eNews - 08-31-2009 Economy on 'cusp of recovery'

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- Economy on 'cusp of recovery'
- Japanese turf ruling party
- China's stock market plunges nearly 7 per cent
- Why FDIC's shrinking cushion is bigger than it looks
- As big banks repay bailout money, U.S. sees a profit
- Cash-for-clunker rebates for home appliances
- Cash for cribs? Toys 'R' Us offers trade-ins
- Flaherty chooses himself as authority on banking oversight
- China - booming car sales, tiny profits
- Is Google entering the mortgage quote business?
- Ottawa probes mortgage brokerages
- Arnie's garage sale raises $1.5m
- 15 reasons to go back to work
- Hey, PC, who taught you to fight back?
- State govs saying 'No thanks' to mystery laptops
- Kids 14 times more likely than elderly to get swine flu
- Aspirin does more harm than good in healthy people

eNews - 08-28-2009 Scotiabank profit down, but beats Street

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In today's ePLUS
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- Facebook changes privacy policy
- Twitter to charge businesses to tweet
- Fighting first party fraud in Canada - an expert shows how
- Why Canada is Hotter than the United States
- Five awesome Excel tips to make your data come alive
eNews for 08-28-2009
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- Scotiabank profit down, but beats Street
- Banks shine amid gloom
- National confirms probe by regulators
- Bank earnings a nice surprise for Bay Street
- Consumer confidence highest in year
- Experts waiting for worm to turn
- Victims of swindlers to launch national coalition
- Bernanke hit by identity theft
- Back on the soap box
- Facebook makes friends with privacy czar
- Gay ads play it straight
- 15 reasons to get back to work and be happy about it
- Fee for discovering Canada was 40 shillings

Have a great weekend!
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eNews - 08-27-2009 Royal Bank profit tops $1.5 billion

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- Royal Bank profit tops $1.5 billion
- Enron still haunting CIBC
- New problem for CIBC is credit cards
- National Bank profit rises to $303 million
- Investors punish CIBC over loan losses
- Banks look alike on outside, but inside is a different story
- BMO in Beijing
- TD beats profit expectations, ramps up lending
- The Governor gets his hands dirty
- Overheated computer blamed for fiery death
- Wind turbines to generate some 200 jobs in Windsor
- Discount brokerages get creative to keep new clients
- Alberta headed for record $6.9 billion deficit
- Bell hopes Palm Pre will rival iPhone
- 510 year old royal letter points to Englishman's contact with
Canada

eNews - 08-26-2009 CIBC profit surges to $434-million

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- CIBC profit surges to $434-million
- Ego and the CEO
- Bank of Canada takes on soaring loonie
- Eldorado to buy Sino Gold
- Yahoo to overhaul search despite pending Microsoft deal
- Sen. Edward Kennedy dead at 77
- Delusions of empire haunt GM
- How to buy Florida real estate
- BMO boosts financials, triggering TSX rally
- Pub jobs starting to dry up
- Touch-screen wireless reader targets Kindle

eNews - 08-25-2009 BMO profit rises to $557-million

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- BMO profit rises to $557-million
- Bernanke to be nominated for second term
- Consumers' spending spree puts recession on the run
- GM Seeks Funds to Keep Opel
- Goldman Sachs providing biggest clients early access to analyst
views
- IT hiring intentions point to rebound
- Low-interest era to push into 2011
- U.S. payment-card industry grapples with security
- Erase street views, Swiss official tells Google
- Special 'Fun Day': Scotiabank treats 60 students to full day of
various activities
- Multitaskers are bad at... er... what was it?

