Oil gushes free in attempt to contain spill
BP engineers send even more oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico in a temporary step to prepare a new containment system for the spill. news.com.au |
Kinross shares fall on deal news
Toronto-based Kinross Gold Corp. shares have fallen the day after the company announced a $7.1-billion deal to buy all the shares of Red Back Mining of Vancouver it doesn't already own. cbc.ca |
Dollar slightly lower on US weakness
THE Australian dollar was slightly lower at noon as investors began profit-taking amid US dollar weakness. news.com.au |
Supermarket to sell cut-price Viagra
FROM next Monday, shoppers at British supermarket giant Tesco will be revealing more to counter staff than their preferred brand of breakfast cereal. news.com.au |
N.B. deficit will be erased: finance minister
Finance Minister Blaine Higgs is promising to erase New Brunswick's staggering budget deficit in four years, but warns that citizens will face some tough choices. cbc.ca |