Loonie surges more than seven cents in May
May 31, 2009
The Canadian dollar is ending the month with another sharp increase.
The currency is up 1.25 cents to 90.95 cents US, adding up to […]
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Monthly Archive May, 2009
Toyland rivals to play together
May 30, 2009
Toys "R" Us has acquired upscale rival FAO Schwarz, the oldest toy retailer in the United States, the company said Thursday.
Terms of the deal […]
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Uranium One joint venture in doubt
May 29, 2009
Uranium One Inc.’s joint venture assets face an uncertain future in Kazakhstan after reports suggested that uranium deposits partly owned by the Toronto-based company […]
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Brown Shoe posts $7.6 million first quarter loss
May 28, 2009
Brown Shoe Co. reported first-quarter results illustrating the roughness of the economy. Sales dropped 2.8 percent to $538.7 million. The Clayton-based parent company of […]
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UAW trust to get up to 20 percent of GM shares
May 27, 2009
DETROIT — General Motors Corp. will give the United Auto Workers up to 20 percent of its common stock, $6.5 billion of preferred shares […]
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German business sentiment up, Japan raises outlook
May 26, 2009
A key measure of German business sentiment rose in May and Japan raised its economic outlook for the first time in three years in […]
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Boeing presses its case for maintaining C-17 production
May 25, 2009
Boeing Co. leaders say that the U.S. military’s airlift needs are growing and that a Pentagon proposal to halt future orders for the C-17 […]
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LCBO workers vote for strike if talks fail
May 24, 2009
Workers at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario have voted in favour of a strike mandate in a struggle for more permanent jobs with better […]
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U.S. dollar hits new low against loonie, euro, pound
May 23, 2009
The American dollar kept falling today, notching fresh multi-month lows against the loonie, euro and pound over concerns that the massive U.S. deficit may drag […]
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Markets fall on U.K. credit rating, U.S. economic woes
May 22, 2009
A possibility of a rating downgrade of British government debt and renewed worries about an American economic recovery sent North American stock markets down sharply […]
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