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Vimpelcom unit drops bid to control Canada's Wind Mobile
First posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 08:06 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 08:12 PM EDT. wind-mobile WIND Mobile is set to open up shop in Woodstock, Ontario.
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Patience is needed as Canadian companies continue to rebuild after the devastating effects of the Great Recession, the newly appointed governor of the Bank of Canada says.
In introductory remarks, Federal Reserve Chariman Ben Bernanke said the Fed is reviewing its exit-strategy principles set out in June 2011.
Imperial Oil Ltd. will close its 95-year-old Dartmouth, N.S., oil refinery and eliminate most of the 400 high-paying jobs it provides in the Halifax area - victims of too much refining capacity in the Atlantic basin and the high cost of imported crude.
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Alison Redford says the United States and Canada share political and environmental values and must work together to become energy independent of those who do not.
CALGARY - Alberta's economy is positioned to grow at the top-end of Canada's provincial economic growth rankings in 2013 and lead the country in 2014, says a new report released Wednesday by RBC Economics.
Trends
| Gainers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| THO | Tahoe Resources Inc | 4.82% | 2.09B |
| UNG-C | Union Gas | 3.85% | 3.12B |
| IMX | IMAX Corporation | 3.05% | 1.76B |
| SCL | SHAWCOR LTD | 2.79% | 2.45B |
| EFN | Element Financial Corp | 2.29% | 1.40B |
| Losers | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| ATH | Athabasca Oil Corp | -4.86% | 2.90B |
| NBD | Norbord, Inc. | -4.64% | 1.82B |
| BRP | Brookfield Residential Properties Inc | -4.21% | 2.75B |
| ACO.X | ATCO Ltd. | -3.93% | 5.09B |
| TCK.B | Teck Resources Ltd | -3.87% | 13.40B |
Excludes stocks with mkt cap less than $1B.
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Bank of Canada daily digest
| Money markets | Change | |
| Overnight rate | 1.01% | +0.0051 |
| Corporate paper, 1 month | 1.12% | 0.00 |
| Treasury bill, 1 month | 1.01% | 0.00 |
| Inflation | ||
| Total consumer price index | 0.400% | -0.6000 |
| Interest rates | ||
| 10 year bond | 2.62% | +0.0100 |
| Prime business rate | 3.00% | 0.00 |
| Conventional mortgage, 5 yrs | 5.14% | 0.00 |