eNews - 10-28-2009 Flaherty tackles pension shortfall

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- Flaherty tackles pension shortfall
- High dollar 'hollowing out' manufacturing economy
- The pros and cons of currency intervention
- Toronto stocks tumble on profit-taking
- Resistance recedes on debit-for-profit
- RBC gains political clout in U.S.
- TD takes top spot in online banking scorecard
- Big lender GMAC asks for more U.S. aid
- EU approves Northern Rock split
- Brazil: M&A deals heat up
- CP Rail skeptical on freight volumes, focused on costs
- Obama's smart-grid game plan
- Iran set to respond to atomic deal this week
- Canadians apathetic about Prince Charles: poll
- Nordic countries top 'gender equality' list

eNews - 10-27-2009 Mark Carney warns banks against 'hubris'

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Mark Carney warns banks against 'hubris' -
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/mark-carney-warns-banks-against-hubris/article1339129/
Stock volatility, dollar 'waltz' pull trading down -
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/716493--stock-volatility-dollar-waltz-pull-trading-down
Energy, mining deals seen accelerating -
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/energy-mining-deals-seen-accelerating/article1338416/
Scotiabank expects commodity price rebound -
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/commodities/scotiabank-expects-commodity-price-rebound/article1339008/
Credit card giants create debit havoc -
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/716492--credit-card-giants-create-debit-havoc
Sharia banking comes to Germany -
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/oct2009/gb20091026_154613.htm
India paves way for interest rate hike -
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/crash-and-recovery/india-paves-way-for-interest-rate-hike/article1339668/
Santander banks on Brazil -
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/oct2009/gb20091026_759424.htm
Euro may advance to 'Psychological' 140 Yen: technical analysis -
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=a5zbfZDa9iGM
Subprime mortgage level returns to pre-crisis state -
http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/story.html?id=2149221
White-collar criminals face tougher parole rules -
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-seeks-tighter-parole-rules-for-fraudsters/article1338516/
It's like banking at Starbucks -
http://www.thespec.com/News/Business/article/661034
BMO rolls out new ETFs as it stakes out market -
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/funds-and-etfs/etfs/bmo-rolls-out-new-etfs-as-it-stakes-out-market/article1337641/
Climate change causing spike in insurance claims -
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Canada/1149634.html
Man's best friend, mankind's worst enemy? -
http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/environment/article/716581--man-s-best-friend-mankind-s-worst-enemy
Better posture means more energy at work -
http://lifehacker.com/5389892/better-posture-means-more-energy-at-work
Note to middle-aged women: your heart-attack risk is rising -
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2009/10/26/note-to-middle-aged-women-your-heart-attack-risk-is-rising/

eNews - 10-26-2009 Do not underestimate 'historic' restructuring ahead: Carney

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- Do not underestimate 'historic' restructuring ahead: Carney
- Banks go for say-on-pay vote uniformity
- Investors wonder where bank rally went
- Ottawa to take action on pension funds
- U.S. considers reining in 'too big to fail' institutions
- Recovery up to consumers, Carney says
- Oil price slip on profit-taking, Nigeria ceasefire
- ING to split in two, raise billions
- REITs get ready to buy
- China says growth to quicken but no stimulus exit yet
- UK PM vows economic upturn by 2010
- US bank failures top 100 for year
- Obama declares swine-flu emergency
- Ontario cellphone ban starts Monday, violators could face $500
fine
- End of an era for early websites
- Internet giants join forces to beat Nigerian e-mail scams
- No Einstein in your crib? Get a refund

eNews - 10-23-2009 Bank of Canada talks tough on rising dollar

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In today's ePLUS
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- Perils of the Mobile Cloud
- New camera promises to capture your whole life
- The Six Wow Features of Windows 7
- SMS-based microfinance system unveiled
- To Change Effectively, Change Just One Thing
eNews for 10-23-2009
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- Bank of Canada talks tough on rising dollar
- Investors cheer bank forecast
- BoC October monetary policy report: Economists react
- Record recession for UK economy
- U.K. regulator pushes 'living wills' for banks
- Moody's place BMO debt on review
- Reducing deficit key to U.S. rating: Moody's
- Bank bonuses spark talent war
- Fed plans to vet banker pay to discourage risky practices
- Baby boomers may cause spike in entrepreneurial activity
- Nokia: Apple iPhone violates our patents
- Ruling on Quebec language law gives hope to immigrant parents
- Special squad to tackle corruption in Quebec construction industry
- Hunger stalks Ethiopia once again
- UN suggests 2020 climate goals for poor
Have a great weekend!

