Mega Brands to take $30-million charge
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
Largely related to recent toy recalls, the latest of which was announced this week
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Porter plans summer flights to Quebec City
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
Porter Airlines is ratcheting up the competition on the Toronto-Quebec City route, launching a once-daily service between the two cities as part of the summer schedule.
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Kerviel freed from Paris jail
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
The trader accused of racking up billions in losses at French bank Société Générale walked out of a Paris prison yesterday as investigators tried to sort out one of the world's biggest trading scandals.
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Holders may fight Bear takeover
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
Bear Stearns's shareholders are likely to try to stop JPMorgan from snapping up their company for a mere $2-odd (U.S.) per share. But any opposition may be in vain.
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Mega Brands seeks Intertek help on toy safety
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
Mega Brands Inc. has hired quality and safety control firm Intertek to help with the design and testing of new products following its third global recall of magnetic toys made in China.
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U.S. core prices increase at top pace in 15 months
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
Wholesale prices rose again in February as another hefty increase in energy costs offset falling food prices. Outside of food and energy, prices shot up at the fastest pace in 15 months.
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Downtown offices remain at premium
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
Despite increasing economic uncertainty, downtown Toronto office space remains exceptionally tight, with the vacancy rate in the first quarter of the year plummeting to the lowest in more than 15 years.
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Inflation rate drops to six-month low
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
Canada's inflation rate tumbled to its lowest level in six months in February as the strong dollar continued to give consumers a break on everything from the automobiles they drive to the food they eat.
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Portfolio mix a recipe for staying calm
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
The financial news is bad and getting worse every day.
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Fed feeds a frenzy
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
Maybe three-quarters of a point was enough after all.
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Nanticoke promoted as nuclear power site
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
Communities surrounding the massive Nanticoke coal-fired power station, which is set to shut down in 2014, are strongly urging the provincial government to consider the area for a new nuclear power plant.
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Handhelds, laptops are next privacy frontier
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
Authorities can access reams of data without a warrant; privacy advocates say that has to change
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Why more moms do the daycare shuffle
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
Today's thirtysomething parents are more comfortable placing their children in daycare – they are graduates of it themselves
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U.S. players leap at wireless
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
In the race to get a slice of Canada's cellphone market, much of the muscle is provided by American investors – a challenge to foreign ownership restrictions
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Fed's dilemma: credit or inflation
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 03/19/2008
As central bank cuts interest rates to ease credit crisis, higher prices may deepen economic doldrums
