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Canadian Manufacturing Sales Edged Higher in September

Manufacturing sales defied expectations in September, edging up 0.1%, a much stronger result than market forecasts which looked for a decline of 1.5%. The upside surprise came after a hefty 3.7% drop in August but a very strong...

Fall of the Funds of Funds

Funds of funds were supposed to be the safe choice for wealthy investors and big institutions. But they were leveraged beyond the max Hedge funds, already suffering from an ill-fated love affair with leverage, are finding...

Country headed for twin deficits, analysts say

BOYD ERMAN From Friday's Globe and Mail Canada risks going from twin surpluses to no surpluses, as weakening exports caused by a possible global recession shrink the positive balance in the country's trade and investment ledger...

Tetra Tech Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript (at Seeking Alpha)

November 13, 2008 | about stocks: Executives Dan Batrack – Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer David King – EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Analysts John Quealy – Canaccord Adams Debra Coy –...

U.S. consumer sentiment remains under siege after plunging in October, according to RBC cash index

NEW YORK, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Although energy prices have declined sharply, consumer sentiment remains under siege due to persistent negative forces ranging from the escalating job crisis to the prolonged housing...

Sullivan & Cromwell Announces Newly Elected Partners (PR Newswire)

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP announced today that five attorneys have been elected partners of the Firm, effective January 1, 2009. The newly elected partners bring unique strengths and depth of experience in assisting the Firm's...

Why Canada's Banks Don't Need Help

Scotiabank, along with other large Canadian banks, is faring better than its U.S. peers Jonathan Hayward / Canadian Press / AP In the midst of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, Canada has joined the ranks...

Credit card costs soar for hard-hit consumers

Their debts are already out of control; now they face a 24.75% Visa rate Be the first to comment on this article... Rita Trichur Ann Perry Business Reporters Just as the federal government is moving to spend $50 billion more to...

RBC analyst cuts Nortel stock target to $0

STEVE LADURANTAYE Globe and Mail Update Warning that bankruptcy is a “distinct possibility” for Nortel Networks Corp., RBC Dominion Securities Inc. slashed its price target for the ailing telecommunications company to $0. “The...

CQS RIG FINANCE FUND LTD: Statement re Monthly Shareholder Fact Sheet

CQS RIG FINANCE FUND LIMITED Monthly Shareholder Fact Sheet 13 November 2008 CQS Rig Finance Fund Limited (the "Company") a closed-ended investment company incorporated in Guernsey, is pleased to announce that its Monthly Fact...