8 Sep 2008 at 6:49am George Smith from Canada writes: I'm sure Lewenza will take heed of all the advice he is getting here. Next we should ask Alberta to accept less then world price for it's oil. After all, it would be good for our economy. It would give us a ...
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8 Sep 2008 at 12:37am NEW YORK - Tim Walters used to attend six used-car auctions a month to buy vehicles for his employer, the Fagan Chevrolet Cadillac dealership in Janesville, Wis. These days, Walters, the dealer's used-car sales manager, skips most of those events. He ...
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7 Sep 2008 at 11:04pm A longstanding effort by many financial advisers and Wall Street market strategists to persuade Americans to think more globally just got another boost. This month, Citigroup Inc. recommended investors put 55% of their stock portfolio in foreign ...
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6 Sep 2008 at 7:59pm Scenic Sask! from Canada writes: garlick toast - The poverty line is a fictional line devised by politicians. The main criteria is not what you make but what you spend. If people are accustomed to wearing designer clothing, having all the latest ...
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6 Sep 2008 at 5:29pm David Hogg from Victoria, Canada writes: Mr. Flaherty and his cabinet colleagues are economic heroes and legends in their own tiny little minds. The biggest difference in the US economy and ours is reflected in the mortgage market and housing market ...
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6 Sep 2008 at 3:13pm Anyone who was lured into a technology fund in the heady days of 1999 is probably still nursing losses of 60% and has abandoned all hope of recovery. They may be surprised, therefore, that there is a renewed buzz about this unloved sector in the City ...
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4 Sep 2008 at 7:54pm Duke Energy on Thursday said it is seeking bids on a planned $100 million solar energy investment, a program to assess whether distributed rooftop solar panels can collectively function like a virtual power plant. The utility said that next year it ...
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