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Bill sues Scotia - Former CEO asks court to bar eviction order - Jamaica Gleaner
Retired president and chief executive officer of Scotiabank Jamaica, William 'Bill' Clarke, is now engaged in a legal battle in the Supreme Court to prevent the bank from evicting him from the house which was assigned to him. Clarke wants to remain ...
Posted: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:07:00 GMT

Mulvihill Premium Canadian Bank Quarterly Distributions Declared - Earthtimes
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- 01/05/09 -- Mulvihill Premium Canadian Bank (the "Fund") (TSX: PIC.A)(TSX: PIC.PR.A) has declared its quarterly distribution of $0.215625 on each of its Preferred Shares and $0.10 on each of its Class A shares, payable January 30 ...
Posted: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:03:00 GMT

CANADA STOCKS-TSX powers higher for 6th straight session - Reuters
TORONTO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index finished higher on Tuesday for a sixth straight session on strength across its three biggest sectors -- financials, energy, and materials. The financial group shot up 3.6 percent as a third ...
Posted: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:13:00 GMT

Loonie extends gains - Globe and Mail
The commodity-sensitive Canadian dollar, boosted by oil prices, held up against a rising United States dollar and extended its gains Tuesday. The loonie was trading at 84.83 cents (U.S.), up 0.80 of a cent by midday. This followed a gain of 1.77 ...
Posted: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:55:00 GMT

CANADA STOCKS-Toronto index to open higher on energy shares - Reuters
TORONTO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index is seen opening higher on Tuesday and adding to gains recorded in recent sessions as a rise in oil prices to a one-month high is likely to offer support to the resource-heavy index. The S&P/TSX ...
Posted: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:11:00 GMT

Canadian Stocks Rise on U.S. GM Aid, Led by Scotiabank, Magna - Bloomberg
Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian stocks rose for a second day, helping the main index pare its worst annual drop, after the U.S. provided $6 billion to General Motors Corp.’s finance unit, increasing efforts to keep the carmaker solvent. Bank of ...
Posted: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:01:00 GMT

S Split Corp. Declares Monthly Distribution - Market Wire
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Jan. 5, 2009) - S Split Corp. (the "Fund") (TSX:SBN.PR.A)(TSX:SBN), has declared its monthly distribution of $0.04375 on each of its Preferred Shares and $0.02970 each of its Class A shares, payable January 30, 2009 to ...
Posted: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:55:00 GMT

Check Services - Commodity Online
MUMBAI : Bombay Bullion Association on Thursday said India’s gold imports witnessed a decline in December mainly on lack of demand in the country. Gold imports dropped to 3 metric tons last month, said BBA president Suresh Hundia. Demand for silver ...
Posted: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:59:00 GMT

Canadian World Fund: Investment Update-Unaudited - Earthtimes
TORONTO, CANADA -- 01/05/09 -- Canadian World Fund Limited (CWF)(TSX: CWF) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at December 31, 2008 was $2.87, resulting in a one-year NAV return of -63.2%. This compares with the -30 ...
Posted: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:40:00 GMT

Royal Bank, Manulife Lead Surge in Canadian Stock Offerings - Bloomberg
Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Royal Bank of Canada and Manulife Financial Corp. led a surge in Canadian equity offerings in December, helping counter the worst year for new stock sales since 2005. Canadian banks and insurers accounted for about 88 percent ...
Posted: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:58:00 GMT