June 15, 2008

Judge orders CAW to end blockade Monday

The Canadian Auto Workers union has been ordered by a judge to end its blockade of General Motors Corp.’s Canadian headquarters in Oshawa on Monday morning

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Canadian dollar flags for third week as greenback gains

The loonie fell for the second straight day against the U.S. dollar Friday, as talk of rising inflation and higher U.S. interest rates strengthened the greenback.

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Japanese company invents car that runs on water

Tired of gasoline prices rising daily at the pump? A Japanese company has invented an electric-powered, and environmentally friendly, car that it says runs solely on water.

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Guess who is Jamaica’s biggest banker

It is a familiar picture: a bunch of big Canadian banks jostle for top spot in the local banking sector, a market effectively carved up by a handful of big players. But the market is Jamaica, not Canada, and the new number one bank in the island is Canadian-owned, but it is certainly not a household name here.

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Top tips for vacation home buyers

It’s a great time to buy your dream vacation home — that retreat by the sea or in the woods where you one day might retire. Mortgage rates are low, prices are down and boomers will resume shopping for retirement retreats soon.

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The BCE showdown

How we got here It’s been one of the hardest-fought pieces of
litigation ever to hit Canada’s court system. Tens of thousands of
pages of affidavits, thousands of exhibits, 6,000 pages of
summaries, 28 days of trial and 3½ days of appeal court time

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How airports profit from your wait

In 2007, travelers lost 320 million hours to flight delays. This means the airlines are paying extra for crew, fuel and maintenance. Passengers are missing connecting flights, business meetings, dinner and hotel reservations. A May report from Congress’ Joint Economic Committee put the total losses at $40 billion annually.

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Finance ministers focus on food, energy, avoid currencies

The world’s richest nations warned on Saturday soaring commodity prices may slice into economic growth, but shrank from offering any plan to calm markets or quell protests over the cost of fuel and food

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Credit ratings storm

Almost a year into the blame game playing out in the wake of
the global credit crunch and the commercial-paper meltdown in
Canada, Walter Schroeder sits at a boardroom table with his son,
David, jotting down notes as he ponders the plight of his embattled
company.

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Amid woes, some Vietnamese strike, others tough it out - guardian.co.uk

VietNamNet BridgeAmid woes, some Vietnamese strike, others tough it outguardian.co.uk, UK - 14 hours ago… hoarding rice and petrol, gold and dollars. In the one-party ruled Southeast Asian country where dissent is muted and street demonstrations extremely …Vietnam on brink of Thai baht-style currency crisis of 1997 Times Online13-06-2008: Is Vietnam facing a currency crisis? The Edge DailyVietnam effectively devalues dong 2 pct, analysts guardian.co.ukall 78 news articles

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