immediate $4 billion, and another $4 ...- Auto Sales Plunge To Lowest Level Since 1982 HoweStreet.com- US Auto Companies Seek Government Aid for Failing Industry RushPRnews.com (press release)- Making Smarter Cars Instead of Stupid Decisions Center for Research on Globalization- Globe and Mail - Financial Postall 3,894 news articles -
Ont. premier promises help to auto sector - Canada.com As of: 2008-12-05
Ont. premier promises help to auto sector- Canada.com, Canada - 13 hours ago- "I am absolutely committed to finding some way to lending strength to the auto sector here in Ontario," McGuinty said after a speech in Windsor, ... -
? The auto industry still needs help - Waterloo Record As of: 2008-12-05
ABC News- ? The auto industry still needs help- Waterloo Record, Canada - Dec 5, 2008- These words are appropriate for a company seeking $18 billion in loans, and has warned that it won't have enough money to operate without an immediate ...- Big Three win union concessions to bolster aid bid Telegraph-Journal- US Auto Workers to hold meeting on bailout London Free Press- UAW agreeable to renegotiate Detroit Three terms CTV.ca- Reuters Canada - Globe and Mailall 1,922 news articles -
GM seeks concessions from CAW - Financial Post As of: 2008-12-05
Driving.ca- GM seeks concessions from CAW- Financial Post, Canada - 20 hours ago- Jason KrykCanadian Auto Workers national president Ken Lewenza is shown in this Nov. 27, 2008 file photo. TORONTO - General Motors of Canada Ltd. is ...- Canada could shoulder 'disproportionate'amount of auto industry's ... CKTB- GMC is leaning on CAW Newsdurhamregion.com- all 59 news articles -
Business News - AOL Canada As of: 2008-12-05
Business News- AOL Canada, Canada - 10 hours ago- ... congressional Democrats and the White House worked toward agreement Friday on about US$15 billion in bailout loans for the beleaguered auto industry. ... -
Can Harper defang the coalition? - Globe and Mail As of: 2008-12-05
Can Harper defang the coalition?- Globe and Mail, Canada - Dec 5, 2008- Chrysler Canada said it will ask Ottawa and Ontario for repayable loans of more than $1.5-billion to avoid a "slow burn," or an eventual closing of ... -
Big Three submit plan to Queen's Park, Ottawa - Calgary CTV As of: 2008-12-05
Calgary CTV- Big Three submit plan to Queen's Park, Ottawa- Calgary CTV, Canada - 16 hours ago- CTV Toronto's Paul Bliss reported Friday that it is believed the companies are asking for about $4.5 billion in loans and bridge financing, with General ... -
ABCP turns out to be our version of toxic paper - The Gazette (Montreal) As of: 2008-12-05
ABCP turns out to be our version of toxic paper- The Gazette (Montreal), Canada - Dec 5, 2008- The accord aimed to convert the short-term paper (backed by mortgages, car loans, credit card receivables and the like) into longer term notes that could ... -
DCU makes the case for credit unions? merger - Carman Valley Leader As of: 2008-12-05
DCU makes the case for credit unions? merger- Carman Valley Leader, Canada - 22 hours ago- By Glen Hallick The Dufferin Credit Union (DCU) made its case for the proposed merger with Agassiz, Altona and Heartland credit unions. ...- Bigger is better, Agassiz members told Morden Times- What a difference 44 years makes Carman Valley Leader- all 4 news articles -
Prospera tired of being popular with robbers - Chilliwack Times As of: 2008-12-05
Prospera tired of being popular with robbers- Chilliwack Times, Canada - 21 hours ago- In this area, the RCMP has been investigating a couple of other robberies at credit unions this fall, including one in Yarrow and one in Agassiz, ... -
Huge job losses in Ont. push up unemployment rate - CTV British Columbia As of: 2008-12-05
CTV.ca- Huge job losses in Ont. push up unemployment rate- CTV British Columbia, Canada - 22 hours ago- It's not just the corporate taxes...its also the unions. The Japanese automakers (non-union) are still doing ok compared to the US based automakers. ...- Will job losses get worse in Ontario? McGuinty can't say News1130- all 283 news articles -
Obama's plate filling up with health care, Cuba issues - National Post As of: 2008-12-05
Obama's plate filling up with health care, Cuba issues- National Post, Canada - 18 hours ago- Coupled with Obama's new direction for providing health insurance for more Americans is a renewed call for the US to examine re-opening trade, ... -