eNews - 08-24-2009 World stocks power to 10-month high

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- World stocks power to 10-month high
- Analysts brace for low third-quarter bank profits
- Federal deficit hits $5-billion in June
- Jamaica to cut spending 20 pct ahead of IMF loan
- Investment banks repackage debt for sale
- Brazil develops fossil-fuel fever
- Bad luck o'the Irish
- Sugar Prices Reflect a Commodity Rife with Regulation
- Canada's latest flu challenge: distribution
- Three degress of retirement preparedness
- Rewriting the future of the phone book
- Taxman's phone calls cause confusion
- Bug patrol: How to keep mosquitoes at bay

eNews - 08-21-2009 Taxman takes on Swiss bank to reveal Canadian fortunes

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In today's ePLUS
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- 10 of tech's biggest missed opportunities
- Wikipedia Passes the 3 Million Article Mark
- The Man Behind Our Software Update Nightmare
- US man charged with stealing 130 million card numbers
- High Commitment, High Performance Management

eNews for 08-21-2009
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- Taxman takes on Swiss bank to reveal Canadian fortunes
- Mexico Awaits Recovery as Economy Shrinks
- Natural gas price sinks to lowest in 7 years
- Teachers' true-blue investment
- Bombardier stung by marquee order loss
- Loyalty programs' popularity surges: study
- Cross-border travel hits record low
- Wholesale sales rise for first time in nine months
- Workplace, Facebook an uneasy mix: study
- Getting flight data to you by iPhone, iPod devices
- Squeezed for cash: Serbian police find python on cash machine

Have a great weekend!

eNews - 08-20-2009 World markets rebound

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- World markets rebound
- We're unlikely to repeat 1991's 'jobless recovery'
- Ottawa getting into the distressed loan business
- Loonie ends higher as oil prices rally
- Buffett, Pimco warn of greenback's decline
- Swiss bank to give U.S. details on 4,500 accounts
- FNX equity issue raises M&A chances, analysts say
- Higher earnings seen for banks
- US consumers to benefit as credit card law debuts
- Hidden toll on China's economic backbone
- Germany's Merkel again most powerful woman: Forbes
- RIM flying the national-interest flag on Nortel
- Video appears in paper magazines
- New mosquito repellents beat DEET
- Sweet temptation? How gazing at cake helps you lose weight

eNews - 08-19-2009 'Anemic' growth likely for years to come: IMF

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- 'Anemic' growth likely for years to come: IMF
- Canada's inflation story: food is up, gas is down
- Natural gas prices can't find a bottom
- Jonathan Chevreau: Grey area of what bank branches can and cannot
sell
- What do Chinese farmers have to do with the price of copper?
Plenty
- Scotiabank CEO Rick Waugh picking winners in wealth management
race
- Some little guys do dish out the dividends
- Could hybrids and a weaker yen propel Toyota back into profit?
- Auto repair chains grab share from dealers
- BoE split over money injection
- Nigeria threatens largest debtors
- Trustee lays out Jones scheme stretching back to 1980s
- How Wal-Mart, Amazon, and General Mills win amid turbulence
- Golf rated 'big industry' in first national survey
- Apple, RIM, Palm get wet kiss from RBC

SLS eNews - 08-18-2009 World markets recover poise after selloff

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- World markets recover poise after selloff
- Scotiabank jumps into home, auto insurance fray
- As evidence of growth spreads, so does fear about second dip in recession
- Desjardins Group announces surplus earnings of $338mn for Q2
- Stronger CIBC can afford growth: analysts
- CIT Group wraps debt purchase, dodges bankruptcy
- Money market funds lose favour as investors buy for the long term
- With credit tight, Fed extends consumer loan plan
- Brace for commercial foreclosures: report
- Brazil seeks more control of oil beneath its seas
- IBM bets on Brazilian innovation
- US banker found guilty of fraud
- Man accused over America's biggest credit card identity fraud
- Fortune smiles on RIM's growth
- Many students say cash won't last past Christmas - RBC poll

eNews - 08-17-2009 Japan pulls out of recession, but outlook shaky

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- Japan pulls out of recession, but outlook shaky
- Canadians upbeat about recovery
- Housing, manufacturing data point to end of Canadian recession: economists
- Consumer demand remains weak
- June posted the biggest drop in consumer prices since 1955
- U.S. stock futures point to plunge
- In Calgary, a litmus test of consumer strength
- Mexico: a glimmer of good news in a gloomy economy
- Mexico in major customs shake-up
- The paper that doesn't want to be free
- 'Free' business model can backfire
- Two Canada banks top list of Allied Irish suspects
- Canada loses out as U.S. ups "green" ante
- Poor economy hammers health of Canadians, survey shows
- Why be an ethical company? They're stronger and last longer
- Microsoft 'unlikely to pay' damages to Toronto firm in patent case
- Be afraid: mathematical modelling of zombie attacks

