A strong employment report pushed the Canadian dollar to well above 98 cents US on Friday, its highest point in nearly two years.

Calgary-based Agrium Inc. will keep hunting for takeover opportunities, the fertilizer giant's CEO says.

U.S. President Barack Obama wants to nominate Janet Yellen to take over as vice-chairman of the Federal Reserve, an administration official says.

Albertans weigh on a decision by the provincial government to roll back the royalty rates it charges energy companies to develop the province's oil and gas resources.

Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is going public and will trade on the New York Stock Exchange in the near future.

Canada's recovering economy continued to churn out new jobs last month, adding 60,000 full-time positions - mostly in the public sector and many filled by men aged 55 or older.

Vale Inco workers in Sudbury, Ont., have soundly rejected the company's latest contract offer.

A huge amount of carbon dioxide can be safely stored underground in central Alberta, says a study released by the University of Calgary Friday.

American retail sales rose in February, the U.S. Commerce Department reported Friday, as consumers kept buying despite major snowstorms that hit eastern states.

China's top internet regulator insists Google must obey its laws or "pay the consequences," giving no sign of a possible compromise in their dispute over censorship and hacking.

Alberta has rolled back the royalty rates it charges energy companies to develop the province's oil and gas resources, which will sharply slash government revenues but may boost investment.

The National Energy Board has approved an application by TransCanada Corp. to build its Keystone XL pipeline project, an expansion of its Keystone pipeline to the U.S. Gulf Coast.

The Canadian Border Services Agency has fined WestJet $5,300 for sending international passengers through the domestic arrivals area at Toronto's Pearson International Airport , rather than straight through customs, CBC News has learned.

Calgary-based fertilizer giant Agrium Inc. said Thursday it is dropping its $5.5 billion US hostile takeover bid for American rival CF Industries Holdings Inc.

Canada's budget watchdog disagrees with parts of last week's federal budget, namely the deficit forecasts and economic expectations.

Harper administration ‘extremely disappointed' that Yoshi Inaba appeared before U.S. lawmakers but won't show in Canada

Surging loonie, 10-month low in unemployment have foreign investors betting on Canada

Publisher, believed to be backed by Fairfax, will compete with other industry heavyweights in auction to be completed by April 30

The province pays a lot of lip service to small government while doing the opposite

Document details alleged financial manipulation in largest ever U.S. bankruptcy; bank shifted billions to make its debt appear smaller

Investment grade, junk, "munis" and treasuries. Whether it's an individual issue, an ETF or mutual fund, bond investors can't seem to get enough.

Name anything that was considered dark and dangerous during the 1970s and chances are that it's been recycled as good, safe, suburban fun. Tattoos, body piercings and Ozzy Osbourne have made the journey to respectability.

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It's ironic that the most successful film of all time, Avatar, disses the mining and forestry industries and was made by a director who was born in the heart of Canada's mining country with a father who worked in the forestry industry.

Canwest Global Communications Corp. said yesterday it is moving on to the second phase of the bidding process for its newspaper division with several non-binding offers in hand.

Dennis Skulsky, the president of Canwest Global Communications Corp.' s newspaper and publishing, resigned yesterday.

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Q Alberta dropped its maximum royalty rate on conventional oil to 40% of revenue per well from 50% and its rate on natural gas to 36% from 50%. These rates are still a touch richer compared with neighbouring provinces. Why not just meet the lowest rate?

TransCanada Corp., owner of Canada's largest pipeline system, has received approval to expand the Canadian portion of its Keystone pipeline to bring crude from Alberta's oil sands to refineries in the U.S. Gulf Coast. The National Energy Board announced the approval with 22 conditions. The 3,185-kilometre Keystone XL project extends the Calgary-based company's existing Keystone pipeline, which runs through Canada to the central United States and will begin operating this year. "Keystone will be the first pipeline to directly connect a growing and reliable supply of Canadian crude oil to the largest refining market in North America," Hal Kvisle, TransCanada chief executive, said in a statement.

OTTAWA - British Columbia has given the green light to 19 private-sector clean energy projects that will generate enough power to supply nearly 218,000 homes in Canada's Pacific Coast province.

