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                      <title><![CDATA[Bell to acquire Astral for $3.38-billion]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[BCE Inc. has reached an agreement to buy Astral Media Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal worth $3.38-billion, making it one of the largest media deals in Canadian history. BCE president and CEO George Cope......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/341579--bell-to-acquire-astral-for-3-38-billion</link>
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                      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:37:56 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Solid bank earnings, higher commodities support Toronto stock market]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[TORONTO, Ont. - The Toronto stock market was positive in early trading, supported by strong earnings reports and dividend hikes by some of Canada's biggest banks and rising commodity prices. The S&P......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/336464--solid-bank-earnings-higher-commodities-support-toronto-stock-market</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:44:35 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Deadline looms for 2011 RRSP contributions]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[It's the last day of February, Wednesday, and if that doesn't ring a bell you likely belong to a majority of Canadians who did not make any RRSP contributions this year. A recent survey by Scotiabank......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/news/national/article/336116--deadline-looms-for-2011-rrsp-contributions</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:13:06 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[News Corp. says James Murdoch steps down as executive chairman of News International]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[LONDON, England - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. says James Murdoch is stepping down as executive chairman of the company's U.K. newspaper arm. News Corp. said Wednesday James Murdoch has relinquished......]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/336071--news-corp-says-james-murdoch-steps-down-as-executive-chairman-of-news-international</link>
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                      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:25:53 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Global markets fall on worries about U.S. credit downgrade]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Global stock markets sank again Monday as worries about the downgrade of U.S. debt outweighed relief at a European Central Bank pledge to buy up Italian and Spanish bonds to help the two countries avoid devastating defaults.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/news/world/article/261998--global-markets-fall-on-worries-about-u-s-credit-downgrade</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 07:15:44 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[North American markets plummet]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[North American stock markets took a hammering Thursday as investors grew ever more pessimistic about the economy with evidence mounting that a serious slowdown may be under way. Asian stock markets tumbled Friday amid fears the U.S. may be heading back into recession and Europe's debt crisis is worsening.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/261144--north-american-markets-plummet</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 06:12:16 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[North American markets plummet]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[North American stock markets took a hammering Thursday as investors grew ever more pessimistic about the economy with evidence mounting that a serious slowdown may be under way.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/261204--north-american-markets-plummet</link>
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                      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:37:58 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Black loses appeal of U.S. fraud conviction]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[CHICAGO - Conrad Black has lost his appeal of a conviction for fraud in the United States. A Chicago court has unanimously rejected a request by the former media mogul to re-hear an earlier appeal that upheld one fraud conviction against him.]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/news/world/article/158854--black-loses-appeal-of-u-s-fraud-conviction</link>
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                      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 13:04:57 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Norway's Statoil increases Alaska holdings with ConocoPhillips deal]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[OSLO, Norway - Norwegian oil company Statoil ASA said Monday that its U.S. subsidiary has acquired a 25 per cent share in 50 ConocoPhillips oil leases in the Chukchi Sea off northwestern Alaska. In exchange, Statoil will pay an undisclosed sum and shares in its Gulf of Mexico operations. The]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/20478--norway-s-statoil-increases-alaska-holdings-with-conocophillips-deal</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:35:31 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Dundee selling Timok gold project in Serbia to PJV Resources and Rodeo Capital]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[TORONTO - Dundee Precious Metals Inc. (TSX:DPM) said Monday it plans to sell its Timok gold project in Serbia. The sale, to privately owned PJV Resources Inc. and publicly traded Rodeo Capital Corp., will be conducted through the sale of Dundee's Serbian subsidiary, Dundee Plemeniti Metali d.o.o]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/20458--dundee-selling-timok-gold-project-in-serbia-to-pjv-resources-and-rodeo-capital</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Hewlett-Packard Co. partners with UK's Omnifone to launch digital music service in Europe]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[LONDON - Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it was partnering with U.K. mobile music startup Omnifone Ltd. to launch a subscription music service on its personal computers in Europe, moving into a market dominated by Apple Inc.'s iTunes. Under the partnership, HP will offer a digital music service]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/20456--hewlett-packard-co-partners-with-uk-s-omnifone-to-launch-digital-music-service-in-europe</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:35:33 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[W.Va. DuPont worker dies after exposure to chemical phosgene; Belle plant shut temporarily]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[Federal officials are investigating a series of leaks that shut down a DuPont chemical plant in West Virginia and resulted in the death of one worker. DuPont officials temporarily stopped production at the sprawling Belle plant over the weekend after three leaks were reported. One leak went unno]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/20450--w-va-dupont-worker-dies-after-exposure-to-chemical-phosgene-belle-plant-shut-temporarily</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:15:30 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Toronto Stock Exchange reviews Mega Brands shares for potential delisting]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[TORONTO - The Toronto Stock Exchange says it is reviewing the shares of Montreal-based toy maker Mega Brands (TSX:MB) for possible delisting. The country's largest stock market said Monday that Mega Brands will have 120 days to regain compliance with continued listing requirements. Mega Brand]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/20335--toronto-stock-exchange-reviews-mega-brands-shares-for-potential-delisting</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:54:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Walmart shares move ahead after job cuts at its Sam's Club