Feeds from National PostAwardsCareers Economy Energy Financial Services FP Comment FP Executive FP Magazine Daily FP Trading Desk FP500 Full Comment Legal Post MBA Mining NP Editors Peter Kuitenbrouwer Posted Driving Posted Homes Posted Sports Reports RRSP Centre RSS Rudyard Griffiths Small Business Steve Murray Succession Planning Tax Centre Technology TFSA Centre The Afterword The Scene Tools of the Trade Toronto Trading Desk Wealthy Boomer All Feeds |
RSS - Feed
Find the latest news stories from National Post on the topic RSS. |
 Air Canada dispute with machinists union heads to binding arbitrationAir Canada said its labour dispute with the union representing its mechanics, baggage handlers and ground crews is heading to binding arbitration after a 10-day bargaining process failed to produce a settlement
|
 JPMorgan sued over retirement plan lossesJPMorgan Chase & Co has been hit with a lawsuit brought on behalf of employees whose retirement holdings fell in value after the largest U.S. bank revealed a surprise US$2-billion trading loss earlier this month
|
 SNC-Lavalin gets approval for work on Inmet's US$6.2-billion copper mineSNC-Lavalin Inc. has received the green light to go ahead with work on a mining contract worth about US$355-million in fees for a group led by the Montreal-based engineering and construction giant
|
 Major U.S. pension fund to vote against Wal-Mart board amid Mexico bribery allegationsThe second largest U.S. public pension fund said on Tuesday it plans to vote all of its Wal-Mart Stores Inc shares against the entire board in the wake of bribery allegations in Mexico that Wal-Mart officials failed to fully investigate
|
 Facebook's plunge into uncertainty started with analysts' US$30-50 spreadAnalysts who broke away from the herd and told investors to avoid Facebook, the biggest initial public offering ever by a tech company, are looking like heroes after the stock plunged
|
 SAP to acquire cloud-computing developer Ariba in US$4.3B dealSAP AG, the largest business-management software maker, agreed to buy Ariba Inc. to add a cloud-computing applications maker in a transaction valued at about US$4.3-billion
|
 Greek banks to receive 18-billion-euro bailout: sourceGreece’s cash-starved banks are expecting an 18 billion euro capital injection from a European Union rescue fund in the coming days, an unnamed banking source said Tuesday
|
 Dell results miss expectations as weak sales weighDell results miss expectations as weak sales weigh
|
 After weak Statoil response to takeover, Couche-Tard must now play waiting gameCouche-Tard will have to exercise some patience after a weak shareholder response to its US$2.68-billion tender offer for Norway's Statoil Fuel & Retail has forced the company to extend its bid
|
|
|
 Keystone XL pipeline will lead to higher gas prices, group saysTransCanada’s proposed pipeline to carry crude from the oil sands of Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast would increase gasoline prices, according to a report from an environmental group that opposes the project
|
 Canada must improve housing, lending oversight to prevent future crises: former Bank of Canada chiefCanada must improve its monitoring and prevention of systemic financial crises stemming from such things as housing bubbles and overly exuberant lending practices, former Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen said on Tuesday
|
 Closing Bell: TSX racks up solid gain as bargain hunters move in after weeks of lossesClosing Bell: TSX racks up solid gain as bargain hunters move in after weeks of losses
|
 Looming CP strike could snarl Toronto-Ottawa rail corridorA deal has been struck to keep commuter trains running in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal Wednesday morning despite a potential strike, but some VIA Rail service in Ontario would be impacted
|
 PlayBook, BlackBerry security features offer RIM a fragile lifelinePolice, the military and government agencies remain important customers for the struggling BlackBerry maker - a rare bright spot for RIM as it fightsdefections to flashier devices
|
 Lofty valuation main culprit in Facebook's swift market fall: analystsAllegations of market manipulation and botched IPO trade executions aside, the biggest reason for Facebook’s swift fall from grace is the stock’s sky-high valuation, analysts argue
|
 Scotiabank seals deal to sell iconic Toronto tower for $1.27-billionBank of Nova Scotia has struck a deal to sell its stake in the Scotia Plaza complex, its downtown Toronto headquarters, to Dundee REIT and H&R REIT
|
 Couche-Tard disappointed at response to Statoil retail takeover offer; extends deadlineCouche-Tard disappointed at response to Statoil retail takeover offer; extends deadline
|
 Google completes US$12.5B takeover of Motorola, names new CEOGoogle completes US$12.5B takeover of Motorola, names new CEO
|
 Canadian companies urged to end stock option rewardsThe Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations issued the bold challenge as part of package of proposals aimed at reining in executive pay packets
|
 EU sanctions on Iran to benefit oil majors: Moody'sInternational oil companies are set to benefit from high oil prices, as European Union sanctions on Iran kicks in on June 1
|
 Dial-up Internet access still a reality for many CanadiansThere are hundreds of thousands of Canadians still travelling the information superhighway in the slow lane
|
 Canada urged to hike rates this fall to cool housing marketStiffer lending rules surrounding mortgages have helped reduce risk, but Ottawa should still be worried about overheated markets such as Toronto, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development warns
|
 Commuters to feel impact of potential CP Rail strikeCommuters in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal could face disruptions Wednesday morning with a potential strike looming at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd
|
 OSC makes fraud allegations against Sino-ForestThe Ontario Securities Commission has made formal fraud allegations against Sino-Forest Corp. and several of its former executives, including former CEO Allen Chan
|
 Gold lives! -- An interview With Bill MurphyBill Murphy, chairman of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee, on why the recent loss of faith in gold is 'ludicrous'
|
