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The Detroit Three ... Two? One?Comment158

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 Comment158

Financial crisis can be overcome in 18 months: APECComment

Pacific Rim leaders say 'extraordinary steps' to strengthen their economies can solve crisis in less than two years 11:41 AM Comment

Obama adviser issues warning to auto makersComment7

Without plan to retool and restructure, there's little taxpayers can do to help, says David Axelrod 10:38 AM Comment7

Crisis could benefit Chinese bargain huntersComment

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

Sovereign fund hype subsides as cash ebbsComment1

Future of state-owned funds less rosy as value of investments sink and governments eye extra capital for local economies 9:00 AM Comment1

Moving past denial on your portfolioComment25

Financial yardsticks can measure objectively how badly you've done amid the market turmoil 21/11/08 5:26 PM Comment25

Graphics and photos

For sale signs

Housing: Cyclical retreat or something worse? Popup

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

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A worker adjusts a container being loaded onto a ship at the port of Piraeus

Global shipping industry braces for rough watersComment

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

Hedge funds

A 'closed' sign in Greenwich, Connecticut

Town that wealth built starts to feel the painComment11

Purse strings tighten in U.S. haven 22/11/08 1:00 PM Comment11

The week

U.S. Navy photo shows hijacked Chinese fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia Nov. 17

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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

Kim Yost: The Brick's own Urban renewalComment3

The retailer launches a division catering to the growing business in downtown areas 21/11/08 6:55 PM Comment3

 

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Streetwise

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HudBay buys as metal forecasts fall
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Catalysts

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Adhocracy

Jennifer Wells
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Talking Management

Larry Smith
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President of the Alouettes talks management with Karl Moore Comment

The Law Page

Dimitri Lascaris
Bay Street under the gun
Disclosure ruling in class actions has created 'real fear out there'

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Chuck Winograd
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Canadian Business 

Inflation drops to 2.6 per centComment131

Gasoline prices rise at slower rate than previously, while car prices decline 21/11/08 11:08 AM Comment131

Loonie ‘firmer' after Thursday's plungeComment5

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 Comment5

Private equity firms pull out of Angiotech restructuringComment1

Vancouver-based company had warned that it was finding terms of the financing arrangement difficult to meet 21/11/08 10:24 AM Comment1

Car dealers plead for government helpComment278

Aggressive measures needed to help ailing automobile industry, Canadian Automobile Dealers Association says 21/11/08 12:44 PM Comment278

Sales, profit rise at Sears CanadaComment

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

Wealthy business clan rides wave of panic sellingComment14

'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 Comment14

Energy & Resources 

Oil edges higherComment6

Crude bounces off Thursday's low as stock markets recover 21/11/08 4:02 PM Comment6

Ontario Power swings to $142-million lossComment11

Utility had $113-million profit a year earlier 21/11/08 10:35 AM Comment11

Red Back Mining raises issue to $60-millionComment

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

Gold rallies above $800Comment6

Bullion ends week 8 per cent higher on economic uncertainty, strong physical buying 21/11/08 4:06 PM Comment6

Copper gains on bargain huntingComment

Benchmark metal, aluminum earlier touch new three-year lows 21/11/08 4:12 PM Comment

International Business 

APEC leaders vow to push free tradeComment76

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 Comment76

Citigroup slides below $4 a shareComment19

Conference call with CEO disappoints investors expecting new strategy 21/11/08 11:24 AM Comment19

Wal-Mart board picks Duke as CEOComment1

Wal-Mart international head Mike Duke will succeed retiring Lee Scott February 1 21/11/08 11:02 AM Comment1

Fed, Bank of Japan officials flag deflation risksComment7

Fed's Bullard suggests liquidity injections to ward off deflation threat 21/11/08 6:38 AM Comment7

AnnTaylor posts loss, sees weaknessComment1

Women's apparel retailer expects gross margin to remain under significant pressure 21/11/08 8:30 AM Comment1

Cigna cuts full-year profit forecast