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Bernanke: Bond Buys Could Slow at 'Next Few Meetings'
WASHINGTON�Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank could begin winding down its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program at one of its "next few meetings" if the economic data continues to improve, but he warned market ...
ADR REPORT-Flat in volatile trading after Bernanke comments  Reuters
How Much of a Dove Is Bernanke, Really?  Businessweek
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Cooling housing market will cost us 150000 jobs, mortgage group warns
The government's efforts to cool the housing market will have a negative impact on the economy and the range of industries that depend on house sales - everything from mortgage financing to furniture and appliance sales - warned the Canadian ...
Housing slowdown to worsen, cost 150000 jobs, says mortgage group  Winnipeg Free Press
Ottawa's mortgage rules to hurt economy: Report  bnn.ca
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TSX jumps more than 1 percent on Fed comments
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose more than 1 percent on Wednesday, led by gains across all major sectors, as investors cheered comments from U.S.
Toronto Stocks Extend Gains with Mining Shares Leading the Way  Wall Street Journal
CANADA STOCKS-TSX rallies to 2-mth high on Fed comments, led by miners  Reuters
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Ski-Doo maker BRP prices IPO at $21.50 a share
MONTREAL - The maker of Ski-Doo snowmobiles says its initial public offering has been priced at $21.50 per share - giving the company a market value of about $2.5 billion.
BRP raises $262.3-million in largest Canadian IPO this year  National Post
Ski-Doo Maker BRP Raises $254 Million in Biggest 2013 Canada IPO  Bloomberg
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Sales at Target Canada better than expected in initial quarter
Sales at Target Corp.'s new Canadian stores were better than expected during the first quarter, even as the department store chain reported its overall profits dropped 26 per cent.
Target's Canadian stores open big as retailer posts lower earnings  National Post
Target Earnings: Outlook Cut Follows Weak Sales  Wall Street Journal
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Slowdown? Nearly half of Canadian homeowners eager to buy property
Undeterred by record-high housing prices and bolstered by low borrowing costs, nearly half of Canadian home owners plan to buy a property in the next five years, although intentions vary sharply from city to city, a poll released Wednesday has found.
Real Estate: Six in 10 GTA homeowners plan to buy again within five years  Toronto Star
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Over 1 million Montrealers face boil water advisory
About 1.3 million people in Montreal are being told they must boil their water before drinking it. City officials have issued a boil water advisory covering all areas south of the Metropolitan Expressway (Highway 40), from LaSalle to Pointe-aux-Trembles and ...
Water in most of Montreal unsafe to drink  CTV News
1.3 million Montrealers under boil-water advisory  Globe and Mail
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Retail sales flat in March � but that's not necessarily a bad thing
If you said (a) when it's not really zero growth at all and (b) when it's accompanied by a drop in fuel prices, then you're finding all the right answers in Canada's March retail sales report.
UPDATE 2-Canada retail sales flat but higher volumes spur optimism  Reuters
Canada retail sales unchanged in March, gas prices a drag  Reuters Canada
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One-third of Canadian households living paycheque to paycheque
One-third of Canadian households over the past year never or almost never had enough money left over after paying essential expenses, says a new report.
Paying off bills hurting Canadians' ability to save: study  CTV News
Paying bills and consumer consumption hurting Canadians' ability to save ...  GlobalPost
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Jasper business owner in running for top young entrepreneur
CALGARY - A business owner from Jasper will represent Alberta in the finals of the 2013 BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada) Young Entrepreneur Award.
Joint Venture: BDC Young Entrepreneur Award 2013 finalists vie for $125000 ...  Financial Post
Canadians cast votes to choose 2013 BDC Young Entrepreneur Award winner  Wall Street Journal (press release)
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