| CPP investment board, Onex move for Tomkins British engineering and manufacturing company Tomkins PLC says it has received a $4.62 billion takeover bid from Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp. and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. cbc.ca |
BP relief well on hold as Gulf storm nears BP has put a temporary stop to the drilling of a relief well in the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical depression moves toward the site. cbc.ca |
Quebecor wants Sun TV News on cable, satellite Quebecor has asked the federal broadcast regulator to oblige cable and satellite networks to make its proposed all-news channel Sun TV News available to subscribers if the channel is approved. cbc.ca |
Stocks pull back from four-month high THE market has opened slightly weaker, declining from an almost four month high, led lower by gold miners and News Corp. news.com.au |
Dollar higher ahead of Chinese data THE dollar was US1c higher at noon, ahead of the release of a raft of Chinese economic data. news.com.au |