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Rick Waugh, President and CEO of Bank of Nova Scotia, speaks at the Reuters Finance Summit in New York November 12, 2008.

Scotiabank to offer C$200 million in preferred shares

VANCOUVER, Bank of Nova Scotia on Wednesday became the latest of Canada's big banks to announce a preferred share offer to bolster its capital ratio.

Tye Burt, President and CEO of Kinross Gold Corporation speaks at the Reuters Global Mining and Steel Summit in New York, June 5, 2006. REUTERS/Eric Thayer

Kinross plots 32 percent jump in '09 gold output

CALGARY, Kinross Gold Corp said on Wednesday it plans to spend $460 million this year boosting production by 32 percent to as much as 2.5 million ounces.

An investor checks his stock situation on a monitor in front of an electronic board in a brokerage house in Shanghai January 5, 2009. t's infrastructure building plans. REUTERS/Stringer

Economic crisis fears return, drag on Asia stocks

World stocks and metal prices fell on Thursday after bleak data and poor corporate earnings fueled gloom about the economic outlook, while sterling rose after the Bank of England cut interest rates to a record low.

TD Ameritrade to buy thinkorswim for $606 million

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp said on Thursday it will buy thinkorswim Group Inc for $606 million in stock and cash to expand its online brokerage in the fast-growing area of options trading.

Jean Coutu posts loss on Rite Aid provision

Jean Coutu Group reported a quarterly loss on Thursday as it recorded a preliminary provision related to the value of its investment in U.S. pharmacy company Rite Aid Corp .

People walk by a Bay Street sign inside the financial district in Toronto October 10, 2008. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

TSX may open higher as oil rallies

Toronto's main stock index may open higher on Thursday as a rebound in oil prices could be enough to lure investors back into the resource-heavy index after a sharp skid the previous session.

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Into Pastures New?

The battle between open source and proprietary software is something that is of real interest, and not just in terms of the $1trillion market that it represents.

Interviews

Tom Bloch: Making a world of difference

Tom Bloch: Making a world of difference

Tom Bloch walked away from the corporate boardroom and into an urban classroom in 1995. Today he’s still teaching middle school math at the charter school he helped found.

Suneet S Tuli: The world in the palm of his hand

Suneet S Tuli: The world in the palm of his hand

Serial Canadian entrepreneur Suneet S Tuli explains his plans to bring fast and free internet to the developing world.

Peter Fusaro: Education breeds market liquidity

Peter Fusaro: Education breeds market liquidity

Peter Fusaro, the Chairman of Global Change Associates, is a recognized “thought leader” on energy and environmental markets and bestselling author of What Went Wrong at Enron. Exec catches up with this man on the move

Monthly Features

Why do business in...Kuala Lumpur?

Why do business in...Kuala Lumpur?

Kuala Lumpur forms the most industrialized city in Malaysia. Exec finds out how it has become a metropolitan center.

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