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| Bank robber collapses in court - Owen Sound Sun Times | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Bank robber collapses in court- Owen Sound Sun Times, Canada- A woman collapsed in an Owen Sound courtroom while being escorted to jail Friday, after she was sentenced to nine months for robbing banks in Durham and Chesley in 2007. Superior Court Justice Robert Thompson sentenced Claudia Strelocke to nine months ... - | |
| Business briefs - Canada.com | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Business briefs- Canada.com, Canada- The country's largest bank said late Thursday it will record the cost for the second quarter ending April 30, reflecting plunging real estate values and recession in the US The writedown is equal to the bank's net income of about $859 million for the ... - | |
| Confessions of a melancholic money manager - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Confessions of a melancholic money manager- Globe and Mail, Canada- I'm constantly worrying about beating the banks, other asset managers, the banks, hedge funds, the banks and every full-service broker in the country. My clients and partners want me to beat all of them every quarter, every year, all the time. ... - | |
| Bruised D'Alessandro offers olive branch - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Bruised D'Alessandro offers olive branch- Globe and Mail, Canada- In the final days of a 15-year run at Manulife Financial, there's business to take care of, amends to make, reputational damage to repair. An awful lot of executives in banking and insurance will tell you the past year has been the roughest of their ... - | |
| GM bankruptcy 'probable' - London Free Press | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| ABC News- GM bankruptcy 'probable'- London Free Press, Canada- By AP DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. chief executive Fritz Henderson said yesterday a bankruptcy filing is "probable" because of the restructuring goals GM must meet for more government loans, but it isn't the firm's preferred option. ...- General Motors CEO Says Bankruptcy 'Probable' But Not Preferred CityNews- GM may tap $3-billion loan from Canada Financial Post- GM bankruptcy 'probable' Hamilton Spectator- New Brunswick Business Journal - Autonetall 775 news articles - | |
| Blinkered CAW driving jobs over cliff - TheChronicleHerald.ca | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Blinkered CAW driving jobs over cliff- TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada- The asteroid in this case is the impending bankruptcy of General Motors and Chrysler and the loss of thousands of jobs in Canada. The delusional shrug is the insistence of CAW leaders that their members will not agree to bring their labour costs down ... - | |
| The Tower of Basel: Secretive Plans for the Issuing of a Global ... - Ce... | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Center for Research on Globalization- The Tower of Basel: Secretive Plans for the Issuing of a Global ...- Center for Research on Globalization, Canada- He wrote: ?[N]ational banking systems are suddenly thrown into the rigid arms of the Basel Capital Accord sponsored by the Bank of International Settlement (BIS), or to face the penalty of usurious risk premium in securing international interbank loans ... - | |
| Bankrupted by cancer - TheChronicleHerald.ca | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Bankrupted by cancer- TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada- By AMY SMITH Provincial Reporter ANGELA FEINDEL says she and her husband maxed out their credit cards, wiped out their children's education fund and finally went bankrupt in her fight with a rare, life-threatening form of eye cancer. ... - | |
| BC man faces $23000 bill over stolen cellphone - Canada.com | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| BC man faces $23000 bill over stolen cellphone- Canada.com, Canada- The 18-year-old from Salmon Arm, BC, was more concerned about his missing credit cards, travel documents, and copy of his passport. However, that stolen cellphone has become Dobson's biggest problem. He faces a $23652 Bell Canada bill - including late ... - | |
| University slammed over stock-market losses - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| University slammed over stock-market losses- Globe and Mail, Canada- The University of Western Ontario is facing questions about how it manages its money after it lost nearly $50-million last year through investing some of the surplus cash from tuition fees, research grants and government funding in the stock market. ... - | |
| Chrysler suggests cutting some employee benefits - TheChronicleHerald.ca | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Chrysler suggests cutting some employee benefits- TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada- By KRISTINE OWRAM The Canadian Press TORONTO ? Chrysler Canada could lower its labour costs by eliminating workers' life insurance, out-of-province health coverage and some benefits like child care, according to a management letter that says the ... - | |
| Bloom or bust? - ReportonBusiness.com | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Bloom or bust?- ReportonBusiness.com, Canada- And in the United States, the banks that received bailout cash are clamouring to get off the dole and pay back the loans. Investment bank Goldman Sachs this week reported a $1.66-billion (US) first quarter profit, beating most analysts' estimates. ... - | |
| City's poorest areas suffer as financial services leave - Winnipeg F... | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| City's poorest areas suffer as financial services leave- Winnipeg Free Press, Canada- But with construction costs spiralling upward ever since, the board of one of the smallest credit unions in the province decided to look at other less expensive expansion options. McCorriston said she would prefer having an aboriginal credit union move ... - | |
| WHY THE BLUSTER HAS GIVEN WAY TO BLAND - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| WHY THE BLUSTER HAS GIVEN WAY TO BLAND- Globe and Mail, Canada- The Social Credit government won that fight, although it now appears a pyrrhic victory at best. The clash did crush the morale of the labour movement, with a split emerging as it became clear that public-sector unions were more concerned with their own ... - | |
| Chrysler will quit Canada if CAW doesn't concede: execs - Canada.com | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| MiamiHerald.com- Chrysler will quit Canada if CAW doesn't concede: execs- Canada.com, Canada- The Canadian and Ontario governments have pledged $1 billion to Chrysler to help it stabilize its Canadian operations, which include a minivan assembly factory in Windsor and car plant in Brampton, just northwest of Toronto. ...- Chrysler failure won't be our fault: CAW Canada.com- all 367 news articles - | |