eNews - 08-14-2009 Bank customers happy, survey suggests

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In today's ePLUS
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- You Deleted Your Cookies? Think Again
- Breakfast Can Wait. The Day's First Stop Is Online.
- Google Adds Social Networking To Personalized Home Page
- Microsoft Adds New Parallel Programming Support to Visual Studio
- USAA launches iPhone cheque deposit app

eNews for 08-14-2009
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- Bank customers happy, survey suggests
- Moving up in the world as rivals fall
- Eurozone prices mark record fall in July: EU
- New Magna proposal clears hurdles
- Recovery in Europe sparks commodity rally in Canada
- Canadian consumers upbeat about the economy's future: survey
- In tough times, movies still rake it in
- A different kind of credit-card company
- BlackBerry Bluetooth watch incoming
- Bald penguin gets sunburn wetsuit
- Well-timed photo intrusion turns Banff squirrel into Internet
celebrity

Have a great weekend!

eNews - 08-13-2009 Germany and France post surprise growth

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- Germany and France post surprise growth
- U.S. Fed signals stimulus exit plan
- Fed's low loan rate, better outlook boost markets
- BCE, Telus shares rise on merger speculation
- Manulife buys AIC as Lee-Chin retreats
- Canada Pension Plan assets trail market rebound
- Rating cut fresh blow for ABCP investors
- More proof that beaten-up banks are beautiful
- Microsoft, Nokia, and Google take aim at RIM
- Scotiabank and First Atlantic Commerce offer 3-D Secure solutions
across the English Caribbean Region
- Scotia Capital forms strategic alliance with NYFIX to deliver IOI
service
- Millions of missing fish signal crisis on the Fraser River
- Cheesy collateral keeps Italian credit flowing amid recession
- Patients are reminded of aspirin's risks
- Neanderthals weren't wild about Brussels sprouts either

eNews - 08-12-2009 Personal bankruptcies surge 51%

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- Personal bankruptcies surge 51%
- Caisse takes $5.7-billion hit
- Profit taking, financial fears nip at TSX
- Flaherty calls economic signs encouraging, tentative
- 'Fragile recovery' for UK economy
- CI profit rises in Q2, just below estimates
- Scotiabank eyes bigger stake in China
- A top Madoff aide shatters the silence
- Overtime looms as workplace issue: Study
- Harper signs trade deal with Panama
- PM stands firm on Nortel
- Kia sets new profit record
- Leaner IBM 'looks where the puck is going'
- Canada's cellphone rates among highest
- Study suggests binge drinking affects memory

eNews - 08-11-2009 Fed expected to stay course towards 'fragile' recovery

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- Fed expected to stay course towards 'fragile' recovery
- Banks have much to offer China: Flaherty
- Judge questions, delays BofA settlement
- Why sugar's high will leave you low at the gas pump
- Price wars grip Canada's grocery stores
- 'Buy American' won't endanger Canadian trade: Obama
- Scotiabank Group receives three prestigious awards for internet
banking
- Investors take profits, nudge Toronto stocks lower
- Canadian currency declines for third day as stocks, crude fall
- China makes unexpected grab for Canadian miner
- B.C. emerges as major natural gas player
- RDSP holders still waiting
- Brazil's coming rebound
- What's in a name? The sweet smell of cash
- Can a bank be youth-friendly?
- Optimistic women 'live longer'
- Average dog smart as a two-year-old

