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Gold at record; resource plays boost stocks
 Investors play cards in front of an electronic screen showing stock information at a brokerage house in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer By Lincoln Feast SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold powered to another recor… more
Gold at new high as dollar slides, stocks gain
By Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - Gold powered to another reco… more
Ciena raises bid for some Nortel assets: sources
By Anupreeta Das NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ciena Corp has raised its offer for Nortel Networks… more
Cadbury hits record high as rival bidders circle
 The Cadbury logo is seen behind barbed wire at the company's factory in Bournville, central England, November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Darren Staples LONDON (Reuters) - Cadbury Plc shares hit a record high on s… more
Canada banks to cap 2009 with decent quarter
By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO (Reuters) - It was supposed to be a year of blood-letting, but Canada's … more
Ciena buys Nortel ops for $769 million: sources
 A sign is pictured outside Nortel's Carling Campus in Ottawa August 10, 2009. REUTERS/Blair Gable By Anupreeta Das and Tarmo Virki NEW YORK/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Ciena… more
Ciena trumps NSN to buy Nortel ops for $769 million: sources
 A Nortel sign is seen in downtown Toronto in this February 27, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Mark Blinch By Anupreeta Das and Tarmo Virki NEW YORK/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Ciena… more
Gold hits record above $1,167/oz as dollar slips
By Jan Harvey LONDON (Reuters) - Gold hit a record high at $1,167.45 an ounce on Monday as dollar … more
"Black Friday" deals may not signal retail comeback
 Shoppers are pictured at the Glendale Galleria shopping mall on Black Friday in Glendale, California November 28, 2008. REUTERS/Fred Prouser By Jessica Wohl CHICAGO (Reuters) - When the U.S. holiday shopping s… more
Kraft weighs higher Cadbury bid as rivals circle: source
 The Cadbury logo is seen behind barbed wire at the company's factory in Bournville, central England, November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Darren Staples By Jessica Hall PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Kraft Foods Inc may… more
Stock futures signal gains; eyes on Kraft
 The Wall Street entrance to the New York Stock Exchange is pictured March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall… more
Kraft mulls higher offer for Cadbury: source
 Cadbury's chocolate bars are seen in a shop in London in this September 7, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Kraft Foods may raise its offer for … more
Terra board rejects latest CF bid
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fertilizer maker Terra Industries Inc on Sunday reje… more
Cadbury prefers merger with Hershey over Kraft: report
 Cadbury's chocolate bars are seen in a shop in London September 7, 2009. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth LONDON (Reuters) - Cadbury Plc would prefer a merger with U.… more
Nestle seen weighing possible Cadbury bid: report
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss food giant Nestle may consider a bid for Britain's Cadbury more
Nestle may consider a bid for Cadbury: report
 Chocolate bars are pictured in the employees' supermarket at the Nestle headquarters in Vevey February 19, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss food giant Nestle may consider a b… more
Ciena takes Nortel unit auction to 2nd day: sources
 A sign is pictured outside Nortel's Carling Campus in Ottawa August 10, 2009. REUTERS/Blair Gable NEW YORK (Reuters) - The auction for Nortel Network's optical network… more
Canadian bankruptcies jump in September
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian bankruptcies rose about 29 percent in September from a month earlier, a… more
Canada will stay the course on stimulus: Flaherty
By Jennifer Kwan TORONTO (Reuters) - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on Friday vowed to resist big, … more
Cossette favors Mill Road takeover
By Pav Jordan TORONTO (Reuters) - Cossette Inc, Canada's largest homegrown ad firm, urged sharehol… more
Oil prices, profit-taking drag TSX lower
By Jennifer Kwan TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index fell on Friday as weaker oil price… more
TD Bank hit with lawsuit in Florida Ponzi case
MIAMI (Reuters) - TD Bank was hit with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit on Friday calling it the "fina… more
CANADA STOCKS-TSX down on weaker oil prices, profit-taking
By Jennifer Kwan TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index fell on Friday as weaker oil price… more
Canada budget to stay course on stimulus: Flaherty
By Jennifer Kwan TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on Friday vowed to res… more
Terra shareholders elect CF nominees to board
By Ernest Scheyder and Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - CF Industries Holdings Inc took a… more
TSX sags on weaker commodities, profit-taking
By Irene Kuan TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index was lower on Friday morning as weaker… more
TSX opens lower as commodities weigh
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock market index opened lower on Friday as weaker commodity pr… more
CP Rail reaches tentative deal with police union
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd said on Friday it reached a tentativ… more
Dollar falls as commodities, equities weaken
By Scott Anderson TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar fell on Friday, hurt by weaker equity an… more
Resources seen weighing on TSX
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock market index could open lower on Friday as a stronger U.S.… more
World stocks fall and dollar gains
 Investors play cards in front of an electronic screen showing stock information at a brokerage house in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer By Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) … more
Global stocks slip, dollar gains on economy fears
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global stocks slid and the U.S. dollar rose on Friday as inve… more
Wall Street drops after Dell, D.R. Horton results
By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday after worse-than-expected quart… more
Terra, CF battle goes to shareholders' vote
By Ernest Scheyder NEW YORK (Reuters) - Terra Industries Inc's shareholders will vote Frid… more
World stocks and dollar both gain
By Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - Financial markets saw a rare… more
Dell, D.R. Horton results weigh on Wall Street
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street opened lower on Friday after worse-than-expected quarterly results… more
Asia shares dip in nervous trade, dollar steady
 Investors play cards in front of an electronic screen showing stock information at a brokerage house in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer By Susan Fenton HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares slipped on Friday… more
Bank of Canada sees "softer" third quarter
 Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney prepares to testify before the Commons finance committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa October 27, 2009. REUTERS/Chris Wattie By Kristina Cooke NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canada's economy performed wo… more
Air Canada tests in-flight Internet service
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Air Canada is testing whether travelers want to pay to surf the Web, se… more
Dell bets on corporate spending for recovery
 A Dell desktop monitor is seen at a Dell outlet in Hong Kong, October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Bobby Yip By Kelvin Soh SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Dell , the world's No.3 … more
Bank of Canada sees recovery starting
 Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney prepares to testify before the Commons finance committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa October 27, 2009. REUTERS/Chris Wattie NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canada's economic recovery is starting, but its … more
Bank of Canada says recovery starting, Canadian dollar a risk
OTTAWA (Reuters) - An economic recovery is starting in Canada, but the strong Canadian dollar is of… more
Futures lower after Dell results
By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were lower on Friday, a day after… more
Futures point lower after Dell, D.R. Horton results
By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Friday… more
Fed sees little risk of inflation in weak economy
 A U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing employee monitors newly printed bills at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington October 23, 2006. REUTERS/Jim Young By Pedro da Costa and Anna Willard WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - Seni… more
Year-end positioning, Ukraine worries hit stocks
By Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - World equities fell on bank … more
Stock futures mixed; Dell in focus
 A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 14, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall … more
Big shareholders ask Goldman to cut bonuses: report
(Reuters) - Some of Goldman Sachs Group Inc's largest shareholders have asked the company to… more
TSX finishes lower as oils, Manulife weigh
By Jennifer Kwan TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index skidded on Thursday as oil prices … more
Canada says economic rebound likely delayed
By Louise Egan OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's economic turnaround will likely materialize in the four… more

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