Hudak calls for Ontario public-sector wage freeze
The Ontario opposition parties offer totally opposing views on how to avoid an expensive downgrade in the province’s credit rating. CBC | Business News…
Moody’s downgrades Belgium 2 notches
Credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Services late Friday said it was downgrading Belgium’s local and foreign currency government bonds by two notches. CBC | Business News…
Oilsands’ carbon emissions rising
The intensity of oilsands carbon emissions — the amount of greenhouse gases created per every barrel of oil produced — increased by two per cent between 2009 and 2010, according…
Ontario credit downgrade possible, Moody’s warns
Bond rating agency Moody’s Investors Service warned Thursday that it could downgrade the province of Ontario’s debt rating. CBC | Business News…
Eurozone worries drag down TSX, oil, gold
Commodities sold off sharply Wednesday, taking the Toronto Stock Exchange with them. CBC | Business News…
Eurozone worries drag down TSX, oil, gold
Commodities sold off sharply Wednesday, taking the Toronto Stock Exchange with them. CBC | Business News…
U.S. Fed stands pat
The U.S. Federal Reserve announced no changes in monetary policy Tuesday, and warned of “significant downside risks” of turbulence in the financial markets. CBC | Business News…
Canada pulls out of Kyoto Protocol
Canada is formally withdrawing from the Kyoto accord, Environment Minister Peter Kent said Monday. CBC | Business News…
Canada’s Suncor pulls out of Syria
Calgary-based Suncor Energy says it’s withdrawing from Syria following the imposition of economic sanctions, two weeks after Shell left. CBC | Business News…
Britain lone holdout in new Europe deal
The 17 countries that use the euro, plus six others, have tentatively agreed to a new treaty that enforces stricter budget rules seen as crucial to solving Europe’s debt crisis,…
