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July 6,   1:27 PM EDT

The danger zones of 2008
This week's TSX plunge was proof that the markets are enduring the most dangerous – and narrow – year since 1974. So far, the winners are a select breed of commodity-related stocks. The losers? Just about everything else

Business Outlook Survey due Monday morning
First-quarter survey displayed some early signs of slowing growth, rising inflation

South Korea announces first oil contingency measures
Skyrocketing oil prices threaten to push Asia's fourth-largest economy into a full-fledged crisis

Cameco Corp. says uranium deal kept quiet by U.S. military
Company spokesman confirms yellowcake uranium arrived in Montreal on Saturday by ship

Red-eyed negotiations sealed deal
As buyers grew worried that BCE was stagnating, the tone was: ‘Listen guys, do we want to do this deal or not'

Market turmoil? It doesn't rattle Warren
He and his lieutenants don't care what stocks do, only what businesses do, and they're prepared to wait

Bourbon distillers gain popularity worldwide
Producers of southern U.S. beverage are expanding, forecasting strong export growth

How bean counters have hurt your nest egg
When money is tight the real economy suffers, and so does your portfolio

When investing comes down to a toss of the coin
Look for great stocks, and perhaps add some ETFs to your portfolio

Rogue trader costs TD
Bank takes $96-million hit after credit derivatives mispriced

Air Canada route shrinkage continues
Carrier suspending, scaling back flights to Madrid, Beijing, Shanghai and Tel Aviv

Ivey index suggests economy still solid
June purchasing managers reading higher than expected

Smooth sailing for yacht builders
Soaring fuel prices and tight credit markets haven't affected this market for the super rich

Merrill near sale of Bloomberg stake: report
Sale of asset worth up to $10-billion part of cash-strapped bank's plan to raise funds, New York Post says

Keeping road warriors on the radar
New software not only logs the movements of business travellers but makes sure they comply with company policies, too

StatoilHydro finds natural gas in Barents
Wildcat well was drilled about 200 kilometres north of Norway in frigid waters

Chrysler looks at China alliance
Does deal with Great Wall Motor Co. to study sharing technology, components and distribution

G8 leaders face mounting economic troubles
As oil surges and food costs soar, next week's summit will be held amid the gravest combination of woes in at least a decade

Group of Eight summit begins, Monday


No longer fake
Cartier mistook quartz crystals for diamonds, but today Canada mines the real deal

The best countries for business
Denmark shows what's needed to be No. 1

Building on a Gouda reputation
The company: Thunder Oak Cheese. The challenge: How to meet growing demand. The payoff: Create sustainable growth

Cross-border car buying hits record
Importing U.S. vehicles became easier last week when Transport Canada announced new bumper standards that are the same as those for vehicles sold in the United States and Europe

Bankruptcies drop in May
Personal bankruptcies decline by 8.4% from a year earlier

As rivals cut, WestJet sees an opening
Jazz and Air Canada are slashing service and staff, but the Calgary-based airline is expanding – and looking at those abandoned routes

ABCP group expected to move quickly
Investors in frozen paper could see holdings freed up shortly after appeal court ruling

Cordero accepts Ember takeover bid
Deal follows decision by Enmax to bow out of battle for junior natural gas producer

Noront releases Eagle One initial resource estimate
Deposit is in the James Bay Lowlands in northeastern Ontario

Chinese agree to iron ore price hikes up to 96.5%
Baosteel agreement with BHP in line with earlier deal with Rio Tinto

Oil falls more than $1 a barrel
Crude drops to just above $144 as tensions over Iran's nuclear program ease

Copper falls as Peru strike worry wanes
Traders also fret about possibility of slowing Chinese demand

Mercedes-Benz Cars first-half sales rise 8%
Germany auto maker sets a new record by shipping more than 668,000 vehicles

Hedge fund code to catch the willing and unwilling
New voluntary code will be difficult to ignore

Caterpillar sees China sales doubling by 2010
Growth is expected to offset a decline in the heavy equipment maker's U.S. business

Canadian IPOs fall to record low
Market sees just 18 new issues in second quarter given U.S. slowdown, credit turmoil, high oil prices , survey shows

Investor doubt, fear first signal for 'market repair'
Contrarians consider this a positive move

YouTube told to hand over users' data
Viacom suing Google over copyrighted clips; critics say information could identify millions of people worldwide

Bell undercuts iPhone plans with unlimited Instinct
While Rogers Wireless faces public backlash over their data plans, Bell steps in with Samsung's handset and affordable rate plans

Study says many dial-up users don't want broadband
Only 14 per cent of dial-up users say they're stuck with slower technology because broadband is not in their neighbourhoods, Pew Internet and American Life Project reports

Open Text buys Spicer software division
Paying $12-million for the format and viewer division

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