| Austar first-half profit drops 42pc AUSTAR United Communications first half profit dropped 42 per cent but management is upbeat about the future. news.com.au |
Reject Couche-Tard slate, urges Casey's Casey's General Stores, the American takeover target of Laval, Que.-based Alimentation Couche-Tard, urged shareholders Monday to re-elect the current board of directors. cbc.ca |
U.S. census: 1 in 7 lives in poverty New U.S. poverty figures indicate the number of poor people in the country has climbed to 14.3 per cent. cbc.ca |
Dollar down after surge to 99 US cents DOLLAR opens lower today, having fallen victim to profit taking after surging to a 28-year-high during offshore trade. news.com.au |
Are the mutual fund's days numbered? Ever since exchange-traded funds were created in the early 1990s, they've been seen as a threat to old-fashioned mutual funds. That's because ETFs can offer you instant exposure to a wide range of investments -- from the broad stock and bond markets to individual sectors to niche strategies -- all with a single trade. money.cnn.com |