Loonie lower despite positive durable goods data, little else on calendarTORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed down a quarter of a cent Friday, coming under pressure from a strong U.S. dollar and lower prices for many of the commodities that Canada produ … More »Loonie lower despite positive durable goods data, little else on calendar
TORONTO - The Canadian dollar closed down a quarter of a cent Friday, coming under pressure from a strong U.S. dollar and lower prices for many of the commodities that Canada produces.
Valeant deal sparks share jump, helps TSX ends week higherBy Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index reversed earlier losses on Friday after several stocks jumped on takeover moves, helping the TSX shrug off uncertainty … More »Valeant deal sparks share jump, helps TSX ends week higher
By Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index reversed earlier losses on Friday after several stocks jumped on takeover moves, helping the TSX shrug off uncertainty over U.S. central bank monetary policy that hurt U.S. indices. Shares in Valeant Pharmaceutical International Inc jumped more than 13 percent …
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The price of oil fell two per cent this week as oil traders worried about global demand and shared the stock market's concerns about possible changes to the U.S. Federal Reserve's economic stimulus program.
By Nick Brown (Reuters) - A plan by American Airlines' parent to exit bankruptcy and merge with US Airways Group is coming under fire from the U.S. Department of Justice over nearly $20 million in severance pay earmarked for outgoing boss Tom Horton. In court papers filed on Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, …
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A key satellite positioned to track severe weather in the eastern United States has failed, just as the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is about to start. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) activated a spare satellite, which will provide coverage …
VALLENAR, Chile - Chile's environmental regulator blocked Barrick Gold Corp.'s US$8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project on Friday and imposed its maximum fine on the world's largest gold miner, citing "very serious" violations of its environmental permit as well as a failure by the company to accurately describe what it had done …
MILWAUKEE - Without even thinking, Joe Ortner rattles off a list of items on his family's dairy farm that could kill you: 1,000 gallons of diesel, 500 gallons of gas, cleaning chemicals in the milking parlour, oil and lubricant for repair work and a 6-foot-deep manure pond in which you could drown.
The Ocean Conservancy, a Washington D.C.-based environmental organization, released its 2012 list of trash collected during its International Coastal Cleanup. More than 10 million pounds of debris was collected globally, with more than 769,000 pounds collected in California alone. The most common items found during the …
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