There needs to be a "radical overhaul" of road travel in the UK to avoid future gridlock, the CBI warns.

The royalties UK songwriters get from online sales are now growing faster than the decline from CDs and DVDs.

Transport Secretary Lord Adonis attacks the planned strike by British Airways cabin crew staff, calling it "totally unjustified".

Market abuse in the UK's financial services sector is "unacceptably high", says the head of the City watchdog.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao rejects criticism that Beijing keeps the yuan undervalued in order to boost exports.

A new bill to tighten regulation of US banks is due to be unveiled, but it may struggle to get backing in the Senate.

The postal watchdog is considering taking action against Royal Mail after finding that delivery quality tests were rigged.

The UK announces a 300m-euro (£270m) loan guarantee for Vauxhall and Opel, the European arm of General Motors.

UK mortgage lender Lloyds Banking Group is encouraging borrowers to pay off up to 20% of their mortgages early.

Mexican Carlos Slim Huan overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes 'rich list'.

Pink Floyd tracks may be removed from digital music services like iTunes after a High Court ruling.

A start-up that lets anyone make their own newspaper

How the internet is helping the poorest Brazilians

Lehman Brothers: How $50bn was buried in London

Law firm closure risks debt case customer refunds

How to build confidence for later success

How Malawi hopes social enterprise will help

The TUC is claiming that young people are being exploited by employers through internships in which they do not get paid.

The Information Commission warns online shoppers to be vigilant against agreeing to data-sharing links.

The head of the European Central Bank gives his tentative support to a bail-out fund to bolster the eurozone's financial stability.

A report into the collapse of US bank Lehman Brothers criticises senior executives and auditor Ernst & Young for serious lapses.

The Superdry clothes label founder is in line for £80m as it completes a transformation from market stall to the stock market.

The number of mortgages agreed with house buyers fell 49% in January from the month before, mortgage lenders say.

The head of the Financial Services Authority says the regulator will toughen up protection for consumers against poor financial products.

Oil demand in China rose by an "astonishing" 28% in January compared with a year ago, the International Energy Agency says.

BRITAIN's financial regulator is to hire 460 extra investigators after it admitted yesterday that market abuse in the financial sector remained at "an unacceptably hi

EMI'S recorded music division appeared to be back in the sights of Warner Music yesterday amid talk that the rival US firm had joined forces with KKR, the private equity g

LLOYDS Banking Group is thought to be considering a possible demerger of a sizeable slug of its depressed commercial property arm into a tax-efficient investment trust.

FILM rental giant Blockbuster is believed to have put its European business up for sale against the backcloth of rising concern over the financial health of its parent.

HIS firm is the equivalent of David in a market full of utility Goliaths, but Energetics chief executive Bill McClymont isn't afraid of defending his corner – and possibly

OPTIMISM: now there's a dangerous drug plastered with health warnings and only to be consumed under strict supervision. And it's certainly rare to see optimism being o

IF IT is the little things in life that make the difference then this past week I give due credit to a little bird singing in a tree. This small blackbird was there one mornin

BAKERY chain Greggs is poised to report sweeter full-year profits after strong demand for mince pies triggered an end-of-year sales boost.

SCOTLAND'S landowners have thrown their weight behind a proposal to move future farm subsidies on to an area-based system but they are not convinced that the proposed use

SUPERMARKET chain Sainsbury's is to accelerate bonus payments for all staff in a move that means 1,200 of its high earners will avoid paying the 50 per cent tax rate that

CHEMICALS group Ineos was yesterday reported to be in talks with "several parties" regarding a deal which could see it bring a new investor on board or sell off assets

A SURGE in orders of smoked salmon and cheeses has led to a doubling of luxury hamper sales at the Foodie Company.

SCOTLAND'S forestry business has "bounded back strongly" from the winter freeze, with levels of production in the industry returning to near capacity, according to

SCOTLAND'S public sector faces being plunged into its own economic crisis next year which will threaten the wider economic recovery, according to Ernst & Young.

