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Stephen Harper accuses Mark Carney of overselling his importance during 2008 financial crisis - Toronto Star + MORE Mar 3rd
Stephen Harper accuses Mark Carney of overselling his importance during 2008 financial crisis Toronto Star‘Revisionist history’: Carney hits back at Harper over letter challenging the Liberal leadership frontrunner’s economic chops CTV NewsFormer prime minister Harper acc.... More »
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BMO first major bank to lead marijuana equity financing + MORE Jan 18th
The bank is underwriting a $175-million stock sale for Canopy Growth Corp.
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Review: An Optimized Foldable For The Enterprise - Forbes + MORE Aug 29th
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Review: An Optimized Foldable For The Enterprise ForbesSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 Unboxing & First Look: Unfolding the future? The Financial ExpressSamsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Review IGNDaily Authority: Samsung's marvelous multitasker .... More »
BlackBerry Touts Cash Hoard, but How Long Can it Last?
– blogs.wsj.com
BlackBerry says its balance sheet remains strong with $2.6 billion in cash and no debt, but amid mounting losses, that financial cushion is quickly shrinking.
The British government said Friday that Royal Mail will be valued at up to 3.3 billion pounds ($5.3 billion US) when it sells a majority stake in the 500-year-old service next month.
Russia’s state-owned Rosneft to buy out minority shareholders in oil firm TNK-BP
– canadianbusiness.com
MOSCOW – The chief executive of Russian state-owned oil giant Rosneft pledged on Friday to offer to buy out minority shareholders in oil firm TNK-BP.
TNK-BP, Russia’s third-largest oil company, was taken over by Rosneft last year. Since the deal, international minority investors holding some 5 per cent in TNK-BP have been left in limbo and unable to find other buyers for their stakes.
The value of the investors’ shares have halved since Rosneft agreed to buy the company from a group of Russian billionaires and British company BP. Foreign investors have been citing the case of the TNK-BP investors as an example of bad corporate governance in Russia.
Speaking at an investment conference in Sochi on Friday, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev floated the idea of a buy-out, saying in televised remarks that it “would improve the investment climate in the case of this company.”
Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin, who was on stage one seat away from Medvedev, agreed with the suggestion, although he noted that Rosneft “had no legal obligations” to buy out the minority shareholders…
TNK-BP, Russia’s third-largest oil company, was taken over by Rosneft last year. Since the deal, international minority investors holding some 5 per cent in TNK-BP have been left in limbo and unable to find other buyers for their stakes.
The value of the investors’ shares have halved since Rosneft agreed to buy the company from a group of Russian billionaires and British company BP. Foreign investors have been citing the case of the TNK-BP investors as an example of bad corporate governance in Russia.
Speaking at an investment conference in Sochi on Friday, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev floated the idea of a buy-out, saying in televised remarks that it “would improve the investment climate in the case of this company.”
Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin, who was on stage one seat away from Medvedev, agreed with the suggestion, although he noted that Rosneft “had no legal obligations” to buy out the minority shareholders…
How BlackBerry lost World War Z – The Globe and Mail
– news.google.ca
Vancouver SunHow BlackBerry lost World War ZThe Globe and MailLooking at BlackBerry Ltd.'s financial results today gives you a sense of just where things stand with the device that had been its great hope in the war for the consumer. BlackBerry posted a second-quarter loss of $965-million (U.S.), or $1.84 a share, …BlackBerry posts US$965-million Q2 loss, revenue plunges amid weak salesCalgary HeraldBlackBerry reports Q2 loss of US$965 million; revenue plunged 49%CTV NewsBlackBerry loses $965M in 2nd quarterCBC.caBloomberg -Reuters Canada -ITWorld Canadaall 104 news articles »
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