| Safety net shows holes as recession lingers - Sault Star | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Safety net shows holes as recession lingers- Sault Star, Canada- Only six months into an economic downturn, social advocates and the jobless say the employment insurance system that was supposed to cushion the fall is in reality either inadequate or so hard to access that tens of thousands of newly unemployed just ... - | |
| Find Retirement Planning Tips Online at Suite101.com - PR.com (press rel... | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Find Retirement Planning Tips Online at Suite101.com- PR.com (press release), NY- Suite101.com, an online magazine with more than 12 years on the Web and attracting more than 14 million readers monthly, welcomes new Retirement Planning section feature writer. Vancouver, Canada, April 18, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Suite101.com proudly ... - | |
| Where are they now? - Los Angeles Times | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Where are they now?- Los Angeles Times, CA- Jessica does many errands on foot. Every month, they put $25 a month into a college savings plan for each child. The Stones also save $100 for their retirement. "It seemed like it worked out perfectly for us," Mark Stone said. "We feel pretty blessed. ... - | |
| Time-pressured, mutual funds look good - Globe and Mail | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Time-pressured, mutual funds look good- Globe and Mail, Canada- Now, she is paying back the contributions to her RRSP in annual instalments and building a portfolio of mutual funds. "I went with BMO mutual funds largely because of the convenience," she explains. "We had our mortgage and my RRSP at the bank, ... - | |
| WHAT'S UP AT COUNCIL - The North Bay Nugget | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| WHAT'S UP AT COUNCIL- The North Bay Nugget, Canada- North Bay Fire and Emergency Services want to remind residents that anyone in the urban, built-up part of the city is prohibited from burning. This includes outdoor wood burning appliances such as chimineas and outdoor fireplaces. ... - | |
| 'They are not making money with nickel' - Sudbury Star | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| NorthernLife.ca- 'They are not making money with nickel'- Sudbury Star, Canada- "They are not making money with nickel today," said Kerry Smith, of Haywood Securities in Toronto. "When they made the first announcement in (December), I was disappointed, to be honest ... If you aren't making much money, why mine yourself out of ...- Vale Inco summer shutdown a blow for Sudbury Canada.com- all 99 news articles - | |
| 4 jailed in file-sharing trial - Times and Transcript | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Times Online- 4 jailed in file-sharing trial- Times and Transcript, Canada- "This is as close as you will get to having money from us," he said. The Pirate Bay had assured users the trial wouldn't affect the site, and it remained operational after the verdict. Authorities temporarily shut it down in May 2006 after seizing ...- Pirate Bay Operators Sentenced To One Year In Copyright Case MTV News- Pirate Bay's fileshare four get year in jail StarPhoenix- Hollywood scores win over Pirate Bay, 4 convicted Maximum Edge- all 1,361 news articles - | |
| Electioneering: Money for this, money for that - TheChronicleHerald.ca | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Electioneering: Money for this, money for that- TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada- Given that Conservatives tend to be, well, a little more conservative in terms of spending, MacDonald is making it tough for his critics. New schools. Well, what's not to like? Money for hospitals. Isn't that just what the Liberals and NDP have been ... - | |
| D'Alessandro bows to critics, pay depends on stock rebound - Globe a... | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| D'Alessandro bows to critics, pay depends on stock rebound- Globe and Mail, Canada- Prior to making his decision, Mr. D'Alessandro spoke to a number of Manulife's major shareholders. Shareholders "could care less" if the CEO gets paid as long as they are also making money, he said. Mr. D'Alessandro said the compensation package had ... - | |
| Cultural cash infusion for Kleinburg gallery - Vaughan Today | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Cultural cash infusion for Kleinburg gallery- Vaughan Today, Canada- ?I'm enormously pleased because to get an increase in the annual operating fund for one of the agencies is very, I won't say difficult, but it just never happens,? he said. With the extra annual funding, Smart said the collection can focus on ... - | |
| Geographically diversified investment - Canada.com | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Geographically diversified investment- Canada.com, Canada- And most experts think it should still be a key part of your investment strategy. "Most of the time diversification helps a moderate amount. Three years out of four if the Canadian market is up, the American market is up," says Mr. De Goey, ... - | |
| Canada seeks a 'believable' plan from automakers - Canada.com | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Indian Express- Canada seeks a 'believable' plan from automakers- Canada.com, Canada- Further, officials said the two companies' projections on auto sales and market share were not "believable" because they would be unable to finance operations, pay off government loans and generate a return for taxpayers. A financing deal for Chrysler ...- Chrysler to resume talks with CAW 680 News- Chrysler lenders offer to swap US$2.5 billion for equity CTV.ca- CAW head won't speculate on Chrysler concessions Globe and Mail- Hamilton Spectator - Canada.comall 2,235 news articles - | |
| Bankruptcies up, more in need of help - The Beacon Herald | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Bankruptcies up, more in need of help- The Beacon Herald, Canada- The number of people seeking financial and debt counselling has jumped dramatically in Stratford and area and bankruptcies are up due to tough economic times in the Festival city. Angie Carter, credit counsellor at Family Services Perth-Huron, ... - | |
| Experts: Age matters in retirement planning - St. Cloud Times | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Experts: Age matters in retirement planning- St. Cloud Times, MN- As they watched their retirement investments shrink, they found themselves having to rethink how they are preparing for the future. How they're reacting largely depends on their stage in life: early in their careers, with decades to rebuild a nest egg, ... - | |
| Planning early for retirement - Jamaica Gleaner | As of: 2009-04-18 |
| Jamaica Gleaner- Planning early for retirement- Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica- The key to financial independence in retirement is adequate savings. Delay is another. Many retirees face hardship in retirement because they started their retirement-planning programme too late. A late start often makes it necessary to divert a high ... - | |
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