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The Detroit Three ... Two? One?146

Bailout or no bailout, North American car makers will still be making vehicles in the next decade. But don't expect the auto industry of tomorrow to look anything like today's 21/11/08 12:00 AM 146

Ontario: Auto bailout would drive deficit too high, McGuinty warns
In Pictures: Turmoil in the auto industry
GM: Oshawa plant to close earlier than planned

APEC leaders vow to push free trade76

Summit members agree to freeze new barriers to trade for 12 months; Harper says sound policies key to avoiding financial collapse similar to Great Depression 22/11/08 10:14 PM 76

Related: Bush seeks North Korea breakthrough at summit

Crisis could benefit Chinese bargain hunters

Cheap prices, low interest rates and Beijing's insatiable appetite for raw materials are all likely to keep Chinese pocketbooks open 9:00 AM

Sovereign fund hype subsides as cash ebbs1

Future of state-owned funds less rosy as value of investments sink and governments eye extra capital for local economies 9:00 AM 1

Global credit crunch hits microfinance

South Asians who have set up small businesses using small, collateral-free loans to be squeezed as credit dries up 9:00 AM

Moving past denial on your portfolio23

Financial yardsticks can measure objectively how badly you've done amid the market turmoil 21/11/08 5:26 PM 23

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Housing: Cyclical retreat or something worse?

As Canada's real estate boom ends, how some economists are measuring the slowdown 22/11/08 6:00 AM

Hedge funds

Town that wealth built starts to feel the pain10

Purse strings tighten in U.S. haven 22/11/08 1:00 PM 10

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Global shipping industry braces for rough waters

Falling dry cargo rates and weak demand sending industry into worst crisis in decades 9:00 AM

The week

The top business news, in photos and stories

Auto makers plead for a lifeline. Deflation now a top concern. And, pirates disrupt shipping 22/11/08 6:00 AM

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Kim Yost: The Brick's own Urban renewal3

The retailer launches a division catering to the growing business in downtown areas 21/11/08 6:55 PM 3

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5.	Town that wealth built starts to feel the pain 22/11/08 1:00 PM 10
6.	Auto bailout would drive deficit too high, McGuinty warns 22/11/08 6:05 PM 106
7.	Berman still shows loyalty to CFL 22/11/08 11:49 AM 2
8.	Obama pledges economic plan for 2.5 million 'more jobs' 22/11/08 9:00 PM 145
9.	No. 33 joins the greats 22/11/08 10:21 PM 22
10.	Leafs blow three-goal lead 22/11/08 10:44 PM 40

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1.	Raising a child with a mental illness 22/11/08 12:17 AM 26
2.	Is Japan's 'lost decade' a window to the future? 21/11/08 12:00 AM 153
3.	Readers overwhelm EU's new digital library 20/11/08 1:53 PM 2
4.	The Detroit Three ... Two? One? 21/11/08 12:00 AM 145
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Inflation drops to 2.6 per cent124

Gasoline prices rise at slower rate than previously, while car prices decline 21/11/08 11:08 AM 124

Loonie ‘firmer' after Thursday's plunge5

Canadian dollar trades above 78 cents (U.S.) in early trading after Thursday's plunge to 77.31 cents 21/11/08 5:00 PM 5

Private equity firms pull out of Angiotech restructuring1

Vancouver-based company had warned that it was finding terms of the financing arrangement difficult to meet 21/11/08 10:24 AM 1

Car dealers plead for government help277

Aggressive measures needed to help ailing automobile industry, Canadian Automobile Dealers Association says 21/11/08 12:44 PM 277

Sales, profit rise at Sears Canada

Same-store sales rise by 0.9 per cent 21/11/08 11:05 AM

Wealthy business clan rides wave of panic selling14

'When the seas are rough, we're out sailing,' says head of holding company who sees once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in market crisis 21/11/08 3:35 AM 14

Energy & Resources

Oil edges higher6

Crude bounces off Thursday's low as stock markets recover 21/11/08 4:02 PM 6

Ontario Power swings to $142-million loss11

Utility had $113-million profit a year earlier 21/11/08 10:35 AM 11

Red Back Mining raises issue to $60-million

Gold producer bumps up size of equity offering by half, citing strong demand 21/11/08 1:35 PM

Gold rallies above $8006

Bullion ends week 8 per cent higher on economic uncertainty, strong physical buying 21/11/08 4:06 PM 6

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