All news from March 19, 2010

In Canada’s already cutthroat telecom market, there’s room for only one more national wireless carrier, says the chairman of one of the newest entrants.

Thinking about a holiday destination? The soaring loonie may open up a world of possibilities, making budgets in some of Canada's most popular holiday spots stretch further.

Boeing, the world’s second-biggest airplane manufacturer, sees passenger jet demand improving but it could be a while before rival Bombardier sees its aerospace business pick up.

Canada’s benchmark stock index fell in morning trading Friday as oil, gold and other metal prices weighed on the heavily-weighted commodities sector.

A last minute rush to qualify for the Home Renovation Tax Credit pushed retail sales up 0.7% in January, according to government data released Friday.

Canadian consumer prices rose more-than-forecast in February giving another boost to the loonie on speculation the Bank of Canada may be forced to hike interest rates to control inflation.

Toronto’s main stock index ended lower for a second straight session on Friday, dropping below the 12,000 mark as weak commodity prices hit heavily weighted petroleum and metal producers.

Canadian National Railway Co said an arbitrator has decided on wage increases under a new three-year agreement between the country's biggest railroad and its 1,700 unionized locomotive engineers.

For a lot of Canadian manufacturers, the Canadian currency's flight higher is a story of ``been there, done that''.

Royal Dutch Shell and Canadian oil explorer Nexen Inc said they had made a "significant" discovery in the Gulf of Mexico, the latest in a string of big finds in the Gulf in the past year.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso urged EU member states on Friday to agree a standby aid package for Greece as he sought to take the initiative in dealing with Athens’ debt crisis.

A three-day strike by many of British Airways’ cabin crews will go ahead after union talks with management collapsed, leaving the ruling Labour government with a major headache weeks before a general election.

Unemployment rates in 363 U.S. metropolitan areas rose in January, and 346 areas reported year-on-year declines in their number of jobs, the Labor Department said on Friday.

Barrick Gold Corp, the world’s biggest gold miner, said it will sell shares in its African Barrick Gold spinoff for 5.75 British pounds ($8.70 US) each.

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has offered to buy all of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp’s outstanding common shares for $6 each, amending a previous offer to buy 13.2 million shares at the same price.

China said it was sending an envoy to Washington to try to ease trade frictions as its currency regime comes under fire, warning that threats from U.S. legislators could stifle room for progress.