PRESSURE is mounting on US regulators to pursue legal action against former Lehman Brothers executives and its auditor Ernst & Young after experts said yesterday that a re

COMPANIES are putting their mergers and acquisitions at risk by undervaluing "intangibles" such as their brand or employees by as much as 40 per cent, according to a

JOE Lewis, the US and Bahamas-based billionaire, is expected to up his stake and possibly even buy out Kenmore European Industrial Fund (KEIF), the listed investment v

PROSTRAKAN chief executive Wilson Totten will be under pressure this week to outline how he can reinvigorate its first US product after a disappointing first year of sales.

ANGELS Den, an online "dating agency" linking start-up firms to wealthy investors, expects to close its first portfolio of Scottish equity investments within the next

CONVERTS to Dave, the TV channel aimed squarely at the petrol head and laugh junky market, will not have failed to notice Standard Life's quirky new image.

AS ALISTAIR Darling counts down the days to what could be his last Budget on 25 March, he would be forgiven if a few cracks began to appear in his usually steely demeanour. W

BANK customers have received a warning not to sign up to "recurring payment authorities", after a huge surge in complaints from customers who have found it impossibl

AS HE puts the final touches to what may be the last set of results he presents as chief executive of Forth Ports, Charles Hammond and his fellow directors will be paying clos

WITH an election just weeks away, it is remarkable that very little has yet been said by the main parties on the state of the UK mortgage and housing market. It is an eerie si

INCOME tax will undoubtedly be on the agenda when Chancellor Alistair Darling reveals his pre-election Budget in a couple of weeks' time.

Sales improved marginally in February, but consumers are still spending cautiously.

Scared of bubbles and volatility some emerging economies restore them.

Beijing official rejects Obama?s call to let currency appreciate; European stocks trade higher.

When the E.U. agreement is ratified, Peru will have bilateral deals with most of its key partners.

With time running down, the Senate banking committee chief will introduce his own version of reform bill.

The use of capital controls can help diminish financial market volatility.

Increasingly well-off Chinese consumers are looking for healthier drinks and China's richest man, Zong Qinghou, wants to provide them.

After Hours: Men's Wearhouse tumbles as it swings to a loss.

Billionaire on his passion for art and why he spent $135 million on one Klimt painting.

The Ivy League university produces the most billionaires.

Arnon Milchan gives Forbes a rare glimpse inside his multi-million dollar collection.

Stephen Bechtel, Jr.'s says his Eagle Scout skills prepared him for success in business and life.

Pharma tycoon Stewart Rahr on balancing business with pleasure.

These low-key tycoons have built brands like Nintendo and Garmin.

Warren Buffett talks to Forbes about giving away billions to charity.

Mexican mogul moves up while Bill Gates and Warren Buffett round out the top 3.

Can the mayor, a banker and a Harvard prof turn around the city's African-American weekly?

Concerns grow that Beijing will act to curb stimulus measures.

A new report shows business executives look down on Indonesia in favor of Singapore and Australia.

Proposed policy changes could increase the burden on foreign investors.

A proposal to be unveiled Monday expands on shareholder provisions and hews in many ways to a proposal advanced by the White House.

Phillips-Van Heusen, the big clothing conglomerate that owns Calvin Klein, is near a deal to buy Tommy Hilfiger for about 2.2 billion euros in cash and stock, people briefed on the matter told DealBook on Sunday night.

Prime Minister Wen Jiabao charged that the developed world was seeking to force unfair changes in China’s economic policies “just for the purposes of increasing their own exports.”

Chinese authorities warned major partners of Google’s China-based search engine that they must comply with censorship laws even if Google does not, an industry expert with knowledge of the notice said.

German publishers are worrying that Apple’s desire to limit offensive material on its iPhone applications is spilling over into censorship, particularly when it comes to nudity.

The International Amateur Scanning League has taken it upon itself to copy as much federal video as it can and put it online.

Eight days before the film is shown on PBS, it will appear on Facebook for a social experience of the film.

Commercial trade schools are under fire because they are attracting more students and Pell grants.

Once allies, Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt are now engaged in a gritty fight over mobile computing and cellphones.