CORRECTED: Town meetings start health reform effort - National Post As of: 2008-12-05
National Post- CORRECTED: Town meetings start health reform effort- National Post, Canada - 9 hours ago- Close to 46 million Americans have no health insurance, and Americans are more likely to die of common diseases than people living in many other developed ...- Daschle asks Americans for health care stories Maximum Edge- Obama laying the groundwork for health reform Reuters Canada- all 351 news articles -
A Crapshoot at Best- America?s Health Care is a Matter of Luck - Canada ... As of: 2008-12-05
A Crapshoot at Best- America?s Health Care is a Matter of Luck- Canada Free Press, Canada - Dec 5, 2008- Perhaps your luck then will be in the form of being one of the fortunate 20% of Americans to have health insurance. Then again, your insurance company may ... -
What you should know if you get fired - National Post As of: 2008-12-05
What you should know if you get fired- National Post, Canada - 15 hours ago- If there are health issues, be sure to convert group plans into an individual policy. If someone has health issues, a group insurance plan is a great way to ... -
Westman Globetrotters Return Home - CKX As of: 2008-12-05
Westman Globetrotters Return Home- CKX, Canada - 12 hours ago- Some of the travelers were running out of medications while for others, their health insurance expired. But the biggest headache was for Lana?s husband Dr. ... -
Car sharing revs up - TheChronicleHerald.ca As of: 2008-12-05
Car sharing revs up- TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - Dec 5, 2008- CarShare users pay an annual membership fee and an hourly fee to use a car on a short-term basis. They don?t pay additional charges for gas, insurance or ... -
No licence, no lights, one death ? no jail time - TheChronicleHerald.ca As of: 2008-12-05
No licence, no lights, one death ? no jail time- TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - Dec 5, 2008- Ms. McClure?s licence had been suspended, she had no insurance, and her vehicle did not have a current inspection sticker when she was stopped at a ...- House arrest for dangerous driving causing death Nova News Now- all 2 news articles -
Oops -- police find drugs in impounded car - Sudbury Star As of: 2008-12-05
Oops -- police find drugs in impounded car- Sudbury Star, Canada - Dec 5, 2008- Police stopped a car for speeding on North Street on Monday night. The driver did not have a licence or proof of ownership or insurance for the vehicle, ... -
Prepare for 'sideways' market - Financial Post As of: 2008-12-05
Prepare for 'sideways' market- Financial Post, Canada - Dec 5, 2008- "They will continue to pay down debt," he argues. "But [the stimulus] won't turn into another bull market." And the two do have the track record to back up ... -
Retirement Planning Blog - About - News & Issues As of: 2008-12-05
Retirement Planning Blog- About - News & Issues, NY - Dec 5, 2008- By Michael Rubin, About.com Guide to Retirement Planning With the recent economic slide, many people are wondering how they will ever retire. ... -
The Wilber Corporation & Wilber National Bank Plan to Help ... - Mar... As of: 2008-12-05
The Wilber Corporation & Wilber National Bank Plan to Help ...- MarketWatch - 15 hours ago- The Bank provides personal trust, agency, estate administration, and retirement planning services to individuals, as well as custodial and investment ... -
S'poreans 'prefer safe investments' - AsiaOne As of: 2008-12-05
S'poreans 'prefer safe investments'- AsiaOne, Singapore - 14 hours ago- Now in its fifth year, the report also identified gaps in Singaporeans' retirement planning, reinforcing the need to better inform and help people save and ... -
Retirement plan can make selling business a bit easier - Greater Fort Wa... As of: 2008-12-05
Retirement plan can make selling business a bit easier- Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly, IN - 20 hours ago- For many small business owners, the business is their retirement plan. The plan is to sell the business at some convenient date and then retire. ... -
Acuity Funds Ltd. Releases Estimates of 2008 Year-End ... - Canada NewsW... As of: 2008-12-05
Acuity Funds Ltd. Releases Estimates of 2008 Year-End ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 15 hours ago- 5 /CNW/ - Acuity Funds Ltd. ("Acuity") announced today estimates of certain year-end (2008) taxable distributions to be paid by the Acuity Mutual Funds and ...- Hardware and humble pie: The 2008 Canadian Investment Awards Morningstar.ca- CI?s Coleman named fund manager of the year Investment Executive- all 13 news articles -