eNews - 08-10-2009 U.S. celebrates dramatic jobs improvement

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- U.S. celebrates dramatic jobs improvement
- CanWest, CRTC to talk ownership
- Effort to rein in pay on Wall Street hits new hurdle
- Do Fannie and Freddie need a 'bad bank?'
- Investors take a shine to Canadian small caps
- Life insurance industry pushes pension fix
- Bank lobbyists winning battle against regulation
- Bank will allow customers to deposit checks by iPhone
- B.C. credit union urges customers to pay more
- Climate change could heat up economy, create jobs
- 'We don't count the women'
- gender inequality in Japanese companies
- People 'get happier as they age'
- Recession spurs Americans to brush up on manners
- How to improve your memory
- Mouse builds nest egg in ATM with $20 bills

eNews - 08-07-2009 Job losses deeper than feared

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In today's ePLUS
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Online Banking's Next Growth Spurt: Gen Y
- P2P Transfers Become a Bank Reality
- The New Bank Branch
- Internet Cafes and Rent-a-Rooms
- The Family That Facebooks Together...
- U.S. Marines Ban Twitter, MySpace, Facebook

eNews for 08-07-2009
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- Job losses deeper than feared
- Number of Canadian credit delinquents soars
- TSX rally dies after life insurer slashes dividend
- Nortel deal could open a can of political worms
- Fight over EI reform sparks election talk
- U.S. consumer sentiment rebounds from summer doldrums, according to RBC index
- Emerging markets: irrationally exuberant?
- Manulife stock stung by 50% cut in dividend
- SEC slaps Greenberg on AIG accounting
- Moody's warns it may downgrade Mexico's big banks
- IDB's board approves temporary increase in Canada's callable capital
- 'Massive attack' strikes websites
- Avoiding Europe's carbon trading missteps
- Pizza or salad? Depends on who you eat with
- Ottawa gets 50M doses to fend off swine flu
- Clever crows prove Aesop's fable is more than fiction
- Burger King: No shoes rule taken too far with baby

Have a great weekend!

eNews - 08-06-2009 Flaherty turns page with mission to China

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- Flaherty turns page with mission to China
- July car sales boost feeling worst is over
- Bank dividends: Onward and upward?
- MPs to grill top executives about Nortel asset auction
- RBC to offer both Visa, MasterCard products
- BoE takes big step to boost UK economy, holds rates
- Old banks, new lending tricks
- Clunkers driving U.S. economy
- $2 bn in grants to bolster U.S. manufacturing of parts for electric cars
- Equity markets boost Sun Life profit
- BCE reports $346-million profit
- Cost of cable services rises
- High demand leaves some Alberta gas stations empty
- Deal expected to protect Quebec forests
- CIBC memo takes the cake

eNews - 08-05-2009 TSX tops 11,000, first time in 10 months

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- TSX tops 11,000, first time in 10 months
- U.S. consumer spending edges up
- Canadian bank targets raised but caution remains
- S.E.C. starts crackdown on 'flash' trading
- Economy tops agenda as Canada's premiers gather
- SEC fines GE $50 million for accounting misdeeds
- GM, Germany, bidders hold new Opel talks
- Flaherty aims to cool loonie
- Scotia gets higher earnings from Mexican bank
- Global travel takes a dive
- The best place to hide money: conversation with a burglar
- Middle-income family spends $221,000 to raise baby
- Brace yourself, Canada, grocery bills may not skyrocket
- Is urban beekeeping the new buzz?
- Study finds link between drinking and cancer

eNews - 08-04-2009 World stocks up on recovery hopes

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- World stocks up on recovery hopes
- Banks, brokerages in ABCP saga named
- Bank of America agrees to pay $33M U.S. fine
- HSBC, Barclays profits hit by bad debt surge
- End of U.S. housing slump? Not exactly
- Employment strength 'the missing link' for economic recovery
- Toyota's loss smaller than expected
- Few bumps in la belle province's recession ride
- Is the emerging-markets rally for real?
- You better shop around
- UK savers get 21bn pounds compensation
- 'Missing link' work of Mozart, aged 8, played for first time in Salzburg
- Domestic dog origins challenged
- Kentucky Fried Chicken meal 'caused brain damage'
- Study: kids aren't getting enough vitamin D