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Monthly Archive April, 2008

BCE deal drags but investors remain unfazed

April 30, 2008

Perhaps investors in BCE Inc. are finally becoming accustomed to setbacks.
The phone giant’s stock, which has been oscillating wildly in recent months because of fears […]

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Kerkorian plans offer for 20 million Ford shares

April 28, 2008

LOS ANGELES – Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian’s company says it plans to make a cash offer of $8.50 per share for up to 20 million shares […]

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Income ahead of forecast sends shares rising 17%

April 27, 2008

STOCKHOLM–Swedish wireless-equipment maker LM Ericsson has reported better than expected results for the first quarter, despite a 55 per cent drop in earnings.
Net […]

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TSX closes down on energy, potash

April 26, 2008

The Toronto stock market closed lower for a third session today as energy stocks sustained losses in the wake of falling oil prices and investors […]

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Bleak prediction from GE czar

April 24, 2008

ERIE, Pa. – General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt said today that the U.S. economy is the worst its been since the burst of the […]

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Oil sets another record at $116 a barrel

April 19, 2008

NEW YORK–Retail gas prices set new records Friday on their seemingly relentless march toward $3.50 a gallon, and diesel prices pushed further above $4 […]

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Scientists unlock frozen natural gas

April 18, 2008

A remote drilling rig high in the Mackenzie Delta has become the site of a breakthrough that could one day revolutionize the world's energy […]

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U.S. consumers keep wallets shut

April 16, 2008

WASHINGTON–Consumers, beset by a credit crunch, rising energy and food costs and a prolonged housing slump, boosted spending only slightly in March with the gain […]

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Cable firm warily eyes wireless bid

April 13, 2008

 

CALGARY–Shaw Communications Inc.’s chief executive says the company may take a run at entering the wireless business, and the Calgary-based cable, satellite and digital-phone provider […]

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Lower taxes, revenue growth lift Shaw profit

CALGARY – Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX: SJR.B) has pulled in an 11 per cent rise in quarterly revenue to $763 million and its net […]

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