| Alcoa profit result boosts dollar THE dollar was higher at noon today as a stronger than expected profit result for Alcoa offset a dip in domestic business confidence. news.com.au |
U.S. to hold talks on BlackBerry ban The United States will hold technical talks with the United Arab Emirates and other countries about their plans to ban email services on the Canadian-made BlackBerry. cbc.ca |
Alberta premier nixes sales tax thoughts Alberta premier Ed Stelmach reiterated Thursday that the oil-rich province would not implement a sales tax as long as he is premier. cbc.ca |
HSBC chief executive threatens to quit HSBC boss will reportedly threatened to quit if he does not become the bank's chairman. news.com.au |
Spark Capital Raises a New Fund Spark Capital, the Boston-based venture capital firm that has investments in Twitter, Tumblr and Boxee, has created a new fund to invest in Web and digital media companies. us.rd.yahoo.com |