Front Street Capital to Further Streamline Funds - Proposed Merger ... -... As of: 2008-12-05
Front Street Capital to Further Streamline Funds - Proposed Merger ...- Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 16 hours ago- Front Street Mutual Funds Limited offers a multiple share class structure (with each share class representing a separate mutual fund) providing investors ... -
Ills de la Citi - Financial Post As of: 2008-12-05
Financial Post- Ills de la Citi- Financial Post, Canada - 21 hours ago- As told to me by the CEO of a banking company that had cut its dividend to a penny before being eaten by another bank, there are lots of mutual funds that ... -
Carleton University drops and reinstates Shinerama campaign - The Argosy.ca As of: 2008-12-05
Carleton University drops and reinstates Shinerama campaign- The Argosy.ca, Canada - 8 hours ago- CUSA called an emergency meeting to reconsider the motion, which they have claimed was an attempt to coincide better with the ?inclusive? goal of frosh week ... -
Finally, an Obama Bounce - HoweStreet.com As of: 2008-12-05
Finally, an Obama Bounce- HoweStreet.com, Canada - 17 hours ago- Besides, in an emergency there was always a job available at McDonalds...and credit cards. But now the monsoons have come. The drains back up...and even ... -
Making money from the coming currency crisis: Part II - Stockhouse As of: 2008-12-05
Making money from the coming currency crisis: Part II- Stockhouse, Canada - 19 hours ago- You have to be prepared to not make any money for maybe about three years at least. I?m not saying that?s what?s going to happen, but you have to be ...- Making money from the coming currency crisis: Part I Stockhouse- all 2 news articles -
Making of a True Leader - Nabweekly As of: 2008-12-05
BBC News- Making of a True Leader- Nabweekly, Canada - 23 hours ago- A money greed driven North America that now is collapsing with only the industries of greed that now those workers of Canada are out of a job by thousands ...- Pro-coalition rally held in Calgary Calgary CTV- The first Liberal step: Replace Dion Globe and Mail- ? Parliament needs to come to its senses Waterloo Record- National Post - The Kingston Whig-Standardall 3,374 news articles -
Bankruptcies making a comeback with faltering economy - Lethbridge Herald As of: 2008-12-05
Bankruptcies making a comeback with faltering economy- Lethbridge Herald, Canada - Dec 5, 2008- The province?s businesses are faring better so far, bankruptcy officers say. But American-owned chains facing bad news on both sides of the border ? like ... -
Half a Million US Job Losses Consistent with 5% Decline in Q4 GDP - CEP ... As of: 2008-12-05
CEP News- Half a Million US Job Losses Consistent with 5% Decline in Q4 GDP- CEP News, Canada - Dec 5, 2008- US nonfarm payrolls plummeted way beyond expectations as 533000 jobs vanished in November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. ... -
NFP -412k and the unemployment rate ticks up to 6.8%? - OANDA Forex Blog As of: 2008-12-05
NFP -412k and the unemployment rate ticks up to 6.8%?- OANDA Forex Blog, Canada - Dec 5, 2008- Yesterday?s Canadian building permits unexpectedly plummeted -15.7% vs. +12.5%, m/m in Oct. which would suggest that we will see a further contraction in ... -
Frost under fire from ex-NHLer's dad - Financial Post As of: 2008-12-05
National Post- Frost under fire from ex-NHLer's dad- Financial Post, Canada - Dec 5, 2008- Mr. Frost, his wife and Mr. Danton are each named on credit cards that contain the same number and are linked to the same account, the court heard. ...- Former hockey agent had permission to use client's credit card ... The Kingston Whig-Standard- Frost back in court to face fraud charges The North Bay Nugget- Frost says Danton's father was target of plot, not him Faceoff.com- Faceoff.comall 14 news articles -
Midday News Recap: US and Canadian Job Losses Deeper Than Expected - CEP... As of: 2008-12-05
CEP News- Midday News Recap: US and Canadian Job Losses Deeper Than Expected- CEP News, Canada - Dec 5, 2008- (CEP News) - The major economic releases today showed that jobs were lost at a faster-than-expected pace in both Canada and the US in November, ... -
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