| Babcock was 'happy to pay dividends' FORMER Babcock & Brown CEO says he was comfortable paying dividends worth more than $150 million as the financial crisis loomed. news.com.au |
Net neutrality proposal an experiment: Vint Cerf Internet founder and Google vice-president Vint Cerf tells CBC News the net neutrality proposal suggested by the company and Verizon this week is a useful experiment in finding common ground. cbc.ca |
US stocks slip US stocks slipped overnight on the back of fresh concerns over the health of the European economy which weighed on last week's optimism as traders return from a long holiday weekend. news.com.au |
HST blamed for spending slowdowns The harmonized sales tax introduced three months ago in two of Canada's biggest provinces has been blamed for everything from a slowdown in consumer spending and a squeeze on home sales, to raising the federal deficit. cbc.ca |
Shares higher at noon on financials THE share market was stronger at noon, led by the financial and energy sectors, as a wave of by-orders pushed stocks up. news.com.au |