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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Business Snipits

Yellow Media to buy Canpages in $225M deal

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Yellow Media Inc. has an agreement to buy the Canpages business in a $225-million deal that will combine two of Canada’s biggest publishers of advertising directories and local web search engines.


Big banks hike residential mortgage rates

Tue Mar 30 2010

Three big Canadian banks increased interest rates on residential mortgages Monday, moves that are likely to become more common as worries over international debt push up prices in the bond market.


Daw: Get ready for further insurance rate hikes

Tue Mar 30 2010 (0)

Canadians paid more to insure homes and autos last year – particularly in Ontario – yet it was barely enough to lift insurers' profits.


Toronto ranks fourth in global prosperity study

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Tue Mar 30 2010

People all over the world think Toronto is a great place to plant roots, but not such a great place to plant money, a new study finds.


Developers the key to affordable housing

Tue Mar 30 2010

Affordable home ownership is not just for the middle and upper classes.


China targets Rio Tinto in 'selective prosecution'

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Tue Mar 30 2010

A stiff sentence handed down in Shanghai to four men charged with bribery was likely the result of a perceived slight against an accepted business...


Ex-IBM VP pleads guilty to fraud charge

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Tue Mar 30 2010

A former IBM senior executive pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges arising from what prosecutors call the largest insider trading case in hedge...


Big soul, big success and one big goal

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Tue Mar 30 2010

The founder of Big Soul Productions Inc. is on a fairly tight deadline. She has her eye on being named to Canada's Top 40 Under 40 achievers and she...


Ponzi suspect died with only $90 in bank, big debts

Tue Mar 30 2010

A Canadian businessman who boasted a luxurious lifestyle and allegedly bilked investors out of $40 million, had just $90 in a personal bank account, multiple properties up for sale and was thousands in debt at the time of his death, according to a...


Bailout good business for U.S. Treasury

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Tue Mar 30 2010

The U.S. Department of the Treasury said Monday it will begin selling the stake it owns in Citigroup Inc., which could result in a profit to the...