Finance ministers from the 16 euro zone countries are expected to strike a delicate balance by clarifying how a bailout could be structured while not making a rescue inevitable.

Internet companies and civil liberties groups contend the powers it would give the British authorities would be a move toward censorship.

One real estate broker has this advice for prospective homebuyers: “Predicting interest rates is a whole lot easier than predicting home prices.”

During the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, men were much more likely than women to sell their stock at market lows, a new study has found.

Like it or not, more cost control looks likely to flourish in any health plan, Tyler Cowen says.

Fiber optic links may soon help consumer gadgets and computers communicate with each other at ultrahigh speeds.

When a Flip video camera won’t connect with a Mac laptop, a new father inadvertently embarks on a customer-service adventure.

A high credit score won’t necessarily insulate borrowers from the home-foreclosure crisis, according to a new study from FICO.

Music in the cloud, an Internet music service that everyone anticipates but which has not yet caught on, would cause problems for the music industry itself.

When Jana Skewes had cancer, she kept her own medical records. Then she helped start a company that would do such record-keeping for millions of people.

After a workplace argument, try to put yourself in your opponent’s shoes, a consultant advises.

Re: “Mom, Apple Pie and Mortgages,” in which Robert J. Shiller said the nation might look at new methods of housing finance.

A new ESPN documentary, “Winning Time,” profiles the playoff battles between the Knicks and Pacers during the 1990s.

So-called mommy blogs were once little more than glorified electronic scrapbooks. Now they have evolved into a cultural force to be reckoned with.

Work has become central to most people’s self-conception. Why does fiction have so little to say about it?

In the Wind Hellas deal in Greece, the Texas Pacific Group and Apax Partners came out on top. Some who bought the company’s debt have not.

The mystery surrounding a Toyota Prius whose driver reported a stuck accelerator deepened Sunday as the motorist's attorney dismissed ...

A four-way race is on to build the replacement of choice for what accounts for more than 70% of police cars.

Some of the nation's savviest marketers are turning the NCAAA tournament into something more akin to an online hoops party.

Some states are seeing fewer people than hoped take advantage of federal rebates for energy-efficient appliances.

Of the 50 largest airports in the U.S., only four showed growth in passenger traffic last year amid the global recession.

In his two years of CEO of TurboTax maker Intuit, Brad Smith has honed how to manage a business with vicious ups and downs.

Investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal government were unable to make a Toyota Prius speed out of control as its ...

Britain's transportation secretary says the planned strike by BA staff is unjustified and threatens the future of one of the ...

Regulators on Friday shut down banks in New York, Florida and Louisiana, raising to 30 the number of failures this year of federally ...

A 2,200-page report by a court-appointed examiner says executives of Lehman Brothers manipulated the now-defunct company's balance ...

Stocks shuttled between narrow gains and losses and closed mixed Friday after reports on retail sales and consumer confidence ...

The Obama administration's mortgage relief plan has helped only about 16% of borrowers who signed up since its launch last year, ...

Washington Mutual says it has resolved disputes with JPMorgan Chase and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. over some $4 billion ...

A real brouhaha has beer lovers in the City of Brotherly love frothing over with anger.

The Orange County district attorney has filed a lawsuit against Toyota Motor, accusing the automaker of knowingly selling hundreds ...

Michael Lewis talks about the current situation on Wall Street, the large bonuses still being paid and his predictions for the future of the industry. Steve Kroft reports.

Michael Lewis writes about a handful of Wall Street outsiders who realized the subprime mortgage business was a house of cards and found a way to bet against it. Steve Kroft reports.

Congressional Spokesman Says Investigation's Findings Casts Doubt on Calif. Driver's Harrowing Tale

Others, Also Feeling Budget Woes, Mulling Same; How Can You Avoid It?

Paper Reports Google Is "99.9 Percent" Certain It Will Have To Shut its Chinese Search Engine

Regulatory Agency Reports Bank Failures in New York, Pennsylvania, Louisiana

Shira Lazar talks to Jeffrey Evans who began Tiger Text, a texting application that allows the sender to control the lifespan of their text messages.

