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Bicycle theft is a problem in big cities, so these entrepreneurs are trying to help fix it
An Energy Boom Lifts the HeartlandYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Waist-high weeds and a crumbling old Chevy mark the entrance to a rust-colored factory complex on the edge of town here, seemingly another monument to the passing of the golden age of American industry.
But deep inside the 14-acre si

Potential capacity would be just one-fifth of the Northern Gateway project. But that plan has suffered only setbacks since it was approved it in June
Canada posts largest trade surplus since 2008 on record exports
Canada ran up its largest trade surplus since the Great Recession this summer in the latest sign that exports are once again driving the economy.
The merchandise trade surplus reached $2.6-billion in July, up from a revised $1.8-billion surplus in June
Banks: Credit Card Breach at Home DepotMultiple banks say they are seeing evidence that Home Depot stores may be the source of a massive new batch of stolen credit and debit cards that went on sale this morning in the cybercrime underground. Home Depot says that it is working with banks and la
Ecuador plans first government-issued digital currency
Ecuador is planning to create what it calls the world's first digital currency issued by a central bank, which some analysts believe could be a first step toward abandoning the country's existing currency, the U.S. dollar.
Downtown Edmonton's $2.6-billion gamble
Forget Vegas. Albertans will come here to play instead. Multinational companies will consider setting up their headquarters. Everyone from career-minded university graduates to well-off retirees will want to relocate, even NHL players.

Canadian companies saw their profits continue to mount in the first half of 2014, a signal they are beginning to benefit from signs of improving domestic and global economies
Even with Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall's threatening to retaliate against Ontario's barriers to businesses in his province, the Ontario government is sticking to its guns. The fight has been going on for a while, with British Columbia, Alberta and Saska

Warren Buffett stuck one of his big Midas thumbs in Obama’s eye Tuesday by agreeing to pony-up $3 billion so the hamburger chain can buy a Canadian doughnut outfit — and avoid paying millions in U.S. corporate taxes by moving part of its headquarters to O
US TV-advert buyers hold back as viewers move onlineThe US television industry has just suffered the first decline in early advertising-buying since the recession. Industry executives attribute part of the fall to the new digital competitors that are starting to steal market share from TV.
TSX hits new all-time high
Canada's benchmark stock index hit a new all-time record high of 15,534 on Wednesday, buoyed by higher commodity prices and despite some shaky corporate profits.
Tattoo removal business booming as inked teens grow up
Tattoos have gone from being something you get in prison or the army to a popular fashion statement. But what's fashionable one decade may appear horribly outdated in the next, and that's causing Canada's tattoo removal industry to boom.
PARIS — The brazen robbery had all the elements of a Hollywood thriller: a commando-style ambush by a group of thieves wielding Kalashnikov rifles, a suitcase stuffed with cash, sensitive diplomatic documents and a likely shaken Saudi prince.
Moviegoers can drink beer, wine and cocktails there or while seated in a theatre, with prices ranging from $6.50 for a domestic pint to $9.50 for a two-ounce Candy Appletini. In addition to the usual snacks, food ranging from an artisanal cheese board ($1

Upset with what they see as the Conservative government caving into pressure from the U.S. government in its global quest to root out tax "cheats", a group of Canadian citizens this week launched a lawsuit in Federal Court alleging the legislation is unco

It's 13F time, and George Soros has been busy taking a big bear position on the S&P 500. Does he know something we don't?
Bringing NHL to Seattle is up to city councilIn Seattle, it’s not so much about the NBA and the NHL expanding the city’s impressive professional sports landscape. It’s about the messy Memorandum of Understanding and who’s going to be the first tenant in a new building.
G.M. Loses Bid to Dismiss Suit Over SwitchGeneral Motors was unable to persuade a judge in Georgia to dismiss a case that helped set in motion the company’s worldwide recall of 2.6 million cars with a deadly ignition defect and that touched off the worst safety crisis in the automaker’s 106-year

TORONTO — Shares of Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. (TSX:TKM) shot up about 47 per cent Friday following a U.S. regulatory decision that relaxes safety precautions on the Burnaby-based company's experimental drug for treating Ebola.
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