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TSX tumbles 159 points on Eurozone worries The Toronto stock market was sharply lower Wednesday amid pessimism that a gathering of European Union leaders in Brussels will come up with a plan to contain the eurozone debt crisis Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-23 14:30:39

Ottawa ready to act as CP Rail strike shuts down freight service Federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt said Wednesday she is disappointed by the strike at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and is prepared to table a back-to-work bill in the event a negotiated settlement cannot be reached Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-23 14:30:39

BMO results show nothing beats strong domestic franchise Bank of Montreal kicked off earnings season with results showing respectable performance from most divisions, but in keeping with its peers, by far the most important driver was the domestic personal and commercial bank Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-23 14:30:38

Foreign investment in the oilsands a win-win According to a recent report by the environmentalist group ForestEthics Advocacy, 71% of oilsands production is owned by non-Canadian shareholders, with foreign-headquartered companies controlling 24% of the sector's production. The group concludes that Canadians benefit very little from the industry's production on account of this high degree of f Province: Ontario Newspaper: Ottawa Sun Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-23 14:10:07

Pipelines, politics and price driving Canada's energy sector: PwC Canada is 'perilously close' to reaching the limits of its energy exports to the United States, though expansion to new markets will require Ottawa to produce a national energy strategy, PricewaterhouseCoopers said Wednesday in a new report Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-23 10:27:40

CP Rail strike shuts down freight service Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.'s freight rail service has shut down after 4,800 of its engineers, conductors and traffic controllers walked off the job shortly after midnight Wednesday morning Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-23 10:27:39

Eurozone worries depress TSX The Toronto stock market was sharply lower Wednesday amid pessimism that a gathering of European Union leaders in Brussels will come up with a plan to contain the eurozone debt crisis Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-23 10:27:38

BMO profit leap beats expectations BMO Financial Group reported a profit of $1.3-billion, or earnings per share of $1.51, in its second quarter of 2012, jumping 27% from the previous year Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-23 10:27:37

Is there ever a bad time to invest in a rental property? Fabio Campanella: Direct investment in real estate requires a time commitment, experience, and patience but the long-term results can be superb when done properly Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Business Money Date: 2012-05-22 22:17:10

TSX racks up solid gain as bargain hunters move in after weeks of losses The Toronto stock market registered a solid gain Tuesday as traders caught up to solid advances made on global commodity and stock markets while the TSX was closed for Victoria Day Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-22 22:16:33

EU sanctions on Iran to benefit oil majors: Moody's International oil companies are set to benefit from high oil prices, as European Union sanctions on Iran kick in on June 1 Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-22 14:34:48

OECD urges Canada to hike rates this fall to cool housing market Canada’s economy is gradually recovering and is expected to grow by 2.25 % this year and 2.5 % in 2013, according to a new report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-22 14:34:48

Canadian companies urged to end stock option rewards With Europe’s fragile economic outlook and signs of investor discontent beginning to spread, an influential group including representatives of Canada’s business, regulatory and academic circles is calling for an end to the popular practice of rewarding executives with stock options Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-22 14:34:47

TSX surges more than 200 points The Toronto stock market surged more than 200 points Tuesday as traders caught up to solid advances in commodities and global markets while the TSX was closed for Victoria Day Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-22 14:34:46

Celtic House Venture Partners announces $105M fund Venture capital deal-making may be lagging this year, but new capital seems to be rolling into Canadian funds at a more promising rate than during the past several years Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-22 14:34:46

Air Canada dispute with machinists union heads to binding arbitration Air Canada said its labour dispute with the union representing its mechanics, baggage handlers and ground crews is heading to binding arbitration after an agreed-upon 10-day bargaining process failed to produce a negotiated settlement Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-22 14:34:45

Commuters to feel impact of potential CP Rail strike Commuters in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal could face disruptions Wednesday morning with a potential strike looming at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-22 14:34:44

OSC makes fraud allegations against Sino-Forest The Ontario Securities Commission has made formal fraud allegations against Sino-Forest Corp. and several of its former executives following nearly a year of investigations into the collapsed forestry firm Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-22 14:34:43

U.S. senators propose 'anti-Saverin' tax evasion law Two U.S. senators, angered by what they said was Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s deliberate tax avoidance, want legislation to stop him and other exiles from re-entering the country Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Business Money Date: 2012-05-22 10:12:37

TSX advances after week of sharp losses The Toronto stock market is sharply higher as traders catch up to solid advances in commodities and global markets that occurred while the TSX was closed for Victoria Day Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-22 10:11:56

France presses for euro area bonds to stem crisis France’s François Hollande will push a proposal for mutualising European debt at an informal summit of EU leaders in Brussels this week, increasing pressure on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to drop her opposition to the idea Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-21 22:06:13

Farm industries push for back-to-work legislation in case of CP Rail strike Canada’s fertilizer and gain grower industries are asking the federal government to legislate Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. employees back to work in the event of a strike this week so its members don’t lose out on exports Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-21 22:06:12

Canadian banks' profits to grow, but at slower rate After starting the year with strong earnings momentum, Canada’s biggest banks will likely report slower growth in the second quarter when they begin rolling out results this week Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-21 14:05:45

Mortgage risk biggest threat to Canadian banks: Fitch Of the big six Canadian banks, the Royal Bank of Canada and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce are exposed to the most mortgage risk, according to a Fitch Ratings report published Monday Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Money Date: 2012-05-21 14:05:44

Personal Finance this weekend Did you miss anything in this weekend’s Personal Finance section of the Financial Post? Here’s a round-up of our coverage, just in case Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canada.com Feed: Business Money Date: 2012-05-20 11:54:15

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