Orange County District Attorney Files Lawsuit in Civil Court, Accuses Car Maker of Deceptive Business Practices

Moneywatch.com: Sure-Fire Strategies to Outsmart Your Rivals and Claim Victory in the Office NCAA Brackets Competition

Federal Court Upholds FCC Access Rules For Cable Programming That Comcast, Cablevision Opposed

GOP Senators Query Salaries, Travel and Lobbying Fees at Charity Benefiting Clubs

Largest Single-Month Advance Since November Surpassed Expectation; Decline in Auto Sales Depressed Higher Sales Overall

Following a series of recent scandals for the Democratic Party, Nancy Cordes reports Congressional leaders are aiming for ethical reform by banning earmarks for private companies.

President Outlines Five Year Plan in Speech to Export-Import Bank conference, but Doubts Persist

Value of Homes, Checking Accounts, Investments Rose 1.3 Percent at End of 2009 But Nowhere Near Pre-Recession High

Bill Gates Continues to Top The List But He Is Not The Richest in the World

Second Straight Week of Declines, but Four-Week Average Climbs 25,000

Experts on Consumer Psychology Say Negative Media Attention May Cause Drivers to Mistake Minor Glitches for Major Ones

Report: Treasury Department's $17.2 Billion Handout to Automaker Lacks Exit Strategy

British Bank says Personal Information of 15,000 Customers Hijacked, Could Lead to Tax Evasion Charges

Shopkeeper's Son Becomes 1st from Latin America, 1st from Developing Nation to Wear Forbes' Cash Crown

Expert says Housing Crisis Not Over Yet, and Numbers Could Turn, But There's New Reason for Hope

PepsiCo to Raise Orange Juice Prices, Shrink Container; Cites Florida Crop Damage From Cold

Losing a job in this recession can be traumatic, but for some it is an opportunity to follow a dream. Ben Tracy shows us one man whose dreams of professional bowling came true.

High fructose corn syrup is used as a sweetener for many popular foods, but recently there has been a push to replace it by going back to sugar. Michelle Miller has the story.

StollerUSA has added Jack Keller, Rick Walker, Darrell Thorpe and Don Stork to the sales team. As part of Stoller's ongoing commitment in the field these new sales force members represent the growing interest in the Stoller Technology. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2010)

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Summit Medical Group is pleased to welcome R. Robert Booth, CPA, CPC, as new Chief of Finance. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2010)

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Jed A. Kwartler, M.D., otologist/neurotologist with Summit Medical Group, has been named to the editorial board of Otology/Neurotology. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2010)

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The auctions are part of REDC’s record 125 auctions in 71 days. The company has auctioned a U.S.-leading 6,800 properties for $368 million so far this year. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2010)

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Responding to the fast-growing need for business insight and intelligence through enterprise mobility, the team at H3 Solutions has further improved Mobile Entrée features in v1.3 including the support for SharePoint 2010, Microsoft Business Connectivity Services (BCS) (formerly named the Business Data Catalog), list paging and a new enhanced search results. All of this right from your Smartphone. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2010)

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United Capital Funding Corp, the leading provider of professional Accounts Receivable based funding and credit management solutions in the United States, announced today that it had closed on a financing facility with Memphis-Tenn. based -First Tennessee Bank National Association, a subsidiary of First Horizon National Corp., (NYSE: FHN). The senior-secured facility is an early renewal of a credit facility first entered into between United Capital and First Tennessee in 2006. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2010)

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March Cash Back Madness builds on 2009 success and popularity offering increased FatWallet Cash Back savings from over 60 online retailers to consumers again in 2010. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2010)

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Award-Winning CPG Marketer, Dennis Peters, Appointed Senior Brand Manager. Foodservice, Canada Food Market Expert, Nicole Hofmann Joins as Brand Manager. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2010)

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Last-minute tax deductions made easy with charitable donation software (PRWeb Mar 14, 2010)

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Incentives to Manufacture in Mexico Attract Foreign Investment to Monterrey, Saltillo, Queretaro, Mexicali, and Chihuahua (PRWeb Mar 14, 2010)

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