eNews - 10-22-2009 Road to retirement hits a roadblock

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- Road to retirement hits a roadblock
- Canadian stocks fall, led by TD Bank, after Wells downgrade
- Soaring loonie, low growth won't change plans for no taxes hikes:
Flaherty
- Harper declares deficit needed
- Beige Book - 'Not super-duper positive'
- Time for national securities body
- British bank regulator slaps industry
- Obama cuts pay at bailed-out firms
- Watch for 'sneak attack' on rates, economist warns
- How Wall Street will kill the recovery
- Mexico peso surges on tax vote, stocks edge lower
- CRTC to allow telecoms to throttle web traffic but with new rules
- Talk on your cell, risk missing the unicycling clown
- Olympic torch lit, begins journey to Vancouver
- Tuesday at 3pm is the most agreeable meeting time
- Healthy Canadians asked to hold off on getting swine flu vaccine
- A few cookies a day to keep the pounds away

eNews - 10-21-2009 Bank of Canada Reins in Loonie's Rise

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- Bank of Canada Reins in Loonie's Rise
- Canadian H1N1 vaccine approval expected soon
- Banks to sock away $40-billion
- Ottawa tightening white-collar crime laws
- Credit not as crunched for Canadian owners
- More home owners using cash for renos
- Scotiabank Introduces New Interactive Website for Investors
- Carmakers going greener with electric push
- Uranium stocks surge on mine shutdown
- A hot assignment for Bombardier
- Media-hungry Canadians seek access to geoblocked Hulu, Spotify

eNews - 10-20-2009 Ottawa targets abusers of tax-free savings accounts

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- Ottawa targets abusers of tax-free savings accounts
- S&P launch of equal-weighted indexes first for Canada
- California bans neg am loans
- Icahn offers $6 billion to help CIT
- Potash Corp. shares rise on takeover talk
- 'Domestic momentum' to power earnings
- Canadian exporters shift focus to Asia
- Royal Bank plans 20-million share buyback
- TD moves to boost sales presence on the Web
- Sports teams set to cash in on strong Canadian dollar
- Secrets of the self-made 2009
- Apple's profit climbs 47% as sales gain
- Amazon, Facebook, and Google back FCC on Net neutrality
- Will holiday shoppers be merry or miserly?
- 40% of boomer caregivers spending $6,000 a year caring for aging
parents
- Arctic heat wave 'unique' in history: study
- One in 3 Canadians less inclined to shake hands because of swine
flu

eNews - 10-19-2009 Steady as she goes

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- Steady as she goes
- Oil jumps above $79 to 2009 high before retreating
- China's growth exceeds 7 per cent
- A perilous time to be a bond investor
- Commercial real estate bounces back
- Regulator tells banks: Be cautious on capital
- Iceland inks loan-repayment deal
- Too much delay on credit cards, Flaherty told
- US credit-card fee reform stays on the back burner
- Fraud case hits Sri Lankan shares
- Frank Stronach sought CAW bailout
- Millions tricked by 'scareware'
- Why eggs could be getting harder to peel

eNews - 10-16-2009 Bank of America reports $1bn loss

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In today's ePLUS
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- Citi the first to launch mobile banking functionality in Spanish
- Citing cybercrime FBI director doesn't bank online
- Win 7 - Microsoft Gets It Right Finally
- MasterCard, Amex move into money management space
- Ten things you absolutely need to know about prospecting
eNews for 10-16-2009
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- Bank of America reports $1bn loss
- Stocks mixed as oil surges, U.S. banks disappoint
- Canadian factories tally lower sales
- Bank earnings show shifting landscape of Wall Street
- Canada a tale of two economies: as export sector staggers, domestic
activity booms
- Bank of America chief forgoes pay for 2009
- Banks to face off with Ottawa over insurance
- US criticises 'inflexible yuan'
- Germany raises economic outlook
- Canwest shares to be delisted
- Allow higher oil sands emissions: CEO
- Higher food costs continue to drive inflation
- Mixed messages in hunger report
- Google, IBM help reboot economy
- Nomura dress code bans 'gay colour nail polish'
- Cost of university degree to exceed $100,000 in 18 years
- The myth of Balloon Boy bursts
Have a great weekend!

