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Yen’s fall sparks auto showroom battle

February 15, 2015 - 03:00
Mazda Canada targets market share gains as Japanese manufacturers gain edge from softening currency

Icahn seeks Dell share buyback

1 hour 20 min ago
Investor sets out new structure for proposed buyout; purchases shares in Southeastern Asset Management, that holds large Dell stake

Deloitte, New York state reach settlement over Standard Chartered laundering review

1 hour 23 min ago
A financial advisory unit of Deloitte has agreed to pay $10-million (U.S.) and accept other penalties as part of the settlement

GM offers buyouts to higher paid workers

1 hour 25 min ago
Union agrees to auto maker’s expanded use of supplemental employees

Big investors should follow code of conduct, advocate says

1 hour 44 min ago
Leading U.S. corporate governance expert says pension plans and mutual funds need to ensure they wield power effectively

Market volatility: ‘One can only imagine what tomorrow will bring’

2 hours 1 min ago
Plus, Tim Hortons in crosshairs of second U.S. hedge fund

China’s Huawei denies mulling Nokia takeover: report

2 hours 6 min ago
Huawei also unveils its flagship smartphone, the Ascend P6, part of bid to become top-tier handset firm

Peruvians protest Newmont's $5-billion mining project

2 hours 13 min ago
Thousands of opponents of Newmont Mining's $5-billion (U.S.) gold project circled a lake high in the Andes on Monday, vowing to stop the company from eventually draining the lake to make way for Peru's most expensive mine.

Canada raises liability for offshore oil spills to $1-billion

2 hours 16 min ago
Bar raised for ‘no-fault’ incidents in Arctic and off East Coast; companies still face unlimited liability if at fault or negligent

Cenovus ramps up oil-by-rail capacity

2 hours 34 min ago
Alberta-based producer leases 800 rail cars; plans to move more oil, including heavy crude, by rail

Huge new bubble about to burst: analyst

3 hours 13 min ago
If the chart from SocGen is right, we’re in for the mother of all busts. But there’s reason to doubt

Documents: CBC's giveaways

3 hours 14 min ago
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. spent a half-million dollars over the last four years on promotional giveaways for its employees and fans, according to documents made available through an access to information request. View the documents below.

Biggest fave for CBC gift bags? Strombo bobblehead

3 hours 29 min ago
Public broadcaster racking up big bills for promotional items

Orbite Aluminae shares surge on deal with Glencore

4 hours 34 min ago
Quebec company will sell alumina production from its plant at Cap-Chat

Telecom giant Verizon confirms interest in Canadian market

4 hours 42 min ago
CFO Fran Shammo tells Wall Street Journal company is in preliminary stages of weighing expansion into this country

EU blames Canada for slow progress on trade deal

4 hours 57 min ago
Trade spokesman said EU has shown ‘pragmatism and flexibility,’ waiting for Canada to do the same

Swiss lawmakers reject deal to end tax dispute with U.S.

5 hours 26 min ago
The odds are increasing that more U.S. criminal charges will be brought against Swiss banks

Taxpayers spend $2-billion yearly to help federal workers retire early: CFIB

6 hours 3 min ago
Canadian Federation of Independent Business says ‘bridge benefit’ helps top up benefits until they can collect full CPP

Gildan snags U.S.-based Buffalo Shirt Factory

6 hours 58 min ago
Montreal-based clothing maker to spend $7-million to acquire Clarence, N.Y.-based screen-printing company

Record wealth for world’s richest as ranks swell: report

7 hours 15 min ago
Report says investable wealth of richest people in the world jumped 10 per cent last year, ranks of richest grew by a million