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Oil rebounds to year high on U.S. inventory report
Oil jumped to US$80.05 a barrel on Wednesday, matching its one-year high hit the previous day, after a U.S. government report showed a ...
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Natural gas fails to pull its weight
Rising natural-gas prices may bring some relief to Canada's dismal export picture but the fossil fuel's economic contribution may be muted...
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Traditional benefits key
The 2010 FP 10 Best Companies to Work For represent a cross-industry, coast-to-coast snapshot of the latest trends in best practices among...
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Enbridge opens oil-sands terminal
Oil pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. officially opened its new contract terminal in Hardisty, Alta., yesterday. The 19-tank facility is capable...
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Brazil takes different tack to cool its currency
Brazil’s stocks and currency extended losses in early afternoon trade and headed for one of their rockiest trading days in several months...
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Oil settles at US$79 as equities slide
Oil prices fell on Tuesday, after hitting a one-year high above US$80 a barrel, as disappointing U.S. data on housing starts and inflation...
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R&D slumped even before financial crisis
Even before the financial crisis struck at the end of 2008, Canada's biggest companies were spending less on research and development, ...