eNews - 10-15-2009 Dow, first time in a year, breaks through 10,000

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- Dow, first time in a year, breaks through 10,000
- Goldman Sachs beats the Street
- Risk appetite leads investors to loonie
- European finance: the big thaw
- Mortgage rate hike could cool housing rebound
- Nokia reports surprise loss
- Can other banks match JPMorgan?
- New rivals pose threat to New York Stock Exchange
- Bruce Wasserstein, a Wall Street legend, passes away
- Small business gets BMO boost with $1B-plus loans fund
- Women with kids cut spending most during recession
- Complete retirement 'bad for you'
- RIM launching new version of touchscreen BlackBerry
- Beware of H1N1 snake oil
- Shame 'boosts hand-washing rate'

eNews - 10-14-2009 Dollar soars, retailers hold breath

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- Dollar soars, retailers hold breath
- Financials pull TSX lower
- Big Canadian banks raise mortgage rates
- JPMorgan earns $3.6B, but loan losses remain high
- Intel results may bode well for recovery
- China signs deal for gas in trade talk with Putin
- China and India business grows as border dispute flares
- TFSA momentum to build in 2010, survey finds
- Online tools help build success
- Global hunger worsening, warns UN
- Ignatieff says clean energy companies need tax boost
- IEA wants $3.4 trillion spent on carbon capture
- Canadian investors put advisor relations first
- Help is here for irrational home investors
- Facebook 'cuts student drop-outs'

eNews - 10-13-2009 Loonie, gold, oil rise as dollar sinks

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- Loonie, gold, oil rise as dollar sinks
- Jim Flaherty set to deal debit card set of rules
- Pound hit by falling UK inflation
- Mexico's president moves against monopolies
- Failures of small banks grow, straining F.D.I.C.
- Huge banks 'could be broken up'
- 2 Nobel winners may shape financial crisis debate
- Dow 10,000: Just another number?
- More and more women taking charge of financial affairs
- M-commerce's big moment
- Study: 54 percent of companies ban Facebook, Twitter at work
- How to clean your debit and credit cards
- Younger women hard hit by H1N1 virus, study suggests

eNews - 10-09-2009 Jobs market bounces back

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In today's ePLUS
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- Gen Y Depositors Now Just a Phone Call Away
- Royal Bank glitch allowed Visa customers to view transactions of
other clients
- An emotional response - Using computers to analyse sentiments
- IBM Launches Cloud Storage
- How to Handle the Pessimist on Your Team
eNews for 10-09-2009
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- Jobs market bounces back
- Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
- Dollar recovers on US rate outlook
- Fed is split over timing of rate rise
- Sliding U.S. dollar now world's pain
- Banks not playing nice: Barney Frank
- How a scattered army of insurance brokers outmuscled the Big Five
- TD Bank changes compensation rules for executives across the entire
bank
- What's holding India back
- U.S. tax policy poses challenge to Asia's rich
- Visa to unveil contactless debit card at games
- Telecom competition behind Kindle delay
- Central bank is key player on deficit
- Tiny 'nuclear batteries' unveiled
- Donkeys earn their stripes by posing as zebras in zoo
Have a great weekend!

eNews - 10-08-2009 Ottawa scuttles online insurance marketing by banks

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- Ottawa scuttles online insurance marketing by banks
- New credit card laws threat to consumers, critics charge
- CIBC, BMO rejig pay schemes
- U.S. budget deficit estimate $1.4 trillion
- Bank of England maintains rate, quantitative easing stance
- Gold, oil score TSX triple-digit hat trick
- Currency traders bet Canada will follow Australia
- Scotiabank, creditors to control CanWest dailies
- Deficit spending giving economy 'some lift'
- In Merrill's failed plan, lessons for pay czar
- The side effects of financial reform
- Canadian entrepreneurs want straight-forward advice from banks
- Canada turns to WTO over U.S. label law
- House market bubble could bring quick end to low interest rates
- Warning over global oil 'decline'
- The apprentice: Germany's answer to jobless youth
- Caught on camera: Google brings Street View to Canada

