June 22, 2008

GM to build hybrid trucks at Ont. plant

Canada’s struggling auto industry has apparently received some much-needed good news, with several media outlets reporting that General Motors will start building hybrid pickup trucks at its plant in Oshawa, Ont., this fall

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Toronto stocks fall, inflation fears hit financials

The main TSX index fell more than 200 points Friday as financial issues were hurt by inflation fears and worries over more mortgage-related problems, while consumer stocks also weakened.

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Sales skills key for entrepreneurs

It’s one thing to have an incredible product or service, but quite another to sell it. For some entrepreneurs, making the pitch and closing the deal is a daunting prospect akin to public speaking.

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How your phone can make you smarter

Good news: Your cellphone may soon be able to help you skirt a big traffic snarl. At least, that’s what Nokia believes, based on research that it did earlier this year to uncover more ways to use wireless technology.

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Canada urges oil market transparency in Jeddah

Canada’s energy minister said he pushed at an emergency meeting of oil producing and consuming countries for more transparency in global oil markets to allow supply and demand to be the biggest influences on prices

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A blow against special interests

Terence Corcoran: Others may still blow BCE’s $42.75 a share takeover out of
the water, but at least now we know it will not explode at the hands
of a court reshaping Canadian corporate law

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Top court unanimously backs BCE buyout

The proposed $52-billion buyout of telecom giant BCE Inc. has passed its last regulatory test with a key ruling on Friday by the Supreme Court of Canada, but one that lacked a full set of reasons that will give directors and advisers clear guidance on how to approach mergers and acquisitions until they are published later this year.

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BCE triumphs over dissidents … bankers up next

With the Supreme Court decision out of the way, the battle for BCE shifts to a brass-knuckle brawl behind closed doors

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Philippine Growth Forecast Cut to 5.2% on Inflation, IMF Says - Bloomberg

Philippine Growth Forecast Cut to 5.2% on Inflation, IMF SaysBloomberg - 9 hours agoGovernment subsidies of rice and energy costs add to the fiscal burden and a law approving higher income tax exemptions may endanger plans to narrow the …

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Bangladesh eyes higher rice yield if no floods - Reuters India

The Daily StarBangladesh eyes higher rice yield if no floodsReuters India, India - Jun 21, 2008The calamity-prone South Asian country lost around 3 million tonnes of main staple rice due to twin floods and Cyclone Sidr last year. …Rice yield to leap on less irrigation The Daily Starall 2 news articles

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