MDS records $320 million goodwill charge
Medical sciences company MDS Inc said on Thursday that the final value of a write-down related to the declining value of its Pharma Services division would be $320 million.
Wireless startup BMV gets OMERS money
BMV Holdings, a wireless startup that hopes to take on the three big established carriers in Canada's mobile phone market, has secured an investment of up to C$50 million ($42 million) from the private equity arm of the powerful OMERS pension fund.
Goldcorp plans for 50 percent output jump over 5 years
Goldcorp Inc said on Thursday that it has matched its 2008 gold production forecast and plans for a 50-percent jump in output over the next five years.
Canadian banks wary of cheap U.S. banking assets
Two of Canada's biggest banks say the time is not right to rush into large acquisitions in the United States or abroad, even though the global economic downturn has made banking assets look like relative bargains.
Jean Coutu posts loss on Rite Aid provision
Canadian drug store chain Jean Coutu Group reported a quarterly loss on Thursday due to a charge from its stake in U.S. peer Rite Aid Corp .
TD Ameritrade to buy thinkorswim for $606 million
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp said on Thursday it will buy thinkorswim Group Inc for $606 million to bolster the online broker's industry-leading trading business, and establish it in the fast-growing area of options and futures trading.