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ConocoPhillips finds new seeps in China oil spill

August 26, 2011

ConocoPhillips said Friday it has discovered new oil seeps in an area of China’s Bohai Bay where it faces a deadline to clean up spills […]

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UK consumer price inflation rises to 4.4 percent

August 16, 2011

Rising rents and banking fees pushed Britain’s annual inflation rate up to 4.4 percent in July.
The rate reported by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) […]

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Canadian businesses ready to hire

July 11, 2011

Times are good at an IT recruiting firm when your talent is getting multiple offers.

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Jurors hear closings at NYC financial expert trial

June 16, 2011

Manhattan prosecutors say there’s overwhelming evidence that a California researcher accepted cash and gifts to feed inside information to hedge funds.
The prosecutors told jurors in […]

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New-home sales up, but pace remains sluggish

May 24, 2011

More people bought new homes for a second straight month in April, a hopeful sign. Still, sales remain far below the pace that would represent […]

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Carrigan: A good time to diversify, but into what?

May 15, 2011

Canadians could be described as a people willing to patiently wait in long line-ups at banks and doughnut shops. But when it comes to investing. […]

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Olive: Business guru Roger Martin calls for CEO pay reform

May 3, 2011

You would think that after two catastrophic failures in capitalism less than a decade apart, culminating in the Great Recession from which we

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UK’s Cameron: NATO not creeping toward ground war

April 22, 2011

British Prime Minister David Cameron insists NATO isn’t creeping toward the deployment of ground forces in Libya.
Italy, France and Britain are sending military experts to […]

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Roseman: We get refunds when readers can

April 15, 2011

How can you get satisfaction when trying to return unsatisfactory goods or services?
Keep insisting that you deserve full compensation. Then, contact the media if you […]

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Italy ship’s crew detained in Tripoli

March 22, 2011

Italian officials said Sunday they would do whatever it takes to free the crew of an Italian tugboat apparently seized by Libyan officials at Tripoli’s […]

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