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Dana Flavelle  
More stores are staying open 24 hours this holiday shopping season amid a softening economy, stiff competition and increasingly time-pressed consumers.
Oil prices fall to 3-year low
PABLO GORONDI  Oil prices fell to a 3-year low below $48 a barrel Tuesday as more bleak U.S....
Market outlook mixed after massive losses
TOMOKO A. HOSAKA  Financial markets are modestly positive after yesterday's shocking declines.
R-word sends markets into dive
Rita Trichur  Stocks plunged yesterday amid a torrent of chilling economic data, including a...
BCE in talks to resurrect buyout
Chris Sorensen  Executives at BCE Inc. are continuing discussions with an accounting firm that...
Air Canada lands a liquidity boost from Aeroplan
Chris Sorensen  Air Canada has turned to its former frequent flier program for a lifeline as it...
`We all cut corners,' corruption trial told
Tony Van Alphen  A former Ontario government manager testified at a corruption trial yesterday...
Ford mulls sale of Volvo to raise cash Ford Motor Co. is considering selling Volvo Car Corp. as the struggling U.S....
The new realty reality
Real estate vendors are adjusting to the new reality that the average Toronto-area home is worth $41,672 less than it was a year ago.
 
Cottages can turn a profit
It's raining and windy in downtown Toronto. Glaring at the grey skyscrapers, you long for a log cabin with a fireplace.
 
Blog: Global Finance
Cam Harvey is professor of international business at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, editor of the Journal of Finance and author of an online glossary of business terms. He also serves on Torstar's board of directors.
Ryanair tries new bid for Aer Lingus Budget airline Ryanair launched a new takeover bid yesterday for Aer Lingus,...
Pension promises could have immediate value
James Daw  Pension promises could soon have an immediate cash value for couples splitting...
Fairfax offer seeks 100% control of Northbridge Fairfax Financial Holdings says it plans to spend $686 million to buy the...
Paul Godfrey hired to run National Post Paul Godfrey – a former politician and newspaper publisher who headed the...
Economic gloom destroys winning streak Toronto's main stock index tumbled 864 points yesterday, its deepest net drop...
Tahera operations may halt within 3 weeks Tahera Diamond Corp. has been given an extension of its protection from...
Oshawa glass works to close next year Pittsburgh Glass Works, formerly PPG/Duplate, is closing its Oshawa operation...
Waratah accepts richer bid from Mineralogy Waratah Coal said yesterday it has accepted a sweetened $103 million takeover...
Wireless provider cuts 20 jobs, other costs Wireless network technology provider DragonWave Inc. is eliminating 20 jobs –...
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