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Monthly Archive July, 2009

U.S. Steel posts second straight quarterly loss

July 31, 2009

United States Steel Corp. posted its second straight quarterly loss Tuesday as the global slowdown stifled orders and prices for the metal, and it […]

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Rogers to upgrade wireless

July 29, 2009

Rogers Communications Inc., which managed to post 24 per cent increase in second-quarter earnings, is set to roll out another upgrade to its wireless network […]

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Ericsson’s $1.13B bid wins Nortel wireless

July 27, 2009

Nortel Networks Corp. appears to be heading toward a break up after a foreign maker of telecom equipment successfully bid for its key wireless unit […]

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Sigma-Aldrich makes technology for breakthrough “knockout” research

July 25, 2009

Technology manufactured by Sigma-Aldrich Corp. has been used to generate rats with permanent heritable gene mutations, paving the way for the development of new […]

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A&W same-store sales grow 1.3%

July 23, 2009

VANCOUVER – Hamburger chain A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund said same-store sales grew 1.3 per cent in the second quarter and profit was flat.
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Nortel sells enterprise unit for $475M

July 21, 2009

Nortel Networks Corp. has reached a deal to sell its enterprise business to Avaya Inc. for $475 million (U.S.) as the former telecom gear giant […]

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Claims settled for man needing surgery, senior

July 20, 2009

Insurance is a product you buy without always checking the fine print.
Even if you do try to read the insurance contract, you may find […]

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JPMorgan profit beats forecasts

July 18, 2009

The banking industry has another winner.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. reported a 36 percent jump in second-quarter profit Thursday, easily surpassing analysts’ forecasts […]

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Shares of old GM resume trading

July 17, 2009

Motors Liquidation Co. shares plunged as the bankrupt company, stripped of the assets that make up the new General Motors Co., resumed trading after […]

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Goldman’s huge profit stirs public outrage

July 16, 2009

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s colossal second-quarter earnings of $2.72 billion (U.S.) ignited a firestorm of public outrage yesterday, taking the shine off of what was […]

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