November 27th, 2008
san francisco–Facebook Inc., the worlds largest social-networking website, won an order requiring the owner of a Canadian-based site to pay $873.3 million (U.S.) for illegally […]
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November 21st, 2008
OTTAWA–Ottawa is moving forward on plans for a national securities regulator but will let provinces opt out if they oppose the scheme.
In yesterday’s throne speech, […]
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November 18th, 2008
Wal-Mart is highlighting flat screen TVs, Blu-ray players, Xbox 360 consoles and home computers in its much-anticipated Black Friday deals this year, according to […]
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November 13th, 2008
North American stock markets plunged deep into the red on Wednesday morning as commodities prices and overall confidence lost ground even as governments announced […]
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November 10th, 2008
Canadian cultural policy has long relied on two levers to promote Canadian content. First, regulators require broadcasters and cable companies to allocate a portion of […]
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November 9th, 2008
NEW YORK – Toy maker Mattel Inc. said Thursday it is cutting about 1,000 positions worldwide in response to the economic downturn.
The El Segundo, […]
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November 8th, 2008
NEW YORK – The nation's retailers saw their sales plummet last month to what is likely the weakest October level in decades, as the financial […]
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November 6th, 2008
NEW YORK–Finance company GMAC LLC lost $2.52 billion in the third quarter, hurt by the housing slump and vehicle lease writedowns, and said its […]
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November 5th, 2008
Most of the area’s union glazier workers went on strike Saturday after they rejected a labor agreement offered by a group of local contractors. […]
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November 1st, 2008
A deal to merge General Motors Corp (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and Chrysler LLC has hit an impasse after the Bush administration […]
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