stores]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - Shares of Walmart Stores Inc. (NYSE:WMT) moved ahead Monday morning in the first trading since the retail giant announced on the weekend that it's slashing 11,200 jobs at Sam's Club warehouse stores. In New York, Walmart stock lifted 20.5 cents to US$53.14, as other U.S. retailers als]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/20370--walmart-shares-move-ahead-after-job-cuts-at-its-sam-s-club-stores</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:55:31 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Thompson Creek expects net loss for 2009 due to change in accounting measures]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[TORONTO - Molybdenum producer Thompson Creek Metals (TSX:TCM) says its previously announced switch to U.S. accounting principles will require a different treatment for the warrants it has issued and that will result in a net loss for fiscal 2009. The 24.5 million warrants outstanding had a total]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/20360--thompson-creek-expects-net-loss-for-2009-due-to-change-in-accounting-measures</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:35:32 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Home sales plunge nearly 17 per cent in December after tax credit deadline extended]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Sales of previously occupied homes in the United States took the largest monthly drop in more than 40 years last month, plunging far deeper than expected after lawmakers gave buyers extended time to use a tax credit. The National Association of Realtors says sales fell 16.7 per cent]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/20362--home-sales-plunge-nearly-17-per-cent-in-december-after-tax-credit-deadline-extended</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:35:32 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Dubai-based port operator DP World says 2009 pre-tax profits hit by drop in trade]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[CAIRO, Egypt - Port operator DP World, the subsidiary of debt-saddled Dubai conglomerate Dubai World, said Monday its 2009 per-tax profits fell as the global recession led to a decline in container volumes. Dubai-based DP World said container volumes for the full year fell 8 per cent across its]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/20298--dubai-based-port-operator-dp-world-says-2009-pre-tax-profits-hit-by-drop-in-trade</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:05:36 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[European stocks steady as US heads for solid open]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[LONDON - European stock markets traded in a narrow range Monday as expectations of a rebound on Wall Street helped limit ongoing fallout from President Barack Obama's plan to curb bank risk-taking. The FTSE 100 index of leading 100 shares was up 16.60 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 5,319.59 while G]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/20270--european-stocks-steady-as-us-heads-for-solid-open</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:35:31 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Survey shows German consumer confidence sliding amid fears of higher unemployment]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[BERLIN - Fears that Germany's economic recovery is weakening and unemployment will rise have led to a fourth consecutive monthly slip in consumer confidence, a survey found Monday. The GfK research group said its forward-looking consumer climate index for February stood at 3.2 points - down from]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/20271--survey-shows-german-consumer-confidence-sliding-amid-fears-of-higher-unemployment</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:05:36 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Italian confectioner Ferrero formally rules out bid for Cadbury]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[LONDON - Italian confectioner Ferrero International SA on Monday formally declared that it would not make a takeover bid for Cadbury PLC. That left Kraft Foods Inc. with no one contesting its 11.5 billion-pound ($19.5 billion) bid for Cadbury. The announcement came on the deadline for Ferrero to]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/20269--italian-confectioner-ferrero-formally-rules-out-bid-for-cadbury</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:05:36 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Forecasters say businesses expect to boost hiring and capital spending in the 2010 first half]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK - Businesses expect to boost hiring and capital spending in the first half of the year as the U.S. recovery from the recession slowly continues, according to a new survey. Since the fall of 2009 demand has edged higher in the goods-producing, finance and real estate industries, while ot]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/20254--forecasters-say-businesses-expect-to-boost-hiring-and-capital-spending-in-the-2010-first-half</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:55:29 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Taiwan to open key trade talks with China amid jousting between supporters and opponents]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan and China open negotiations Tuesday in Beijing on a trade pact that seems destined to change the island's character in a way not seen since it split from the Chinese mainland amid civil war 60 years ago. The accord seeks to add momentum to Taiwan's already improving relat]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/20253--taiwan-to-open-key-trade-talks-with-china-amid-jousting-between-supporters-and-opponents</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:55:28 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Chrysler turnaround depends on remaking car brands, turning heads]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Chrysler sold more than 118,000 Sebring sedans in 2001. Eight years later, the automaker barely sold 27,000 as its bankruptcy filing sent customers fleeing to the car's newer, better competitors. Chrysler now has a turnaround plan that promises improved quality and a stream]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/20193--chrysler-turnaround-depends-on-remaking-car-brands-turning-heads</link>
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                      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:39:00 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[A Bernanke defeat could raise risk of 'double dip' recession, but approval seems more likely]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - A defeat of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's quest for another four-year term could raise the risk of a "double dip" recession if political jousting over a successor were to drag on for months, economists warn. But Bernanke's prospects appeared to brighten Sunday, with three]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/20223--a-bernanke-defeat-could-raise-risk-of-double-dip-recession-but-approval-seems-more-likely</link>
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                      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:55:28 -0400</pubDate>
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                      <title><![CDATA[Mozilla leader worries that legal restrictions could limit Internet growth]]></title>
                     <description><![CDATA[MUNICH, Germany - The leader of the Mozilla Project, whose Firefox Web browser now has 350 million users, said Sunday that she is concerned that legal restrictions could limit Internet expansion. Mitchell Baker said she worried about "the increase in laws that make it difficult to run an open ne]]></description>
                      <link>http://www.660news.com/business/article/20221--mozilla-leader-worries-that-legal-restrictions-could-limit-internet-growth</link>
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                      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:55:28 -0400</pubDate>
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