| Skills shortages a risk to economy A SHORTAGE of skilled workers could dampen Australia's economic expansion, a survey says. news.com.au |
Can the Start-Up King Sit Still? (at New York Times) In an interview with Mike Cassidy, Google s new director of product management, USA Today calls the entrepreneur The Start-Up King of Silicon Valley. us.rd.yahoo.com |
AbitibiBowater gets $130M for N.L. seizure The federal government has agreed to compensate AbitibiBowater $130 million for pulp and paper assets expropriated by Newfoundland and Labrador in 2008. cbc.ca |
Foreigners maintain Canadian bond appetite Foreigners added $5.5 billion of Canadian securities to their portfolios in July, on par with the amount acquired in June. cbc.ca |
U.S. foreclosure probe launched Officials in 49 U.S. states have launched a joint investigation into allegations that mortgage companies mishandled documents and broke laws in foreclosing on hundreds of thousands of homeowners. cbc.ca |