August 19, 2008
Oil prices dip as storm threat subsides
Crude fell below US$113 a barrel Monday as fears eased that Tropical Storm Fay would damage major oil and gas infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Crude fell below US$113 a barrel Monday as fears eased that Tropical Storm Fay would damage major oil and gas infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico.
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The world’s largest cred-card issuer and eight U.S. and Canadian lenders have launched a pilot program designed to alert cardholders in real time that they might be victims of fraud.
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The debt of Canadian households is now rising faster than their wealth in the wake of the stock market correction and a housing market slowdown, a major financial institution said Monday.
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Federal Industry Minister Jim Prentice acknowledged Monday that Canadian trade prospects are at risk unless it does more, and quickly, to upgrade its
border and port infrastructure.
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Total foreign investment increased for the seventh month in a row in June, completing a record second-quarter, Statistics Canada reported on Monday.
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The Toronto stock index finished slightly higher as a rise in resource shares offset nagging fears of more fallout from the credit crunch.
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The housing-sector misery is set to continue for sometime in the U.S., while the Canadian market is showing signs of a cool-down, according to the Scotia Economics real estate trends report released Monday.
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The number of American travelers coming into the country fell from May to June continuing a broad decline, Statistics Canada reported on Monday.
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The Ontario Court of Appeal has given a green light to the $32-billion restructuring of Canada’s frozen third-party asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market.
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President visits 2 hospitals for medical testsInquirer.net, Philippines - 11 hours agoHer visit to St. Luke’s Medical Center came a day before Ms Arroyo reportedly suffered an upset stomach after she ate bilo-bilo (glutinous rice balls) and …Spokesman explains Arroyo's pre-statement outburst GMA news.tvall 3 news articles
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