| 03/10/2010 02:25 PM |
| Nasdaq 5,000: 10 years later |
Ten years ago this week, the Nasdaq composite index topped 5,000, a level it hasn't reached since as the dot-com bubble burst and investors lost billions.
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| 03/10/2010 08:48 PM |
| Bill Gates no longer world's richest man |
Mexican tycoon Carlo Slim Helu has beaten out Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on Earth and nab the top spot on the 2010 Forbes list of world billionaires.
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| 03/10/2010 07:21 PM |
| MPs approve federal budget |
The House of Commons has voted to support the federal budget.
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| 03/10/2010 12:56 PM |
| Companies spend $167M in Alberta land sale |
Energy companies paid $167.5 million Wednesday for oil and gas exploration rights in Alberta, the fourth highest total in the province's history, in part in anticipation that the province plans to reduce its royalty take.
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| 03/10/2010 04:42 PM |
| Agrium suffers setback in bid for CF |
Calgary-based fertilizer giant Agrium Inc. suffered a setback in its $5.5 billion US bid for rival CF Industries Holdings Inc. on Wednesday.
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| 03/10/2010 10:36 AM |
| B.C. surf town could ban fast-food outlets |
A Tofino councillor wants to ban fast food franchises and retail chains from the West Coast surf town in order to preserve its uniquely laid back character.
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| 03/10/2010 12:44 PM |
| Loonie at par by summer: economists |
Interest rate increases will drive the Canadian dollar back up to parity with its U.S. counterpart by this summer, economists say.
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| 03/10/2010 08:22 AM |
| Goldman Sachs seeks to appeal Canwest TV sale to Shaw |
Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs has asked an appeals court to kill the sale of Canwest Global Communications' television assets to cable operator Shaw Communications.
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| 03/10/2010 04:58 PM |
| Taxpayer watchdog doles out waste awards |
Mailouts from MPs, exorbitant Nova Scotia MLA expenses and a Toronto homeless audit are all cited at a tongue-in-cheek awards ceremony meant to highlight questionable government spending.
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| 03/10/2010 10:57 AM |
| Vale Inco strikers urged to reject offer |
Strikers at two Vale Inco operations in Ontario will vote to reject the company's latest offer, predicts an official with their union, the United Steelworkers.
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