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Mortgage News
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Economic Update
Economic conditions have an impact on the mortgage rates that Canadian lenders offer borrowers. Below is a sampling of recent news on the economy of interest to Canadian home buyers and borrowers.
Financial Post Top Stories
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:14:50 GMT
Shares in Transat AT plummet
One analyst questioned the sustainability of Transat A.T.'s business model going forward as shares dropped $4.25 to $15.25 Thursday on a gloomy outlook from the travel tour operator
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:39:24 GMT
Scotiabank’s Thanachart seals Siam City deal
Thanachart Bank, 49%-owned by Bank of Nova Scotia, has agreed to pay US$1-billion for a 47.6% stake in Siam City Bank
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:02:33 GMT
Housing prices rise 0.4% in January
Canadian home prices rose 0.4% between December and January, the same growth rate for the third consecutive month
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:02:18 GMT
Canada’s trade surplus widens in January
The surplus widened to $799-million during the month, economists had expected the January figure to be between $100-million and $200-million
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:18:33 GMT
Bill Gates no longer world's richest man
The Microsoft cofounder, who had held the title of world's richest 14 of the past 15 years, is toppled by a Mexican tycoon in a record year for billionaires
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The Globe and Mail - National Page News
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 8:22 -0500
Accused in beating death earlier won prison sentence reduction
Convicted of manslaughter in 1999 beating death of three-year-old girl, Michael Richard Beauchamp now in custody on new charges in B.C.
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 6:57 -0500
Police probe Campbellville, Ont., shooting
37-year-old shot outside inn in community northwest of Toronto
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 4:52 -0500
Quebec's psychic profile: A sadomasochist with a reptilian core
Marketing guru collects $300,000 to unlock city's ‘code' and help give it a fresh image. Quebeckers are neurotic, he says
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 4:52 -0500
Judge criticizes tax law that puts divorcees at disadvantage
Couples can access credit after they split – but only if they can agree on who gets it
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 0:00 -0500
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The Globe and Mail - World News
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 9:17 -0500
Court says Swede charged in Auschwitz case can be extradited
Former neo-Nazi leader arrested in theft of sign from former death camp
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 8:38 -0500
Mississippi school cancels prom after demand to allow same-sex date
Teenage girl says board is retaliating after American Civil Liberties Union got involved in challenging district policy that requires that dates be of the opposite sex
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 7:31 -0500
Thousands flee after weekend slaughter in Nigeria
Residents accuse police, military of failing to provide security to villages where attacks took place
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 7:29 -0500
Incest horror: U.K. man raped daughters, fathered 7 children by them
British authorities are apologizing for failure to act, family had contact with dozens of different agencies and 100 members of staff over three decades
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 7:00 -0500
Protesters, police clash in Greece
Strike over austerity measures brings 20,000 into streets; rocks thrown and tear gas fired
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The Globe and Mail - Report on Business News
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:08 -0500
U.S. drags on Canada trade, Pink Floyd comfortably numb
Plus, China's inflation rate rattles markets. And, Devon makes an oil sands push
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 9:15 -0500
Canada's house prices on steady rise
Index posts first year-over-year increase since December 2008
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 8:52 -0500
Canadian exports lose some steam
Exports to U.S. fall while those to other countries increase, indicating Canada's biggest trading partner continues to drag on the economy
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 7:58 -0500
Canada's booksellers v. Amazon.com
The Canadian Booksellers Association will take your questions on why it wants Ottawa to block the Internet bookseller from opening a ‘fulfilment centre' in Canada
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 7:34 -0500
BP, Devon to develop oil sands project
Part of larger deal, in which BP pays Devon $4-billion for exploration rights
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The Globe and Mail - Your Money News
The Globe and Mail - Real Estate News
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