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FCC Chairman Wheeler to resign on Inauguration Day
NEW YORK – The head of the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates broadcasters, phone and…
Transat AT reviewing its Ocean Hotels investment, sees change in its summer market
MONTREAL – Transat AT says it’s rethinking the future of its investment in Ocean Hotels…
Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox gets Sky backing for bid
LONDON – Rupert Murdoch took a big step toward consolidating his power base in British…
BlackBerry inks software licensing deal with smartphone manufacturer
WATERLOO, Ont. – BlackBerry says it will license its software to an electronics company that…
Fed has 8 biggest US banks shift loss burden to investors
WASHINGTON – The eight biggest U.S. banks will be required to build new cushions against…
Nova Scotia surplus tightens to $12.1 million on shrinking revenues
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s finance minister says the provincial surplus is shrinking, and there simply…
Facebook gets serious about fighting fake news
NEW YORK – Facebook is taking new measures to curb the spread of fake news…
TSX, Wall Street gain as gold prices sink against a soaring U.S. dollar
TORONTO – North American stock markets eked out moderate gains Thursday as the price of…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
Legal-marijuana activists celebrate new Massachusetts law
BOSTON – Legal-marijuana activists were in a celebratory mood Thursday as a new voter-approved law…
Feds deny leases for Minnesota mine; company to press ahead
MINNEAPOLIS – Two longstanding mineral rights leases that are critical for a proposed large underground…
Two provincial finance ministers confident new health deal with feds is close
OTTAWA – A pair of provincial finance ministers say they’re optimistic that a long-awaited deal…
Shareholders vote in favour of Enbridge’s $37B Spectra Energy takeover
CALGARY – Shareholders have voted in favour of Enbridge’s $37-billion takeover of Spectra Energy in…
Changing of the guard: Goldcorp VP to succeed president-CEO of Eldorado Gold
VANCOUVER – Eldorado Gold Corp. (TSX:ELD) is hiring one of Goldcorp’s top executives to succeed…
Stock markets advance in face of Fed rate hike expectations
LONDON – Stock market investors appear undeterred by the prospect of more interest rate hikes…
US home construction fell in November after October surge
WASHINGTON – Builders pulled back on constructing homes in November, after ground breakings surged in…
Priced out of the market? Three housing alternatives for hot markets
TORONTO – With the sluggish economy and tightened lending rules, being priced out of the…
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund to acquire Canexus for about $300 million cash
TORONTO – Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (TSX:CHE.UN) says it has reached an agreement to purchase…
Some baloney to Clark’s claim B.C. will pay twice as much for carbon as Ontario
OTTAWA – “You can’t have a national carbon tax where the westerners who produce the…
Trudeau and Couillard hopeful Ottawa will reach a deal with Bombardier
MONTREAL – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says negotiations with Bombardier Inc. are going well but…
Yahoo faces proposed Canadian class action over compromised user info
TORONTO – Yahoo is now facing a proposed class action on behalf of Canadians whose…
Weak tech, bank stocks pull indexes back from record highs
NEW YORK – Falling technology and financial stocks pulled U.S. indexes back from the edge…
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock…
BP signs onshore oil deal with Abu Dhabi worth $2.22 billion
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – BP PLC signed a $2.22-billion deal Saturday restoring its share…