eNews - 10-07-2009 Faith in rebound drives stocks, gold

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- Faith in rebound drives stocks, gold
- EU draws up plans to establish itself as 'world power'
- Santander gets hefty gain from Brazil
- HSBC boss says banks owe apology
- Magazine names Flaherty top finance chief
- Banks' insurance activity targeted
- Sites offer one-stop shopping
- Household credit "defying gravity"
- CanWest empire crumbles
- Cash-flush deal-makers return to the game
- Everyone talks about the weather - soon you may bet on it
- Oil not priced in dollars by 2018?
- Holiday spending forecast weakens
- Rice output to slump in Philippines on storm damage
- Scam hits more e-mail accounts

eNews - 10-06-2009 'Too big to fail' status seen distorting markets

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- 'Too big to fail' status seen distorting markets
- Push for bank regulation goes too far: Scotiabank CEO
- Wall St cedes to Bay St as Canada banks 'play offense'
- Prospects dim for big economic rebound; economists, policy-makers
turn cautious
- First rate hike boosts stocks, loonie
- BoA set to relaunch Merrill brand
- Hot markets await quarterly profit results
- New UK bank rules issued by watchdog
- Small firms more recession-proof: CIBC
- Investors, complacency is your enemy
- Record low Canada Savings Bonds now 'a bit of a joke'
- Detroit's salvation: higher gas taxes
- Downturn is 'climate opportunity'
- Cynical 'millennials' shun stocks, survey finds
- Canada's youth summer employment hits 30-year low
- Hotmail accounts breached by suspected phishing attack
- Educated women 'aid long life'

eNews - 10-05-2009 Big banks balk at reform plans

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- Big banks balk at reform plans
- IMF wants banks to pay for risks
- IMF looks to give emerging economies more clout
- US jobless rate reaches 9.8 percent in September
- Budget deficits are driving loonie, Flaherty says
- Re-regulating U.S. banks a no-brainer
- UK banks 'show first recovery signs'
- U.S. Treasury coming out with new rules for short sales
- A bear's 'bad feeling:' Is the recovery faltering?
- Customers 'blamed for card fraud'
- Scotiabank eyes overseas deals
- Stock sales hit record
- Key cancer spread gene found
- U.S. trio wins medicine Nobel for ageing research
- Fight swine flu while smelling your best

eNews - 10-02-2009 TSX starts October with worst point-drop since June

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In today's ePLUS
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- How Do Innovators Think?
- New Malware Re-Writes Online Bank Statements to Cover Fraud
- If Google Competes, Will Banks Win?
- Cloud Computing: Is it Time to Invest in Cloud Storage?
- Young Americans don't trust banks; want more social tech-driven
communication
eNews for 10-02-2009
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- TSX starts October with worst point-drop since June
- Zoellick recasts plea for aid
- U.S. policymakers leaning toward Canadian model
- Eurozone jobless continues rising
- Fear bond, not stock, bubble: CIBC
- Amex goes on offensive in Canada
- Proposals set to rile prescription drug industry
- U.S. factories in spotlight
- Hits and misses in the recession-taming battle
- Broadband quality study finds Canada lagging
- E.U. says airlines' pact may be illegal
- Nanotech may extend life, futurist says
- Rich countries 'must slash living standards' to fight climate
change
- Did apes descend from us?
- Gas mask bra traps Ig Nobel prize
Have a great weekend!

eNews - 10-01-2009 IMF predicts Canada to outpace rest of G7

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- IMF predicts Canada to outpace rest of G7
- Ken Lewis quitting as Bank of America CEO
- Real estate markets on rebound, bank says
- Economy unexpectedly stalled in July
- Weak September data hits markets
- Yen may stall loonie
- Let currency rise, IMF tells China
- FTSE 100 has record three months
- Bankers pan new credit card changes
- U.S. to take flexible course on bonuses
- Irate Americans tweet their fury as TD wrestles with online bugs
- RBS: 'We've learned our lesson'
- Bankers' incompetence more lethal than avarice
- It's the end of the line for GM's Saturn
- US$7-billion poorer, Gates still America's richest